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Failing run: 41302995275 (workflow_dispatch after the Dependabot merge on 1 Nov). Not caused by the bump: the same check failed on 30 Oct with the old pins and passed on other runs of identical inputs.

Cause: np.power (m ** 3, t ** 3 in loom/outline.py) uses a different AVX-512 (SVML) code path than on CPUs without AVX-512. GitHub runners are mixed. On a diagnostic run of 6 dispatches, the 3 runners with avx512f (EPYC 9V45, Xeon 6973P) built the committed Xi glyph (sha256 151aea5a), the 3 without it (EPYC 7763 and 9V74) built another (5ac2ade7): 8 points of one curve fit move by 1 to 2 font units in Regular Xi. Only Regular Xi is affected; a corner/curve-split decision is discontinuous.

Fix: write the Bezier terms as products. Reproduced locally by switching the AVX-512 paths off (NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES='X86_V4 AVX512_ICL'): before the fix the Xi glyph differs and matches the CI hash 5ac2ade7; after the fix the Regular UFO is byte identical with and without AVX-512, and identical to the one the committed fonts come from. No font file changes, no glyph design changes, the check stays. New test test_curve_fit_does_not_depend_on_cpu_features fails on the old code and passes now (on an AVX-512 machine).

weft, heddle and sans do not use NumPy, so they do not have this exposure.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved consistency of outline curve calculations across different CPU configurations.
  • Tests
    • Added checks to verify that curve-fitting results remain consistent across CPU configurations.

NumPy computes ** with a different AVX-512 code path on some CPUs. The
last-bit differences changed one curve fit (Xi, Regular, up to 2 font
units), so a fresh build on GitHub runners without AVX-512 differed from
the committed fonts and the 'fonts are current' check failed about half
of the runs, with or without a dependency bump. Cubic Bezier terms are now
written as products. The fonts do not change. A test compares the result
with the AVX-512 code paths switched off.

Co-authored-by: Ricardo Frantz <4220623+ricardofrantz@users.noreply.github.com>

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Minor Use dispatch names supported by NumPy 2.5.4.
Minor Clear both NumPy CPU-feature variables before each subprocess run.

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Review comments at @warp/tests/test_warp.py:
- Line 698: Update the dispatch-name string in the `run` comparison to use names
supported by NumPy 2.5.4, removing `AVX512_ICL`, `AVX512_SKX`, and `AVX512F` if
unsupported and including `AVX512_SPR` where available. Preserve the
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- Around line 691-693: Update the subprocess environment construction in the
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test’s `disable` setting. Preserve the existing behavior of setting
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Selected cubic Bézier and fitted-curve calculations now use multiplication instead of exponentiation. A subprocess test checks that serialized results match between default NumPy CPU features and a configuration with specified AVX-512 features disabled.

Changes: Cubic Evaluation Consistency

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Cubic formulas and CPU-feature test
warp/loom/outline.py, warp/tests/test_warp.py
_bez and _generate use multiplication for selected terms. The subprocess test requires successful runs and matching outputs across the two CPU feature settings.

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Change: Bug fix

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Merge Risk: Moderate · up to cdd3f

The curve arithmetic change feeds glyph construction, but its new validation can fail under inherited NumPy settings or miss the CPU-path difference on CI. Fix those test conditions before merging.

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Add a Verification section. List every check, the exact command or script used, and numeric results. Include the subprocess parity test result and a report or reproducible script for the six-dispatch comparison, hashes, point movement, font-byte parity, and the NumPy-use claim.

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Nitpick Cover a degenerate fit.

683-686: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover a degenerate fit.

This test exercises one regular curve. Add a near-singular or degenerate fit and check its numerical result against an independent expected value with a stated tolerance.

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Review comment at @warp/tests/test_warp.py around lines 683 - 686:
Add a near-singular or degenerate case alongside the regular curve test using
`O._generate`, and verify its numerical result against an independently derived
expected value with an explicit tolerance. State the reason for each numerical
tolerance; keep the existing regular-curve case intact.

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Nitpick Add type annotations.

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Add type annotations.

Add -> None to the test and annotate run as (disable: str) -> str.

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Add a None return annotation to test_curve_fit_does_not_depend_on_cpu_features
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Nitpick Require distinct NumPy dispatch paths for this test.

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Require distinct NumPy dispatch paths for this test.

