Numba 0.41 RC checklist

[seibert]

llvmlite

• Any pending PRs ready to merge? (Add symbols from static object files llvmlite#389(unstable), Fix gep method call on Constant objects llvmlite#398, Add get_element_offset to TargetData llvmlite#399)
  • merge Fix gep method call on Constant objects llvmlite#398, Add get_element_offset to TargetData llvmlite#399
• update changelog (release notes for 0.26.0 llvmlite#421)
• tag 0.26.0rc1
• verify conda packages uploaded to Anaconda Cloud
• move packages from dev to main label

numba

• Update install docs to describe ARMv7 install? (holding until 0.42)
• Merge Fix handling make_function literals (regression of #3414) #3511 (fix make_function literals, pending approval)
• Merge Allow matching non-array objects in find_callname() #3449 (matching non-array objects in find_callname(), pending fix)
• Merge Document string support #3506 (string docs, pending approval)
• Merge Documentation for parallel diagnostics. #3513 (parallel diagnostics docs, ready to merge)
• Merge changelog (Changelog for 0.41.0 #3512)
• Update conda build recipes to pin to new llvmlite (already done a while ago)
• switch build farm into release mode
• Create 0.41 branch
• Tag empty commit for 0.41.0rc1 on branch
• Build conda packages on build farm
• Verify conda packages uploaded to Anaconda Cloud
• switch build farm into dev mode
• Send RC announcement email
• Post link to twitter