Constant memory symbols

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Hi,
I have multiple files and each of them uses a value in the constant memory. Is it necessary to declare the constant symbol in all files where I am accessing this value? I am compiling files with -rdc=true option.
Thank you in advance.

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Somebody answered my question here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18213988/cuda-constant-memory-symbols

So at first you need to create a header file and declare the symbol:

// constant.cuh
extern __constant__ var_type var_name;

then define only once the symbol in a .cu file:

// constant.cu
__constant__  var_type var_name;

If you need this symbol in other .cu files, just include the header.