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

You have to figure out where NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit is installed. In my system it's in "C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v4.0\bin\nvcc.exe" Then

1. "Edit Environment Variables" on Windows.
2. Click on New...
3. Variable name: NVCC Variable Value: C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v4.0\bin\nvcc.exe
4. Click on OK.