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Polish some LLVM packaging instructions#548

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This adds some clarity around component tarballs in the LLVM packaging instructions and fixes a small oversight.


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Thanks! Small suggestion.


1. Import the tarball as described in {ref}`importing-a-new-llvm-minor-release`. Grab it from Launchpad rather than from Github to ensure we have a matching version to the original release, unlike what we do for minor releases.

1. For a new version, you'll also need the component orig tarball for the [integration test suite](https://github.com/opencollab/llvm-toolchain-integration-test-suite). To get a tarball with the ideal directory structure, you can do the following:
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1. For a new version, you'll also need the component orig tarball for the [integration test suite](https://github.com/opencollab/llvm-toolchain-integration-test-suite). To get a tarball with the ideal directory structure, you can do the following:
1. For a new version, you also need the component orig tarball for the [integration test suite](https://github.com/opencollab/llvm-toolchain-integration-test-suite). To get a tarball with the ideal directory structure, download it from GitHub:

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