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Release package - All PR's should be against original/rpms/rocky-release
Release package - All PR's should be against staging/src/rocky-release
## Notes for Packagers/Builders
This package produces multiple variants of `rocky-release`:
This package can produce multiple variants of `rocky-release`:
* Stable: `rocky-release`, `rocky-repos`, `rocky-gpg-keys`, etc
* LookAhead: All packages appended with `-lookahead`
* Beta: All packages appended with `-Beta`
* Beta: All packages appended with `-beta`
* If `--with=rllookahead` or `--with=rlbeta` are set in mock, those variants are built
* If both are set the same time, build will fail
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### How does this benefit us?
It allows us to track future minor releases from Stream and see how it will
affect us going forward. When a minor release is being branched, the "lookahead"
files can just be copied and a new "stable" release is made in preparation. The
beta of each RHEL tends to stick around for a month before a release is done,
which makes it easier to make sure everything "stays in line" for the most part.
### What about after the five year mark?
LookAhead will no longer be produced as the major version will then be in
maintenance only mode.
It provides an opportunity to do self testing of various kinds. In most cases,
a rocky-release package for the upcoming minor release will be built normally
and doesn't require the variant release packages. However, the option is at
least available for those who want to test something in particular and override
the default rocky-release packages.
### What is the rloverride macro?