README.md update to link to releases page.

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Field G. Van Zee
2022-04-04 17:31:02 -05:00
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@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@ to executing the following command in your terminal shell:
```
git clone https://github.com/flame/blis.git
```
At this point, you will have the latest commit of the `master` branch
checked out. If you wish to check out a particular version x.y.z, execute
the following:
```
git checkout x.y.z
```
`git` will then transform your working copy to match the state of the
commit associated with version x.y.z. You can view a list of tags at any
time by executing:
```
git tag --list
```
2. **Download a source repository via a zip file.**
If you are uncomfortable with using `git` but would still like the latest
@@ -356,8 +368,11 @@ This should reveal a link for downloading the zip file.
3. **Download a source release via a tarball/zip file.**
Alternatively, if you would like to stick to the code that is included in
official releases, you may download either a tarball or zip file of any of
BLIS's previous [tagged releases](https://github.com/flame/blis/tags).
official releases, you may download either a tarball or zip file of BLIS's
latest [release](https://github.com/flame/blis/releases). Some older releases
are only available as [tagged](https://github.com/flame/blis/tags) commits.
(Note: downloading release x.y.z is equivalent to downloading, or checking out,
tag `x.y.z`.)
We consider this option to be less than ideal for most people since it will
likely mean you miss out on the latest bugfix or feature commits (in contrast
to Options 1 or 2), and you also will not be able to update your code with a