v0.4.0 - gurvy -> gnark-crypto

[v0.4.0] - 2021-03-31

Refactor

• gurvy -> gnark-crypto
• moved interop tests under github.com/consensys/gnark-tests
• bls381 -> bls12-381
• bls377 -> bls12-377
• bn256 -> bn254
• migrated MiMC and EdDSA from gnark into gnark-crypto
• migrated gnark/backend/fft into gnark-crypto
• migrated goff packages into ./field/...
• cleaning internal/generator pattern

Ci

• testing with go 1.15, go 1.16 on Windows, MacOS, Linux (+arch=32bits)

Docs

• added ecc/ecc.md and field/field.md

Feat

• multiExp in full extended jacobian coordinates

Fix

• handle case where numCPU < 4 in precomputeExpTable
• incorrect comment and size returned in twistededwards SetBytes fixes #34
• point.SetBytes can now be called concurently with same byte slice input

[v0.3.8] - 2021-02-01

Bls377

• final exp hard part eprint 2020/875
• ML entirely on the twist (ABLR)

Bls381

• final exp hard part eprint 2020/875
• ML entirely on the twist (ABLR)
• change G1 and G2 generators for interop

Bn256

• inline lineEval() in MilleLoop
• ML entirely on the twist (ABLR)
• change G1 and G2 generators for interop

Bw6

• add E6 and pairing tests
• correct comments in FinalExp
• fix bw6 pairing API to take slices of points and mutualize squares
• change G1 and G2 generators for interop

Pull Requests

• Merge pull request #29 from ConsenSys/youssef/bls12-finalExp
• Merge pull request #27 from ConsenSys/experimental/pairing
• Merge pull request #26 from ConsenSys/youssef/ML-ABLR
• Merge pull request #25 from ConsenSys/csquare
• Merge pull request #23 from ConsenSys/youssef/bw6-API-pairing