Polish the argument of the buildVersion script.

buildVersion.py

@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ def git():
     subprocess.call(cmd)
 
 
-def update(version):
-    """Update version identifier in CHANGELOG and appbase.js
+def set_version(version):
+    """Set version identifier in CHANGELOG and appbase.js
     
     """
-    print 'Modified', JSBASE
+    print 'Set version in', JSBASE
     s = open(JSBASE, 'rb').read()
     
     # look for a pattern App.version = '0.8.3'; in appbase.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def update(version):
     
     # look for a pattern HEAD in the CHANGELOG
     # split the the string in 2 parts (pre HEAD, post HEAD)
-    print 'Modified', CHANGELOG
+    print 'Set version in', CHANGELOG
     s = open(CHANGELOG, 'rb').read()
     
     m = re.match("(.+HEAD\n)(.*)", s, re.DOTALL)
@@ -201,10 +201,15 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                    action="store_true",
                    dest= "git",
                    help= "run the git steps.")
+
+    ops.add_option("-r", "--release",
+                   action="store_true",
+                   dest= "get",
+                   help= "run the version of the current release and exit.")
         
-    ops.add_option("-u", "--update",
+    ops.add_option("-s", "--set_version",
                    action="store_true",
-                   dest= "update",
+                   dest= "set",
                    help= "run the update version step.")
     
     ops.add_option("-y", "--yuicompressor",
@@ -218,16 +223,23 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                    help= "run the web2py step.")
     
     ops.set_defaults(clean=False,
+                     get=False,
                      git=False,
-                     update=False,
+                     set=False,
                      yuicompressor=False,
                      web2py=False)
     
     (opt, args) = ops.parse_args()
     
+    # the version of the current release
+    if opt.get:
+        version = get_version()
+        print "\nThe version of the current release is %s\n" % version
+        sys.exit(0)
+        
     # by default run all steps: update, git, YUIcompressor and web2py
-    if not (opt.update or opt.git or opt.yuicompressor or opt.web2py):
-        opt.update = True
+    if not (opt.set or opt.git or opt.yuicompressor or opt.web2py):
+        opt.set = True
         opt.git = True
         opt.yuicompressor = True
         opt.web2py = True
@@ -239,14 +251,14 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         clean()
         sys.exit(0)
     
-    if opt.update:
+    if opt.set:
         if args:
             version = args[0]
             
         else:
             version = raw_input('Enter the version identifier: ')
     
-        update(version)
+        set_version(version)
         
     if opt.yuicompressor: yuicompressor()
     if opt.git: git()