no ability to dynamically set globals in liquid; hence calculate the current...

no ability to dynamically set globals in liquid; hence calculate the current version of Dynare based on the Windows (exe) version

_config.yml

@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@
 # remote_theme           : "mmistakes/minimal-mistakes"
 minimal_mistakes_skin    : "contrast" # "default" # "air", "aqua", "contrast", "dark", "dirt", "neon", "mint", "plum", "sunrise"
 
-
-dynare_stable_version    : "4.5.6"
-
 # Site Settings
 locale                   : "en-US"
 title                    : "Dynare"

_includes/dynare_stable_version.md

+{% assign release = site.static_files | where: "release", "windows-exe" | first %}
+{% assign dynare_stable_version = release.name | split: '-' %}
+{% assign dynare_stable_version = dynare_stable_version[1] %}

download.md

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ title: Download
 ---
 <br />
 
+{% include dynare_stable_version.md %}
 
 # Stable
-The current stable release is Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }}.
+The current stable release is Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }}.
 
 {% include download-stable.html %}
 

index.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ feature_row:
 <div class="dynare_home_page_image_container">
 </div>
 <br />
-<a href="download" class="home_page_button">Download v{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.dynare.org/manual/" class="home_page_button">Documentation</a>
+{% include dynare_stable_version.md %}
+<a href="download" class="home_page_button">Download v{{ dynare_stable_version }}</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="http://www.dynare.org/manual/" class="home_page_button">Documentation</a>
 {: .text-center}
 
 

resources/quick_start.md

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ title: Quick Start
 ---
 <br />
 
+{% include dynare_stable_version.md %}
+
 For those who want to quickly have something running, this page explains how to
 setup Dynare on [Windows](#windows) or [macOS](#macos) and to run your first
 model (`.mod`) file.
@@ -41,9 +43,9 @@ You will have to do this every time you start MATLAB, as MATLAB will not remembe
     ```
     >> addpath C:\dynare\4.x.y\matlab
     ```
-    For example, for Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }} type:
+    For example, for Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }} type:
     ```
-    >> addpath C:\dynare\{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}\matlab
+    >> addpath C:\dynare\{{ dynare_stable_version }}\matlab
     ```
 
 ### 2. Configuring MATLAB using the menu entries on Windows
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ You will only have to do this once as MATLAB will remember the setting the next
 
  1. On the MATLAB `Home` tab, in the `Environment` section, click on `Set Path`
  1. Click `Add Folder...`. <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> **Warning: DO NOT** select `Add with Subfolders...`
- 1. Select the `matlab` subdirectory of your Dynare installation. For example, if you have installed Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }} in the standard location, select:
+ 1. Select the `matlab` subdirectory of your Dynare installation. For example, if you have installed Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }} in the standard location, select:
     ```
-    C:\dynare\{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}\matlab
+    C:\dynare\{{ dynare_stable_version }}\matlab
     ```
  1. Apply the setting by clicking `Save` button
 
@@ -65,16 +67,16 @@ Windows
 ```
 >> addpath C:\dynare\4.x.y\matlab
 ```
-For example, for Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }} type:
+For example, for Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }} type:
 ```
->> addpath C:\dynare\{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}\matlab
+>> addpath C:\dynare\{{ dynare_stable_version }}\matlab
 ```
 If you don't want to type this command every time you run Octave, you can put it in a file called `.octaverc` in your home directory. This file will usually be called `C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\.octaverc` on Windows XP and `C:\Users\USERNAME\.octaverc` on Windows Vista/7.
 
 ## Running and editing a Dynare example on Windows
 
  1. Create a working directory that will hold your Dynare models. For example, `C:\dynare\work`.
- 1. Assuming that you are using Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }}, copy the example model file `C:\dynare\{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}\examples\example1.mod` to your working directory.
+ 1. Assuming that you are using Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }}, copy the example model file `C:\dynare\{{ dynare_stable_version }}\examples\example1.mod` to your working directory.
  1. At the MATLAB or Octave command prompt, type the following to change the working directory:
     ```
     >> cd C:\dynare\work
@@ -131,9 +133,9 @@ You will have to do this every time you start MATLAB, as MATLAB will not remembe
     ```
     >> addpath /Applications/Dynare/4.x.y/matlab
     ```
-    For example, for Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }} type:
+    For example, for Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }} type:
     ```
-    >> addpath /Applications/Dynare/{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}/matlab
+    >> addpath /Applications/Dynare/{{ dynare_stable_version }}/matlab
     ```
 
 ### 2. Configuring MATLAB using the menu entries on macOS
@@ -142,9 +144,9 @@ You will only have to do this once as MATLAB will remember the setting the next
 
  1. On the MATLAB `Home` tab, in the `Environment` section, click on `Set Path`
  1. Click `Add Folder...`. <i class="fas fa-exclamation-triangle"></i> **Warning: DO NOT** select `Add with Subfolders...`
- 1. Select the `matlab` subdirectory of your Dynare installation. For example, if you have installed Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }} in the standard location, select:
+ 1. Select the `matlab` subdirectory of your Dynare installation. For example, if you have installed Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }} in the standard location, select:
     ```
-    /Applications/Dynare/{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}/matlab
+    /Applications/Dynare/{{ dynare_stable_version }}/matlab
     ```
  1. Apply the setting by clicking `Save` button
 
@@ -154,9 +156,9 @@ If you have Dynare installed in the standard location type the following at the
 ```
 >> addpath /Applications/Dynare/4.x.y/matlab
 ```
-For example, for Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }} type:
+For example, for Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }} type:
 ```
->> addpath /Applications/Dynare/{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}/matlab
+>> addpath /Applications/Dynare/{{ dynare_stable_version }}/matlab
 ```
 
 If you don't want to type this command every time you run Octave, you can put
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ be called `/home/USERNAME/.octaverc`.
 ## Running and editing a Dynare example on macOS
 
  1. Create a working directory that will hold your Dynare models. For example, `/home/USERNAME/work`.
- 1. Assuming that you are using Dynare {{ site.dynare_stable_version }}, copy the example model file `/Applications/Dynare/{{ site.dynare_stable_version }}/examples/example1.mod` to your working directory.
+ 1. Assuming that you are using Dynare {{ dynare_stable_version }}, copy the example model file `/Applications/Dynare/{{ dynare_stable_version }}/examples/example1.mod` to your working directory.
  1. At the MATLAB or Octave command prompt, type the following to change the working directory:
     ```
     >> cd /home/USERNAME/work