Scripted version bump + release branch creation

bundle/bundle-linux.sh

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 SCRIPTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPT`
-BENCHMARK_VERSION="1.0beta"
+ROOTPATH=`dirname $SCRIPTPATH`
+BENCHMARK_VERSION=`PYTHONPATH=${ROOTPATH} python3 -m benchmark.version`
 
 CONFIG="${SCRIPTPATH}/config"
 
@@ -260,9 +261,7 @@ GIT_C="${GIT} -C ${SOURCE_DIRECTORY}"
 
 if [ ! -d "${SOURCE_DIRECTORY}" ]; then
   echo "Checking out Blender.git..."
-  ${GIT} clone "${GIT_BLENDER_REPOSITORY}" "${SOURCE_DIRECTORY}"
-  echo "Switching to benchmark branch..."
-  ${GIT_C} checkout ${GIT_BENCHMARK_BRANCH}
+  ${GIT} clone --branch ${GIT_BENCHMARK_BRANCH} "${GIT_BLENDER_REPOSITORY}" "${SOURCE_DIRECTORY}"
   echo "Initializing submodules..."
   ${GIT_C} submodule update --init --recursive
 else