v0.8.2

[k-ye]

Full changelog:

• [bug] Fix the mapping from virtual axes to physical axes ([bug] Fix the mapping from virtual axes to physical axes #3159) (by Yi Xu)
• [ci] Get rid of requirements_lint.txt. ([ci] Get rid of requirements_lint.txt. #3161) (by Ailing)
• [ci] Enable macos 10.14 in release.yml wip. ([ci] Enable macos 10.14 in release.yml. #3158) (by Ailing)
• [refactor] [CUDA] Add optional metrics for KernelProfiler in Python scope ([refactor] [CUDA] Add optional metrics for KernelProfiler in Python scope #3049) (by rocket)
• [misc] Fix build on macos 10.14. ([misc] Fix build on macos 10.14. #3155) (by Ailing)
• [bug] Fix Cpu/CudaDevice memory deallocation bug ([bug] Fix Cpu/CudaDevice memory deallocation bug #3157) (by Ye Kuang)
• Revert "[Bug] Fix argument shadowed when there is a local variable with the same name ([Bug] Fix argument shadowed when there is a local variable with the same name #3105)" (Revert "[Bug] Fix argument shadowed when there is a local variable with the same name" #3153) (by Ailing)
• [Lang] Use ti.linalg.SparseMatrixBuilder as sparse matrix builder ([Lang] Use ti.linalg.SparseMatrixBuilder as sparse matrix builder #3152) (by FantasyVR)
• [Doc] Add docstring and documents for sparse matrix ([Doc] Add docstring and documents for sparse matrix #3119) (by Jiafeng Liu)
• [vulkan] Inter-device memcpy API ([vulkan] Inter-device memcpy API #3137) (by Dunfan Lu)
• [Lang] Improve sparse matrix/solver API ([Lang] Improve sparse matrix/solver API #3145) (by FantasyVR)
• Fix and cleanup GGUI examples ([example] Fix and cleanup GGUI examples #3144) (by Dunfan Lu)
• [ci] [vulkan] Upgrade Dockerfile to enable Vulkan tests ([ci] [vulkan] Upgrade Dockerfile to enable Vulkan tests #2970) (by Bo Qiao)
• [Example] An implicit mass spring demo with sparse matrix ([Example] An implicit mass spring demo with sparse matrix #3116) (by FantasyVR)
• [misc] Version bump: v0.8.1->v0.8.2 ([misc] Version bump: v0.8.1->v0.8.2 #3149) (by Yi Xu)
• [refactor] Get rid of the indirection between KernelCodeGen::compile and KernelCodeGen::codegen. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [misc] Enable flushing when printing preprocessed ast. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [Bug] Throw proper error message when creating more than 32 snode trees in LLVM backend. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [Cuda] [opt] Fix duplicate shared memory allocation ([Cuda] [opt] Fix duplicate shared memory allocation #3140) (by Chang Yu)
• [CI] Add pip cache ([CI] Add pip cache #3139) (by zstone12)
• rgb_to_hex: fix typo and use bit operator instead of multiplication ([Refactor] Fix typo and use bit operator instead of multiplication in rgb_to_hex #3136) (by gaoxinge)
• [llvm] Establish a correspondence between SNodes and DevicePtr ([llvm] Establish a correspondence between SNodes and DevicePtr #3120) (by Dunfan Lu)
• [Metal] Support multiple SNode roots in codegen/runtime ([Metal] Support multiple SNode roots in codegen/runtime #3090) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Autodiff] Throw proper error message for unsupported ti.random. ([Autodiff] Throw proper error message for unsupported ti.random. #3131) (by Ailing)
• [test] Parametrize test_ad_basics.py ([test] Parametrize test_ad_basics.py #3129) (by Ye Kuang)
• [ci] Fix sparse_solver for pylint. ([ci] Fix sparse_solver for pylint. #3132) (by Ailing)
• [refactor] Enable user selected metrics for CUDA, remove print() method from class KernelProfiler ([refactor] Enable user selected metrics for CUDA backend, remove print() method from class KernelProfilerBase #3048) (by rocket)
• [misc] Delete accidentally included spirv dump ([misc] Delete accidentally included spirv dump #3130) (by Bob Cao)
• [perf] Reduce SNodeTree materialization time in LLVM backends ([perf] Reduce SNodeTree materialization time in LLVM backends #3127) (by Yi Xu)
• [Lang] Move sparse matrix/solver into subfolder ([Lang] Move sparse matrix/solver into subfolder #3115) (by FantasyVR)
• [refactor] Enable pylint checking in ci and minor cleanup. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Move imports to the top level. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [vulkan] Make atomic helper functions inline ([vulkan] Make atomic helper functions inline #3118) (by Chang Yu)
• [perf] Constant folding optimization ([perf] Constant folding optimization #3108) (by Bob Cao)
• [Bug] Fix argument shadowed when there is a local variable with the same name ([Bug] Fix argument shadowed when there is a local variable with the same name #3105) (by lin-hitonami)
• [ci] Add back fixes for github actions windows image upgrade. ([ci] Add back fixes for github actions windows image upgrade. #3117) (by Ailing)
• [doc] Update dev install about develop/install. ([doc] Update dev install about develop/install. #3113) (by Ailing)
• [cuda] Remove unified memory allocator ([cuda] Remove unified memory allocator #3098) (by Dunfan Lu)
