Cuda and Gcc

Accelerated Computing CUDA CUDA Programming and Performance
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Hi all,

I am a beginner with Cuda, so I am trying to run an example.
But when I try to compile the cuda file, I have this error:

nvcc -c *.cu -I. -I/Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-5.0/include/

In file included from /Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-5.0/include/cuda_runtime.h:59:0,
                 from <command-line>:0:
/Developer/NVIDIA/CUDA-5.0/include/host_config.h:82:2: error: #error -- unsupported GNU version! gcc 4.7 and up are not supported!
kernel_code.cu:9:26: fatal error: cutil_inline.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.

It seems that gcc 4.7 and upper are not supported.
Is that normal?
If yes, what is the most recent version supported?

Regards,

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The CUDA toolkit usually is designed to work with whatever the standard compiler is for each supported Linux distribution. What Linux distribution are you using?

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The problem could also be the use of CUDA 5.0 instead of CUDA 5.5. The release notes for CUDA 5.5 show support for gcc 4.7 on several common Linux platforms:

[url]Release Notes :: CUDA Toolkit Documentation

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Hi,
thank you both for your answers.

  • I work on Mac OS X 10.9, not linux :s

  • I don’t understand why I still work on Cuda 5.0, because yesterday I downloaded and installed the last version, but I don’t see any trace of Cuda 5.5 in my laptop :s

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I dont know why, but the Cuda 5.5 version was completely hidden and not found by the command line “locate”.
So now it compiles correctly.
Thank you.

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On Mac OS X 10.9, NVCC needs Clang that comes with Xcode. Only the latest CUDA Toolkit 5.5 works with Mac OS X 10.9.