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+# -*- Mode:bash; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2024, The University of Memphis,
+#                          Arizona Board of Regents,
+#                          Regents of the University of California.
+#
+# This file is part of Mini-NDN.
+# See AUTHORS.md for a complete list of Mini-NDN authors and contributors.
+#
+# Mini-NDN is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Mini-NDN is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Mini-NDN, e.g., in COPYING.md file.
+# If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+RELEASE_FILE="util/releases/$RELEASE_VERSION.sh"
+
+
+if [[ $RELEASE_VERSION == current ]]; then
+    # THIS SHOULD BE UPDATED ON MAJOR RELEASES
+    RELEASE_FILE="util/releases/2024-08.sh"
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -e $RELEASE_FILE ]]; then
+    cat <<EOT
+No valid release version passed as argument. Please check
+documentation and your command for typos.
+
+Valid versions:
+ - current
+ - 2024-08
+
+Exiting...
+EOT
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$RELEASE_FILE"
+
+# This prevents issues when manually overriden versions
+# are specified before the release by checking if these
+# vars are already set.
+
+: ${CXX_VERSION:=${CXX_RELEASE}}
+: ${NFD_VERSION:=${NFD_RELEASE}}
+: ${PSYNC_VERSION:=${PSYNC_RELEASE}}
+: ${NLSR_VERSION:=${NLSR_RELEASE}}
+: ${TOOLS_VERSION:=${TOOLS_RELEASE}}
+: ${TRAFFIC_VERSION:=${TRAFFIC_RELEASE}}
+: ${INFOEDIT_VERSION:=${INFOEDIT_RELEASE}}
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