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[Docs] Incorporate the recent discussed changes to release process (#145285)
* Move up the date 2 weeks * Make RC3 required * Add more releases to the table to align with the release every two weeks RFC. This has been discussed in the following RFCs: https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-llvm-releases-every-two-weeks/84245 https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-updating-and-aligning-the-llvm-release-process-before-llvm-21/86493
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llvm/docs/HowToReleaseLLVM.rst

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Release Approx. Date
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*release branch: even releases* *4th Tue in January*
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*release branch: odd releases* *4th Tue in July*
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*release branch: even releases* *2nd Tue in January*
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*release branch: odd releases* *2nd Tue in July*
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X.1.0-rc1 3 days after branch.
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X.1.0-rc2 2 weeks after branch.
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X.1.0-rc3 4 weeks after branch
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**X.1.3** **12 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.4** **14 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.5** **16 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.6 (if necessary)** **18 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.6** **18 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.7** **20 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.8** **22 weeks after branch**
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**X.1.9** (If necessary) **24 weeks after branch**
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**Next release branches** **~25 weeks after branch**
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Release Process Summary
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was created. As with all phases, release managers and maintainers can reject
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#. *Before RC2* Patches should be limited to bug fixes or backend specific
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#. *Before RC2/RC3* Patches should be limited to bug fixes or backend specific
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#. *Before RC3/Final Major Release* Patches should be limited to critical
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#. *Before Final Major Release* Patches should be limited to critical
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#. *Bug fix releases* Patches should be limited to bug fixes or very safe

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