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If you want to checkout the source code for Foxy, you should use the ros2.repos file from the foxy branch. This is the branch referenced by the "install from source" instructions for Foxy. The master branch is always used for the next upcoming release (currently Galactic).

The foxy-release branch using git tags for each source repository, representing what we call a "patch release". This is a more formal release, representing a snapshot of all the core packages that we used to produce binaries for all platforms (e.g. archives for Windows, macOS, and Linux).

If you want to checkout the source code for Foxy, you should use the ros2.repos file from the foxy branch. This is the branch referenced by the "install from source" instructions for Foxy. It will give you the latest development for Foxy.

The master branch is always used for the next upcoming release (currently Galactic).Galactic), and is not compatible with Foxy.

The foxy-release branch using git tags for each source repository, representing what we call a "patch release". This is a more formal release, representing a snapshot of all the core packages that we used to produce binaries for all platforms (e.g. archives for Windows, macOS, and Linux).