populate sphinx doc versions automatically

doc/sphinx/conf.py

@@ -67,15 +67,27 @@ master_doc = 'index'
 project = u'IOR'
 copyright = u'2017, IOR'
 author = u'IOR'
+       
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = u'3.1.0'
+version = u'3.2'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = u'0'
+release = u'3.2.0'
+
+for line in open(os.path.join('..', '..', 'META', 'r')):
+    key, value = line.split(None, 1)
+    if key == "Package:":
+        project = value
+    elif key == "Version:":
+        version = value.rsplit('.', 1)[0]
+        release = value
+# We don't use the release field
+#   elif key == "Release:":
+#       release = value
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.