Cant link object files - missing a step? Cant seem to link the example obj files

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Hi everyone,

I am trying to compile a CUDA boxFilter example from the command line to get a good grasp on CUDA compilation.

From the command line here is what I typed:

nvcc -I /Desktop/CUDA/NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK_MACOSX/common/inc -c *.cu

That gave me the following obj files:
boxFilter.o and boxFilter_kernel.o so far so good…

Then I had to compile the boxFilter_gold.cpp file (whats with all the examples having “gold” in the name anyway. Is that significant?)

nvcc -c boxFilter_gold.cpp
That compiles and gives me: boxFilter_gold.o

Now when I try to link them with the command: nvcc *.o I get an error…
ld: duplicate symbol ___device_stub__Z17d_boxfilter_y_texPfiii in boxFilter_kernel.o and boxFilter.o

Am I missing a step or a library?

Thanks for having a look.
Best,
Jeff

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Hi Jeff,

Error occurs, Since you are trying to build both boxFilter.cu and boxFilter_kernel.cu.

There is no need to compile boxFilter_kernel.cu since it is included in the boxFilter.cu file.

You need to build the boxFilter_gold.cpp file anyway since it contains the CPU implementation for reference test. (I don’t know what is meant by gold. May be NVIDIA thinking about “Good OLD” :smile: )

This will help you to get out of the problems.

btw,

Why you are trying to compiling it from command line?

you may produce make command instead?

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Thanks Sibi! I’m new so thanks for taking the time to look. I just wanted to try to do it from the command line first so I had a better understanding of what to put in my own Makefile. (pondering CMAKE at the moment) but thanks again.