Release inlabru 2.8.0

[finnlindgren]

Prepare for release:

• Check current CRAN check results
• Check if any deprecation processes should be advanced, as described in Gradual deprecation
• Polish NEWS
• usethis::use_github_links()
• devtools::build_readme()
• urlchecker::url_check()
• git flow release start 2.8.0
• usethis::use_version('minor')
• Push to github for checking; git flow release publish 2.8.0
• devtools::check(remote = TRUE, manual = TRUE)
• Local checking script for R-4.3.1, R-4.2.3 and R-devel
• devtools::check_win_devel()
• devtools::check_win_release()
• devtools::check_win_oldrelease()
• rhub::check_for_cran(env_vars=c("_R_CHECK_FORCE_SUGGESTS_"="false"))
• revdepcheck::revdep_check(num_workers = 8)
• Update cran-comments.md
• git flow release finish 2.8.0
• usethis::use_dev_version(push = TRUE)
• git checkout stable, push and push tags

Submit to CRAN:

• On the stable branch, devtools::submit_cran()
• Approve email

Wait for CRAN...

• Accepted 🎉
• usethis::use_github_release()
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