# Error while building cuda samples

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**Created:** [September 18, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/error-while-building-cuda-samples/81900 "2019-09-18T10:07:07Z")\
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Hello.  
I’m new with cuda and I have the probleme, that I can’t build the cuda Samples.  
I’m using VirtualStudios 2019 and cuda 10.1 Update 2.  
This is what stands in the log:

Compiling CUDA source file fluidsD3D9\_kernels.cu…

C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v10.1\5\_Simulations\fluidsD3D9\>“C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\bin\nvcc.exe” -gencode=arch=compute\_30,code="sm\_30,compute\_30" -gencode=arch=compute\_35,code="sm\_35,compute\_35" -gencode=arch=compute\_37,code="sm\_37,compute\_37" -gencode=arch=compute\_50,code="sm\_50,compute\_50" -gencode=arch=compute\_52,code="sm\_52,compute\_52" -gencode=arch=compute\_60,code="sm\_60,compute\_60" -gencode=arch=compute\_61,code="sm\_61,compute\_61" -gencode=arch=compute\_70,code="sm\_70,compute\_70" -gencode=arch=compute\_75,code="sm\_75,compute\_75" --use-local-env -ccbin “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.22.27905\bin\HostX86\x64” -x cu -I./ -I…/…/common/inc -I./ -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1/include" -I…/…/common/inc -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\include" -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\include" -G --keep-dir x64\Debug -maxrregcount=0 --machine 64 --compile -cudart static -Xcompiler “/wd 4819” -g -DWIN32 -DWIN32 -D\_MBCS -D\_MBCS -Xcompiler “/EHsc /W3 /nologo /Od /Fdx64/Debug/vc142.pdb /FS /Zi /RTC1 /MTd " -o x64/Debug/fluidsD3D9\_kernels.cu.obj “C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v10.1\5\_Simulations\fluidsD3D9\fluidsD3D9\_kernels.cu”  
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v160\BuildCustomizations\CUDA 10.1.targets(764,9): error MSB3721: Der Befehl ““C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\bin\nvcc.exe” -gencode=arch=compute\_30,code="sm\_30,compute\_30" -gencode=arch=compute\_35,code="sm\_35,compute\_35" -gencode=arch=compute\_37,code="sm\_37,compute\_37" -gencode=arch=compute\_50,code="sm\_50,compute\_50" -gencode=arch=compute\_52,code="sm\_52,compute\_52" -gencode=arch=compute\_60,code="sm\_60,compute\_60" -gencode=arch=compute\_61,code="sm\_61,compute\_61" -gencode=arch=compute\_70,code="sm\_70,compute\_70" -gencode=arch=compute\_75,code="sm\_75,compute\_75" --use-local-env -ccbin “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.22.27905\bin\HostX86\x64” -x cu -I./ -I…/…/common/inc -I./ -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1/include” -I…/…/common/inc -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\include” -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\include" -G --keep-dir x64\Debug -maxrregcount=0 --machine 64 --compile -cudart static -Xcompiler “/wd 4819” -g -DWIN32 -DWIN32 -D\_MBCS -D\_MBCS -Xcompiler “/EHsc /W3 /nologo /Od /Fdx64/Debug/vc142.pdb /FS /Zi /RTC1 /MTd " -o x64/Debug/fluidsD3D9\_kernels.cu.obj “C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\CUDA Samples\v10.1\5\_Simulations\fluidsD3D9\fluidsD3D9\_kernels.cu”” wurde mit Code 1 beendet.