[release] v0.6.24

[FantasyVR]

Highlights:

• Bug fixes
  • Fix compiler error when flattening if(0) and if(1) ([Bug] [opt] Fix compiler error when flattening if(0) and if(1) #1613) (by xumingkuan)
• Documentation
  • Update documentations on autodiff ([Doc] [autodiff] Update documentations on autodiff #1550) (by 彭于斌)
• Error messages
  • Improve error message when using non-global variables in global operations ([Error] Improve error message when using non-global variables in global operations #1606) (by 彭于斌)
• Examples
  • Add comet.py and fix to_numpy() on sparse matrix fields ([Example] Add comet.py and fix to_numpy() on sparse matrix fields #1583) (by 彭于斌)
• GUI
  • Support gui.lines for batched line drawing ([GUI] Support gui.lines for batched line drawing #1603) (by 彭于斌)
• Infrastructure
  • Add "ti.profiler" (PythonProfiler) for intuitive Python-scope profiling ([Infra] Add "ti.profiler" (PythonProfiler) for intuitive Python-scope profiling #1493) (by 彭于斌)
• IPython and other shells
  • 'ti.sync()' is no longer needed for 'print()' in OpenGL and Metal backend ([IPython] 'ti.sync()' is no longer needed for 'print()' in OpenGL and Metal backend #1546) (by 彭于斌)

Full changelog:

• [misc] Revert [Infra] Add "ti.profiler" (PythonProfiler) for intuitive Python-scope profiling #1493 ([misc] Revert #1493 #1622) (by Taichi Gardener)
• [misc] Revert [Doc] [autodiff] Update documentations on autodiff #1550 ([misc] Revert #1550 #1621) (by Taichi Gardener)
• [Doc] [autodiff] Update documentations on autodiff ([Doc] [autodiff] Update documentations on autodiff #1550) (by 彭于斌)
• [Example] Add comet.py and fix to_numpy() on sparse matrix fields ([Example] Add comet.py and fix to_numpy() on sparse matrix fields #1583) (by 彭于斌)
• [misc] [refactor] 'ti.vec' and 'ti.veci' is deprecated, directly use a tuple in GUI system instead ([misc] [refactor] 'ti.vec' and 'ti.veci' is deprecated, directly use a tuple in GUI system instead #1605) (by 彭于斌)
• [doc] Workflow for writing a Python test for [test] [refactor] Add @ti.test decorators to unify testing infrastructure #1462 ([doc] Workflow for writing a Python test for #1462 #1475) (by 彭于斌)
• [Infra] Add "ti.profiler" (PythonProfiler) for intuitive Python-scope profiling ([Infra] Add "ti.profiler" (PythonProfiler) for intuitive Python-scope profiling #1493) (by 彭于斌)
• [test] [refactor] Add @ti.test decorators to unify testing infrastructure ([test] [refactor] Add @ti.test decorators to unify testing infrastructure #1462) (by 彭于斌)
• [async] Compute offloaded IR hash once and cache it ([async] Compute offloaded IR hash once and cache it #1608) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Bug] [opt] Fix compiler error when flattening if(0) and if(1) ([Bug] [opt] Fix compiler error when flattening if(0) and if(1) #1613) (by xumingkuan)
• [IPython] 'ti.sync()' is no longer needed for 'print()' in OpenGL and Metal backend ([IPython] 'ti.sync()' is no longer needed for 'print()' in OpenGL and Metal backend #1546) (by 彭于斌)
• [Error] Improve error message when using non-global variables in global operations ([Error] Improve error message when using non-global variables in global operations #1606) (by 彭于斌)
• [GUI] Support gui.lines for batched line drawing ([GUI] Support gui.lines for batched line drawing #1603) (by 彭于斌)

[codecov]

Codecov Report

Merging #1626 into master will not change coverage.
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