Release CmdStan 2.36

[WardBrian]

Feature freeze (November 25th, 2024):

• [ ] Ensure all expiring language deprecations have been removed or given new removal dates.
• [ ] Create and merge version updating pull requests in Math/Stan/Cmdstan. These should be the last PRs accepted before the freeze.
• [ ] Create Math/Stan RC releases.
• [ ] Create Stanc3 RC binary.
• [ ] Create a release candidate tarball for x86. Make sure RC tarballs include stanc3 binaries.
• [ ] Check external links in docs (i.e. TBB docs link) - use https://github.com/tcort/markdown-link-check
• [ ] Create a release candidate feature/bugfix list (major features/bugfixes that need testing, link to new docs in Github)
• [ ] Run CmdStanR tests with the RC tarball.
• [ ] Run CmdStanPy tests with the RC tarball.
• [ ] Make a Discourse RC post.
• [ ] Post a tweet with a link to the Discourse RC post.

Release (December 9th, 2024):

• [ ] Create the Math Release notes.
• [ ] Create the Stan Release notes.
• [ ] Create the Cmdstan Release notes.
• [ ] Create the Stanc3 Release notes, include new deprecations and removals.
• [ ] Rebuild and publish docs for the new version.
• [ ] Check that docs for the previous release links correctly to the newest docs.
• [ ] Create the Math release.
• [ ] Create the Stan release.
• [ ] Create the Stanc3 release.
• [ ] Create x86 CmdStan tarballs (check version, check that the extracted folder is in the cmdstan-version format).
• [ ] Create non-x86 CmdStan tarballs.
• [ ] Run CmdStanR tests with the release tarball.
• [ ] Make a Stan blog release announcement post (thank the sponsors and all contributors, mention new devs).
• [ ] Link to the blog post in a Discourse thread.
• [ ] Make a Twitter announcement.