2 files changed, 8 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/makedist b/makedist
index 8abde3c4..2a7b3e25 100755
--- a/makedist
+++ b/makedist
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ make clean || exit 1
 version=$1
 shift
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if ! [ "$version" = "dev" ]
 then
 
+# e.g. if $version is "2.3.0", $xyversion is "2.3"
+xyversion=${version%.*}
+
 ROCKSPEC="luarocks-$version-1.rockspec"
 
 if [ "$1" = "branch" ]
@@ -47,9 +51,7 @@ then
    sed -i 's/program_version = "[^"]*"/program_version = "'$version'"/' src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua
    sed -i 's/version: [0-9.]*/version: '$version'./' appveyor.yml
    sed -i 's/LUAROCKS_VER: [0-9.]*/LUAROCKS_VER: '$version'/' appveyor.yml
-   program_series=${version%.*}
-   sed -i 's/program_series = "[0-9.]*"/program_series = "'$program_series'"/' src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua
-   sed -i 's/vars.VERSION = "[0-9.]*"/vars.VERSION = "'$program_series'"/' install.bat
+   sed -i 's/vars.VERSION = "[0-9.]*"/vars.VERSION = "'$xyversion'"/' install.bat
    echo "==============================================================================="
    git diff
    echo "==============================================================================="
@@ -98,22 +100,14 @@ grep -q "LUAROCKS_VER: $version" appveyor.yml || {
    exit 1
 }
 
-# e.g. if $version is "2.3.0", $program_series is "2.3"
-program_series=${version%.*}
-
-grep -q "program_series = \"$program_series\"" src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua || {
-   echo
-   echo "program_series in src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua is incorrect. Please fix it."
-   exit 1
-}
-
-grep -q "vars.VERSION = \"$program_series\"" install.bat || {
+grep -q "vars.VERSION = \"$xyversion\"" install.bat || {
    echo
    echo "vars.VERSION in install.bat is incorrect. Please fix it."
    exit 1
 }
 
-fi
+fi # if ! [ "$version" = "dev" ]
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 out="luarocks-$version"
 rm -rf "$out"
diff --git a/src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua b/src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua
index 79ae0417..5b406121 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/core/cfg.lua
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ local vers = require("luarocks.core.vers")
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 local program_version = "dev"
-local program_series = "3.0"
-local major_version = (program_version:match("([^.]%.[^.])")) or program_series
 
 local is_windows = package.config:sub(1,1) == "\\"
 
@@ -604,8 +602,6 @@ function cfg.init(detected, warning)
    end
 
    cfg.program_version = program_version
-   cfg.program_series = program_series
-   cfg.major_version = major_version
 
    if hardcoded.IS_BINARY then
       cfg.is_binary = true