[release] v0.6.14

[yuanming-hu]

Related issue = #677

Highlights:

• Bug fixes
  • Use RTLD_LOCAL to prevent LLVM symbol conflict with GLX ([Bug] [linux] [opengl] Use RTLD_LOCAL to prevent LLVM symbol conflict with GLX #1326) (by 彭于斌)
• Documentation
  • Minor fix for global settings ([Doc] Remove duplicates in global settings #1328) (by Danni)
• GUI
  • Fix issue with triangles not showing up when they are drawn clockwisely ([GUI] Fix issue with triangles not showing up when they are drawn clockwisely #1321) (by Xudong Feng)
• IPython and other shells
  • Make OpenGL kernel print work in IPython & IDLE ([IPython] [opengl] Make OpenGL kernel print work in IPython & IDLE #1303) (by 彭于斌)
  • Source inspection dispatcher for better IDLE compatibility ([IPython] Source inspection dispatcher for better IDLE compatibility #1222) (by 彭于斌)
• Language and syntax
  • Deprecate x.shape() and x.dim(), use x.shape instead ([Lang] [refactor] Deprecate x.shape() and x.dim(), use x.shape instead #1318) (by 彭于斌)
• Metal backend
  • Add codegen/runtime support for print() ([Metal] Add codegen/runtime support for print() #1310) (by Ye Kuang)
• OpenGL backend
  • Basic support for dynamic SNode ([OpenGL] [sparse] Basic support for dynamic SNode #1256) (by 彭于斌)
• IR optimization passes
  • Dead store and stack-related operation elimination by control-flow graph ([Opt] Dead store and stack-related operation elimination by control-flow graph #1324) (by xumingkuan)
• Performance improvements
  • Thread local storage for range-for reductions on GPUs ([Perf] Thread local storage for range-for reductions on GPUs #1336) (by Yuanming Hu)
• Sparse computation
  • Add ti.activate support ([Sparse] [lang] Add ti.activate support #1334) (by 彭于斌)

Full changelog:

• [Sparse] [lang] Add ti.activate support ([Sparse] [lang] Add ti.activate support #1334) (by 彭于斌)
• [IPython] [opengl] Make OpenGL kernel print work in IPython & IDLE ([IPython] [opengl] Make OpenGL kernel print work in IPython & IDLE #1303) (by 彭于斌)
• [linux] Remove glibc2.27 dependency ([email protected]) ([linux] Remove glibc2.27 dependency ([email protected]) #1342) (by Yuanming Hu)
• [lang] Return None when parent() exceeds its maximum depth ([lang] Return None when parent() exceeds its maximum depth #1319) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Perf] Thread local storage for range-for reductions on GPUs ([Perf] Thread local storage for range-for reductions on GPUs #1336) (by Yuanming Hu)
• [Opt] Dead store and stack-related operation elimination by control-flow graph ([Opt] Dead store and stack-related operation elimination by control-flow graph #1324) (by xumingkuan)
• [Metal] Add codegen/runtime support for print() ([Metal] Add codegen/runtime support for print() #1310) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Lang] [refactor] Deprecate x.shape() and x.dim(), use x.shape instead ([Lang] [refactor] Deprecate x.shape() and x.dim(), use x.shape instead #1318) (by 彭于斌)
• [Doc]Minor fix for global settings ([Doc] Remove duplicates in global settings #1328) (by Danni)
• [lang] Deprecate ti.raw_pow ([lang] Deprecate ti.raw_pow #1330) (by 彭于斌)
• [OpenGL] [sparse] Basic support for dynamic SNode ([OpenGL] [sparse] Basic support for dynamic SNode #1256) (by 彭于斌)
• [Bug] [linux] [opengl] Use RTLD_LOCAL to prevent LLVM symbol conflict with GLX ([Bug] [linux] [opengl] Use RTLD_LOCAL to prevent LLVM symbol conflict with GLX #1326) (by 彭于斌)
• [doc] Fix some typos in our document export_results.rst ([doc] Fix some typos in our document export_results.rst #1312) (by Xudong Feng)
• [misc] fix a bug in util.py ([Misc] Fix a bug in util.py #1327) (by Xudong Feng)
• [doc] Add Taichi THREE to documentation ([doc] Add Taichi THREE to documentation #1309) (by 彭于斌)
• [GUI] Fix issue with triangles not showing up when they are drawn clockwisely ([GUI] Fix issue with triangles not showing up when they are drawn clockwisely #1321) (by Xudong Feng)
• [misc] Fix compilation warning ([misc] Fix compilation warning #1320) (by Ye Kuang)
• [IPython] Source inspection dispatcher for better IDLE compatibility ([IPython] Source inspection dispatcher for better IDLE compatibility #1222) (by 彭于斌)

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