[release] v0.6.16

[FantasyVR]

Highlights:

• Bug fixes
  • Fix compilation crash when there's a cross-offload global atomic operation ([Bug] [ir] Fix compilation crash when there's a cross-offload global atomic operation #1392) (by xumingkuan)
  • Fix @ti.func not capturing closure variables ([Bug] [lang] Fix @ti.func not capturing closure variables #1380) (by 彭于斌)
• CUDA backend
  • Taichi now supports CUDA 11 ([CUDA] Taichi now supports CUDA 11 #1395) (by Yuanming Hu)
• Language and syntax
  • Deprecate x.data_type() and use x.dtype instead ([Refactor] [lang] Deprecate x.data_type() and use x.dtype instead #1374) (by 彭于斌)
• IR optimization passes
  • Do not flatten if's by default ([Opt] Do not flatten ifs by default #1372) (by xumingkuan)
• Performance improvements
  • Support TLS and SIMD group reduction for range-for kernels ([Perf] [metal] Support TLS and SIMD group reduction for range-for kernels #1358) (by Ye Kuang)

Full changelog:

• [Bug] [ir] Fix compilation crash when there's a cross-offload global atomic operation ([Bug] [ir] Fix compilation crash when there's a cross-offload global atomic operation #1392) (by xumingkuan)
• [lang] [bug] Fix Matrix.diag (remove unwanted truncation to int) ([lang] [bug] Fix Matrix.diag (remove unwanted truncation to int) #1397) (by Yuanming Hu)
• [ir] Fix ir_printer now that print() supports end ([ir] Fix ir_printer now that print() supports end #1350) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Bug] [lang] Fix @ti.func not capturing closure variables ([Bug] [lang] Fix @ti.func not capturing closure variables #1380) (by 彭于斌)
• [cli] Use "ti task" for run task (legacy), and "ti run" to run script ([cli] Use "ti task" for run task (legacy), and "ti run" to run script #1391) (by 彭于斌)
• [ir] Remove a temporary "fix_block_parents" ([ir] Remove a temporary "fix_block_parents" #1352) (by xumingkuan)
• [CUDA] Taichi now supports CUDA 11 ([CUDA] Taichi now supports CUDA 11 #1395) (by Yuanming Hu)
• [bug] [refactor] Fix error when ti.init() not called by deprecating Expr.layout_materialized ([bug] [refactor] Fix error when ti.init() not called by deprecating Expr.layout_materialized #1347) (by 彭于斌)
• [refactor] [Lang] Deprecate x.data_type() and use x.dtype instead ([Refactor] [lang] Deprecate x.data_type() and use x.dtype instead #1374) (by 彭于斌)
• [lang] "ti.chain_compare" now can return python-scope constants ([lang] "ti.chain_compare" now can return python-scope constants #1356) (by 彭于斌)
• [refactor] Move c_quoted into taichi/utils/ ([refactor] Move c_quoted into taichi/utils/ #1376) (by Ye Kuang)
• [lang] [bug] Add @ti.pyfunc for functions that work in both Taichi and Python-scope, fix matrix methods ([lang] [bug] Add @ti.pyfunc for functions that work in both Taichi and Python-scope, fix matrix methods #1338) (by 彭于斌)
• [bug] Fix master due to compilation error ([bug] Fix master due to compilation error #1375) (by Ye Kuang)
• [llvm] Further improve LLVM 10 compatibility by using RTLD_DEEPBIND ([llvm] Further improve LLVM 10 compatibility by using RTLD_DEEPBIND #1355) (by 彭于斌)
• [workflow] Fix GitHub workflows ([workflow] Fix GitHub workflows #1370) (by Yuanming Hu)
• [Opt] Do not flatten if's by default ([Opt] Do not flatten ifs by default #1372) (by xumingkuan)
• [bug] [opt] Fix CFG ignoring local atomics after lower_access ([bug] [opt] Fix CFG ignoring local atomics after lower_access #1371) (by xumingkuan)
• [misc] [gui] Resolve deprecation warning (img.shape) ([misc][gui] Resolve deprecation warning (img.shape) #1369) (by Hojun Yoon)
• [lang] Raise an error when struct-for indices number mismatch ([lang] Raise an error when struct-for indices number mismatch #1357) (by 彭于斌)
• [Perf] [metal] Support TLS and SIMD group reduction for range-for kernels ([Perf] [metal] Support TLS and SIMD group reduction for range-for kernels #1358) (by Ye Kuang)

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[archibate]

Would you mind merge with latest master and update the changelog so that #1392 gets included?

[FantasyVR]

Would you mind merge with latest master and update the changelog so that #1392 gets included?

hi @archibate, I've updated the pr and included #1392. Please check it out.