all: prepare for release 0.40.0

Signed-off-by: deadprogram <ron@hybridgroup.com>

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+0.40.0
+---
+* **all**
+    - Add support for OpenCV 4.11.0
+    - Update license year to 2025
+- **bugfix**
+    - Correct signature for FindHomography, since dst is actually target format for the operation, not something changed by the operation
+- **core**
+    - Added new Mat constructor and tests
+    - Added NewMatFromPoint2fVector function
+- **videoio**
+    - Change type of VideoCaptureProperties to int32
+    - Added VideoWriterFile with API and API Params
+- **docker**
+    - Alpine static improved (#1243)
+- **make**
+    - Improve Linux distro dtection code, and add specific dependendcies for Ubunutu 24.04
+- **examples**
+    - GStreamer VideoWriter example
+- **build**
+    - Update homebrew when running macOS tests
+    - Update GH actions in linux build to latest versions
+
 0.39.0
 ---
 - **bugfix**

Makefile

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 .PHONY: test deps download build clean astyle cmds docker
 
 # GoCV version to use.
-GOCV_VERSION?="v0.39.0"
+GOCV_VERSION?="v0.40.0"
 
 # OpenCV version to use.
 OPENCV_VERSION?=4.11.0
 
 # Go version to use when building Docker image
-GOVERSION?=1.22.4
+GOVERSION?=1.23.4
 
 # Temporary directory to put files into.
 TMP_DIR?=/tmp/

README.md

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ If you need static opencv libraries
 
 If it works correctly, at the end of the entire process, the following message should be displayed:
 
-    gocv version: 0.39.0
+    gocv version: 0.40.0
     opencv lib version: 4.11.0
 
 That's it, now you are ready to use GoCV.
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ If you need static opencv libraries
 
 If it works correctly, at the end of the entire process, the following message should be displayed:
 
-    gocv version: 0.39.0
+    gocv version: 0.40.0
     opencv lib version: 4.11.0-openvino
     cuda information:
       Device 0:  "GeForce MX150"  2003Mb, sm_61, Driver/Runtime ver.10.0/10.0
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Now you should be able to build or run any of the examples:
 
 The version program should output the following:
 
-    gocv version: 0.39.0
+    gocv version: 0.40.0
     opencv lib version: 4.11.0
 
 #### Cleanup extra files
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ The following make command should do everything to download and install OpenCV 4
 
 If it works correctly, at the end of the entire process, the following message should be displayed:
 
-    gocv version: 0.39.0
+    gocv version: 0.40.0
     opencv lib version: 4.11.0
 
 That's it, now you are ready to use GoCV.
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ Now you should be able to build or run any of the examples:
 
 The version program should output the following:
 
-    gocv version: 0.39.0
+    gocv version: 0.40.0
     opencv lib version: 4.11.0
 
 ### Custom Environment
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ Now you should be able to build or run any of the command examples:
 
 The version program should output the following:
 
-    gocv version: 0.39.0
+    gocv version: 0.40.0
     opencv lib version: 4.11.0
 
 That's it, now you are ready to use GoCV.

version.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package gocv
 import "C"
 
 // GoCVVersion of this package, for display purposes.
-const GoCVVersion = "0.39.0"
+const GoCVVersion = "0.40.0"
 
 // Version returns the current golang package version
 func Version() string {