Add release to compat workflows.

.github/workflows/compat-check-release-release.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Compat Check w/PL - release/release
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  # tests_linux:
+  #   name: Lightning Compatibility test (tests_linux) - release/release
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/tests_linux.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     lightning-version: release
+  #     pennylane-version: release
+  # tests_lkokkos_gpu:
+  #   name: Lightning Compatibility test (tests_lkokkos_gpu) - release/release
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/tests_gpu_kokkos.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     lightning-version: release
+  #     pennylane-version: release
+  # tests_lgpu_gpu:
+  #   name: Lightning Compatibility test (tests_lgpu_gpu) - release/release
+  #   uses: ./.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cu11.yml
+  #   with:
+  #     lightning-version: release
+  #     pennylane-version: release
+  tests_without_binary:
+    name: Lightning Compatibility test (tests_without_binary) - release/release
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml
+    with:
+      lightning-version: release
+      pennylane-version: release

.github/workflows/tests_gpu_cu11.yml

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ on:
       lightning-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of lightning to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of Lightning to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
       pennylane-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
 
 env:
   CI_CUDA_ARCH: 86
@@ -183,14 +183,19 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           path: main
 
+      - name: Switch to release build of Lightning
+        if: inputs.lightning-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd main
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+
       - name: Switch to stable build of Lightning
         if: inputs.lightning-version == 'stable'
         run: |
           cd main
           git fetch --tags --force
           git checkout $(git tag | sort -V | tail -1)
-          git log -1 --format='%H'
-          git status
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         name: Install Python
@@ -233,6 +238,21 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
           python -m pip install cmake custatevec-cu11 openfermionpyscf
 
+      - name: Checkout PennyLane for release build
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: pennylane
+          repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
+
+      - name: Switch to release build of PennyLane
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd pennylane
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+          python -m pip uninstall -y pennylane && python -m pip install . -vv
+
       - name: Install Stable PennyLane
         if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'stable'
         run: |

.github/workflows/tests_gpu_kokkos.yml

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ on:
       lightning-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of lightning to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of Lightning to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
       pennylane-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ jobs:
           path: main
           fetch-tags: true
 
+      - name: Switch to release build of Lightning
+        if: inputs.lightning-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd main
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+
       - name: Switch to stable build of Lightning
         if: inputs.lightning-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -259,6 +266,21 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
           python -m pip install openfermionpyscf
 
+      - name: Checkout PennyLane for release build
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: pennylane
+          repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
+
+      - name: Switch to release build of PennyLane
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd pennylane
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+          python -m pip uninstall -y pennylane && python -m pip install . -vv
+
       - name: Install Stable PennyLane
         if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'stable'
         run: |

.github/workflows/tests_linux.yml

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ on:
       lightning-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of lightning to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of Lightning to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
       pennylane-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           path: main
 
+      - name: Switch to release build of Lightning
+        if: inputs.lightning-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd main
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+
       - name: Switch to stable build of Lightning
         if: inputs.lightning-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -120,6 +127,21 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
           python -m pip install openfermionpyscf
 
+      - name: Checkout PennyLane for release build
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: pennylane
+          repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
+
+      - name: Switch to release build of PennyLane
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd pennylane
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+          python -m pip uninstall -y pennylane && python -m pip install . -vv
+
       - name: Install Stable PennyLane
         if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -224,6 +246,13 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           path: main
 
+      - name: Switch to release build of Lightning
+        if: inputs.lightning-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd main
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+
       - name: Switch to stable build of Lightning
         if: inputs.lightning-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -247,6 +276,21 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
           python -m pip install openfermionpyscf
 
+      - name: Checkout PennyLane for release build
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: pennylane
+          repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
+
+      - name: Switch to release build of PennyLane
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd pennylane
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+          python -m pip uninstall -y pennylane && python -m pip install . -vv
+
       - name: Install Stable PennyLane
         if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -380,6 +424,13 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           path: main
 
+      - name: Switch to release build of Lightning
+        if: inputs.lightning-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd main
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+
       - name: Switch to stable build of Lightning
         if: inputs.lightning-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -418,6 +469,21 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
           python -m pip install openfermionpyscf
 
+      - name: Checkout PennyLane for release build
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: pennylane
+          repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
+
+      - name: Switch to release build of PennyLane
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd pennylane
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+          python -m pip uninstall -y pennylane && python -m pip install . -vv
+
       - name: Install Stable PennyLane
         if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'stable'
         run: |

.github/workflows/tests_without_binary.yml

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ on:
       lightning-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of lightning to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of Lightning to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
       pennylane-version:
         type: string
         required: true
-        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
+        description: The version of PennyLane to use. Valid values are either 'release' (most recent release candidate), 'stable' (most recent git-tag) or 'latest' (most recent commit from master)
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches:
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: true
           path: main
 
+      - name: Switch to release build of Lightning
+        if: inputs.lightning-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd main
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+
       - name: Switch to stable build of Lightning
         if: inputs.lightning-version == 'stable'
         run: |
@@ -59,6 +66,21 @@ jobs:
           cd main
           python -m pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
 
+      - name: Checkout PennyLane for release build
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: pennylane
+          repository: PennyLaneAI/pennylane
+
+      - name: Switch to release build of PennyLane
+        if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'release'
+        run: |
+          cd pennylane
+          git fetch --all
+          git checkout $(git branch -a --list origin/v*rc* | tail -1)
+          python -m pip uninstall -y pennylane && python -m pip install . -vv
+
       - name: Install Stable PennyLane
         if: inputs.pennylane-version == 'stable'
         run: |