Compile CUDA without Visual Studio - “Cannot find compiler cl.exe in path”

Question

I\'ve just begun a small project in CUDA.

I need to know the following: Is it possible to compile CUDA code without using/buying Microsoft Visual Studio? Using Nvcc.exe

Answer 1

Following the previous comments I've installed Studio Express & VS2010. This did not solve the "cl.exe not in path" problem.

I solved the problem with the error Cannot find compiler cl.exe in path, by including c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\bin\amd64 in PATH, before installing Windows SDK.

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For some reason VS2010 & Studio Express failed to set the proper variables in path even after the execution of vsvars32.bat.

Thank you all for your valuable help.