updated release notes
bump version to 1.4.0rc1
fixed remarks
Merge pull request #625 from boegel/v1.4.x

updated release notes for v1.4.0
fix name of filetools decoding test function
Merge pull request #626 from boegel/v1.4.x

fix name of filetools decoding test function
bump version to v1.4.0
bump version to v1.5.0dev
bump version to v1.4.1dev
enhance list toolchains unit tests, also check how many times a toolchain is listed
only consider *unique* subclasses of Toolchain
also track build dependencies in process_easyconfig, required for easyconfigs conflicts unit test
Merge pull request #628 from boegel/fix_list_toolchains

fix 'eb --list-toolchains'
Merge branch 'v1.4.x' into develop

Conflicts:
	easybuild/tools/version.py
fix remark w.r.t. variable naming
Merge pull request #629 from boegel/track_build_deps

also track build dependencies in process_easyconfig
Merge branch 'develop' into new_easyconfig_outline