The 0.6.0 release contains improved support for various HPC scenarios. We have added a plugin infrastructure for connecting CUDA Quantum with an existing MPI installation, and we've added a new platform target that distributes workloads across multiple virtual QPUs, each simulated by one or more GPUs. Starting with 0.6.0, we are now also distributing pre-built binaries for using CUDA Quantum with C++. The binaries are built against the GNU C library version 2.28. We've added a detailed Building from Source guide to build these binaries for older glibc versions. What's Changed Features and Enhancements 🎉 C++17 support by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/973 MPI support as plugins by @1tnguyen in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/966 Support for recursive vector arguments and other data types by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1051 Allow user to directly specify mapping topology file by @bmhowe23 in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1084 Pre-built binaries, installer, and building from source guide by @bettinaheim in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1010 Introducing remote-mqpu REST Server-Client platform by @1tnguyen in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1012 Bug Fixes 🐛 Make C++ ASTBridge specification adherent for operation broadcasting by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/876 Fix missing ctrl-swap support by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/918 Fix WireType compliance issues with qubit-mapping pass by @bmhowe23 in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/932 Reduce GPU memory usage when using reset(q) in user programs by @bmhowe23 in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/942 Fix for misleading CUDA not found message by @khalatepradnya in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/986 Fixes for tensornet backend not picking up MPI by @1tnguyen in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/974 Fix bug in sampling a kernel with mz-reset-mz pattern (overwriting sample_result register) by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/997 Fix ghost qubit bug #981 by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/998 Hide error message while checking for GPUs in Python workflow by @khalatepradnya in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/995 Fix density matrix qubit ordering bug by @anthony-santana in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1033 Fix library mode qubit ordering bug. by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1044 Patch density matrix bug in release mode by @anthony-santana in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1053 Fix issue 1064: bug in bridge when lambda argument contains a loop. by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1069 Improve thread-safety of CUDAQ static variables by @1tnguyen in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1078 Chemistry related bug fixes by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1099 Fix bug 1108 - race condition in sample_async by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1114 Documentation Updates ✏️ Fixing typos and copy editing for docs by @mmvandieren in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/896 Add documentation and test for mixed language project by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1085 MPI plugin docs by @1tnguyen in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1095 Adding a section on updating CUDA Quantum to docs by @bettinaheim in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1112 Other Changes Add new pass, linear-ctrl-form by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/853 Add a MeasureType to Quake by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/869 Deprecate builder ctrl gates that are not specification compliant by @anthony-santana in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/935 Add ability to create shared library to the driver by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/985 Improved support for kernel return values by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1009 Deprecating qreg and qspan by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/983 Support for return vectors of type std::vector where NT is a numerical type by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1014 Ability to pass custom passes from nvq++ by @1tnguyen in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1034 Add support for vectors of vectors to the bridge. by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1036 Support controlled-SWAP's in kernel builder by @anthony-santana in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/924 Partial support for passing/return POD struct values. by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1054 Process initializer lists for struct types in the bridge. by @schweitzpgi in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1068 Enable use of single-term spin_op with kernel_builder::exp_pauli by @amccaskey in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1071 New Contributors @mmvandieren made their first contribution in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/896 @jjacobelli made their first contribution in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/832 @Yaraslaut made their first contribution in https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/pull/1038 Full Changelog: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum/compare/0.5.0...0.6.0 Release created by workflow 7702894514.GitHub commit e0fb95f99b955acca530fcedeb3acd109d9d0183

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