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+# PR Labels
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+## Overall PR Status
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+These labels provide a bit more context beyond the draft/open/closed PR status
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+  * [**status-blocked**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Astatus-blocked): Status: Blocked on work done outside of this PR
+  * [**status-bitrotted**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Astatus-bitrotted): Status: Broken by changes on main that require non-trivial changes to this PR
+  * [**status-paused**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Astatus-paused): Status: Unfinished, not actively worked on, PR author intends to continue PR in the future
+  * [**status-abandoned**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Astatus-abandoned): Status: Unfinished, not actively worked on
+  * [**status-superseded**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Astatus-superseded): Status: Work continues in a different PR or was made redundant
+  * [**status-needs-review**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Astatus-needs-review): Status: Needs reviewers to move forward
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+## Mergeing
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+These labels indicate when a PR is about to be merged, making it easier to prioritize additional reviews.
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+* [**merge-soon**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Amerge-soon): Merge: PR will be merged at the end of the next work day unless concerns are raised
+* [**merge-after-jf**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Amerge-after-jf): Merge: PR will be merged after the next Dev JF unless concerns are raised
+* [**merge-before-release**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Amerge-before-release): Merge: PR should be included in the next release
+* [**merge-after-release**](/YosysHQ/yosys/issues?q=label%3Amerge-after-release): Merge: PR should not be included in the next release
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