The CI job does not require an AVX-512-capable worker. On a worker without AVX-512, disabling those features can leave both subprocesses on the same path. Require an AVX-512-capable worker and check the active dispatch targets before comparing the outputs.

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Update the test around `run` so it verifies the active dispatch targets for both
feature configurations and compares outputs only when they are distinct. Use the
project’s existing mechanism to establish AVX-512 support; do not let an
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env = {k: v for k, v in __import__("os").environ.items() if k != "NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"}
if disable:
env["NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"] = disable

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Supported by static analysis

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rg -n -C 3 'numpy|NPY_ENABLE_CPU_FEATURES|NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES' pyproject.toml setup.cfg setup.py tox.ini .github warp/tests/test_warp.py 2>/dev/null
sed -n '668,701p' warp/tests/test_warp.py

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rg -n -i --glob '!*lock*' --glob '!*.svg' --glob '!*.woff*' --glob '!*.ttf' --glob '!*.otf' --glob '!*.png' --glob '!*.jpg' --glob '!*.gif' --glob '!*.html' -- 'numpy' .
printf '%s\n' '--- Relevant project metadata files ---'
rg --files -g 'pyproject.toml' -g 'setup.cfg' -g 'setup.py' -g 'tox.ini' -g 'requirements*.txt' -g 'environment*.yml' -g 'Pipfile*' | sort
printf '%s\n' '--- Test context ---'
nl -ba warp/tests/test_warp.py | sed -n '670,700p'

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NumPy 2.5.4 NPY_ENABLE_CPU_FEATURES NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES cannot both be set npy_cpu_features.c

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Sources consulted:
- NumPy: numpy/_core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c | Fossies — https://fossies.org/linux/numpy/numpy/_core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c
- numpy: numpy/_core/src/common/npy_cpu_features.c Source File - doxygen documentation | Fossies Dox — https://fossies.org/dox/numpy-2.5.4/npy__cpu__features_8c_source.html
- BUG: Legacy NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES names are ignored without a visible warning · Issue #33016 · numpy/numpy · GitHub — GitHub issue 33016 in numpy/numpy (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- Issues · numpy/numpy · GitHub — https://github.com/numpy/numpy/issues
- NumPy Reference — https://numpy.org/doc/stable/numpy-ref.pdf
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Clear both NumPy CPU-feature variables before each subprocess run.

If the parent environment contains a non-empty NPY_ENABLE_CPU_FEATURES, the disabled-feature subprocess inherits it and also sets NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES. NumPy 2.5.4 rejects both variables during import.

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--- "a/warp/tests/test_warp.py"
+++ "b/warp/tests/test_warp.py"
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@
     )
 
     def run(disable):
-        env = {k: v for k, v in __import__("os").environ.items() if k != "NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"}
+        env = {k: v for k, v in __import__("os").environ.items() if k not in {"NPY_ENABLE_CPU_FEATURES", "NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"}}
         if disable:
             env["NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"] = disable
         r = subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-c", code], cwd=WARP, env=env, capture_output=True, text=True)
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env = {k: v for k, v in __import__("os").environ.items() if k != "NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"}
if disable:
env["NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"] = disable
env = {k: v for k, v in __import__("os").environ.items() if k not in {"NPY_ENABLE_CPU_FEATURES", "NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"}}
if disable:
env["NPY_DISABLE_CPU_FEATURES"] = disable
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Update the subprocess environment construction in the test around `env` to
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assert r.returncode == 0, r.stderr
return r.stdout

assert run("") == run("X86_V4 AVX512_ICL AVX512_SKX AVX512F")

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Use dispatch names supported by NumPy 2.5.4.

AVX512_SKX and AVX512F are not dispatch names in the standard NumPy 2.5.4 build. NumPy emits an ImportWarning for them. With PYTHONWARNINGS=error, the second subprocess fails during import. Use the supported dispatch names, including AVX512_SPR where available. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @warp/tests/test_warp.py at line 698:
Update the dispatch-name string in the `run` comparison to use names supported
by NumPy 2.5.4, removing `AVX512_ICL`, `AVX512_SKX`, and `AVX512F` if
unsupported and including `AVX512_SPR` where available. Preserve the
comparison’s purpose of checking equivalent dispatch configurations.

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Replaced by #23, which makes the whole outline build independent of the CPU and rebuilds the fonts.

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