[QEC Support] mx and my are not supported for ranges of qubits
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Describe the bug
While trying to write QEC codes, I ran into the problem of having to write different data qubit measurements in the loop. For larger-scale codes, it would be ideal to have all the basic types of measurements implemented, especially to make it more intuitive for the user.
Steps to reproduce the bug
#include <cstdio>
#include <cudaq.h>
__qpu__ int test(int num_qubits) {
cudaq::qvector qubits(num_qubits);
h(qubits[0]);
auto bits = mx(qubits);
int result = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < num_qubits; i++) {
if (bits[i]) {
result += 1;
}
}
return result;
}
int main() {
auto results = cudaq::run(20, test, 3);
return 0;
}
The error:
root@567... :/workspaces/cuda-qx-p/build# nvq++ /workspaces/cuda-qx-p/build/mini.cpp -o mini_check
mini.cpp:10:15: error: no matching function for call to 'mx'
auto bits = mx(qubits);
^~
/usr/local/cudaq/include/cudaq/qis/qubit_qis.h:768:23: note: candidate function not viable: no known conversion from 'cudaq::qvector<>' to 'qubit &' (aka 'qudit<2> &') for 1st argument
inline measure_result mx(qubit &q) {
^
error: C++ source has errors. nvq++ cannot proceed.
Expected behavior
Successful compilation and execution.
Is this a regression? If it is, put the last known working version (or commit) here.
Not a regression
Environment
- CUDA-Q version:(https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-quantum df2d760ed88eb75c74ec21c9cc6fa77a609d0589)
- Operating system: Ubuntu 25.04
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the compilation failure with the C++ example and inspect cudaq/qis/qubit_qis.h, where the issue identifies the single-qubit mx overload. Check how measurement APIs handle qvector ranges and verify that both mx and my support the requested range usage, then confirm the example compiles and executes successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- quantum-computing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100