Release HeuristicLab 3.3.8

[swagner]

Release steps:

Trunk:

1. Update samples
2. Increment plugin and application versions
3. Update versions in plugin dependencies
4. Increment assembly file versions
5. Check and if necessary update year of copyrights
6. Check and if necessary update build configurations and project dependencies
7. Check if all unit tests are passed
8. Create release tag

Release tag:

1. Remove plugins which are not part of the release
2. Update target path in CustomPostBuildTemplate_UpdateLocalInstallation.cmd in project HeuristicLab-3.3
3. Check and if necessary update Builder.testsettings in project HeuristicLab-3.3.Tests
4. Build configurations Release Any CPU, Release x86 and Release x64
5. Remove unnecessary files from build output (*.vshost.exe, *.vshost.exe.config, *.vshost.exe.manifest, *.pdb, XML doc files, log files, *.dll.config, app.config)
6. Create zip files

Trac:

1. Attach zip files to Download wiki page
2. Update wiki pages Download, WikiStart, DevelopersManual?, UsersFeatures? and ChangeLog (download button for current version is always called HL-Download.png)
3. Create new milestone for the next release
4. Update version in all tickets of the current milestone which are ready to release
5. Close all tickets of the current milestone which are ready to release
6. Change description of the current milestone into changelog style
7. Complete current milestone and retarget all its remaining open tickets
8. Update default version in the trac Admin module

Deployment Server:

1. Upload plugins
2. Update products
3. Test update of previous version

Documentation:

1. Update tutorial slides (latest version, number of plugins, algorithms and problems, features)

Marketing and PR:

1. Post info about new release on HEAL homepage and ​HeuristicLab Facebook fan page
2. Write a release announcement for the Blog and send a mail to our mailing list
3. Inform everybody else who might be interested