• [refactor] Make ext_arr/any_arr/template to taichi.type.annotations. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Make type annotations simple, remove dep on high level data structures. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [ci] Run shell scripts in CI ([ci] Run shell scripts in CI #3034) (by Jiasheng Zhang)
• [Lang] Support chained assignments ([Lang] Support chained assignments #3062) (by Ce Gao)
• [metal] Rearrange how KernelManager is initialized ([metal] Rearrange how KernelManager is initialized #3109) (by Ye Kuang)
• [GUI] Add context manager support for ui.Gui ([GUI] Add context manager support for ui.Gui #3055) (by Xuanwo)
• [Lang] [bug] Fix support property decorator for data_oriented class ([Lang] [bug] Fix support property decorator for data_oriented class #3052) (by yihong)
• [refactor] Work around some cyclic imports. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Remove importing outside top level. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Stop overriding taichi.core from taichi/lang/impl.py. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [metal] Separate runtime and snodes initialization ([metal] Separate runtime and snodes initialization #3093) (by Ye Kuang)
• [ci] Copy paste linux & windows fixes from presubmit to release. ([ci] Copy paste linux & windows fixes from presubmit to release. #3103) (by Ailing)
• [Doc] Add documentation for gui system and install trouble shooting. ([Doc] Add documentation for gui system and install trouble shooting. #2985) (by Jiasheng Zhang)
• [doc] Fix the link to the QuanTaichi paper in README.md ([doc] Fix the link to the QuanTaichi paper in README.md #3102) (by Yi Xu)
• [doc] Remove docs subpath and update references across the codebase ([doc] Remove docs subpath and update references across the codebase #3085) (by Chengchen(Rex) Wang)
• [Lang] Use more user-friendly exception when converting from numpy array ([Lang] Use more user-friendly exception when converting from numpy array #3058) (by Ce Gao)
• renable sfg test ([cuda] Re-Re-enable sfg test on CUDA #3097) (by Dunfan Lu)
• [cuda] Disable unified memory and make CI pass ([cuda] Disable unified memory and make CI pass #3067) (by Dunfan Lu)
• [cuda] Fix a memory alignment bug in pre-allocated memory allocator ([cuda] Fix memory alignment bug in pre-allocated memory allocator. #3096) (by Dunfan Lu)
• Fix minor bugs in GL Device ([OpenGL] Fix minor bugs in GL Device #3091) (by Bob Cao)
• [metal] Pull out the Runtime MSL code into its own module ([metal] Pull out the Runtime MSL code into its own module #3086) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Doc] Fix an example in the documentation for coordinate offsets ([Doc] Fix an example in the documentation for coordinate offsets #3089) (by 张皓)
• [Example] A stable fluid demo with sparse matrix ([Example] A stable fluid demo with sparse matrix #3081) (by Jiafeng Liu)
• [doc] Add Vulkan into README.md ([doc] Add Vulkan into README.md #3088) (by Bob Cao)
• [refactor] Style police ([refactor] Style police #3082) (by Bob Cao)
• [GUI] Extract the type casts of environment variables in misc.gui.gui into a reusable function ([GUI] Extract the type casts of environment variables in misc.gui.gui into a reusable function #3065) (by Dream Hunter)
• [lang] Add a method to get all SNodes under a root ([lang] Add a method to get all SNodes under a root #3083) (by Ye Kuang)
• [Test] Allow ti test work with -a cpu, cuda. ([Test] Allow ti test to work with specified cpu/gpu arch. #3066) (by Ailing)
• [refactor] Move the AST utils into taichi.lang.ast ([refactor] Move the AST utils into taichi.lang.ast #3063) (by Ye Kuang)
• [refactor] Get rid of settings.py. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Get rid of build and load_module. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Move primitive_types.py to type folder. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Move record.py out of ti.core. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [refactor] Move logging out of ti.core. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [ci] Try moving all torch tests to single thread. (by Ailing Zhang)
• [Doc] Update developer installation ([Doc] Update developer installation #3070) (by Bo Qiao)
• [Lang] Fix python AST print format issues in python/taichi/lang/transformer.py ([Lang] Fix python AST print format issues in python/taichi/lang/transformer.py #3061) (by Ce Gao)
• [ci] Extend windows timeout. ([ci] Extend windows timeout. #3068) (by Ailing)
• [ci] Try fixing windows. ([ci] Try fixing windows. #3064) (by Ailing)
• [Doc][autodiff] Add a section about customized gradient in autodiff. ([Doc] [autodiff] Add a section about customized gradient in autodiff. #3054) (by Ailing)
• [Doc] Update Type system ([Doc] Update Type system #3043) (by Tiantian Liu)

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