using 2.1 beta on win xp x64

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I am trying to setup a cuda development environment on windows xp x64. I have downloaded and installed (1) vc++ 2008 express SP1 (since 2.1 beta supports it), (2) driver 180.60 beta (180.60_CUDA_XP64_beta.exe), (3) cuda toolkit 2.1 beta (CudaSetup-win64-rel-nightly-2.1.1635-3046817.exe), (4) cuda sdk 2.0 (NVIDIA_CUDA_SDK_2.02.0811.0240_win64.exe) in this order. Does it have to work like this ? The problem is if I open an example such as device query, first, I do not see syntax highlighting, second, when I compile, I get the following error; “nvcc fatal : Visual Studio configuration file ‘(null)’ could not be found for installation at ‘C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/bin/…/…’”.

Thanks for any help.

Mete

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You have to add a rule to set up syntax highlighting–there’s documentation either in the SDK or in the toolkit, I forget which.

As far as VC2008 Express goes, you probably have to use the --ccbin option to make ti work.

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Thanks for quick reply.

Syntax highlighting is ok with the directives in sdk.

However, I did not get the point with ccbin option. The custom rule is already setup with -ccbin “$(VCInstallDir)bin” parameter and I think it resolves to “C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0/VC/bin”. What do I have to write here ? What is the configuration file mentioned in the error “Visual Studio configuration file ‘(null)’” ?

Mete

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oh, wait, are you compiling for 64-bit? VC Express (as far as I know) doesn’t contain 64-bit compilers, so you’d have to use the 32-bit toolkit and SDK.

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I am not sure how to answer if I am targeting 64-bit, but I have installed vc express (on win xp x64) and cuda 64-bit toolkit. So, if I understand you right, I have two options; one is to install 32-bit toolkit and sdk and the other is to get a normal version of vc (not express). Is that correct ?

Mete

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correct. with 2005 Express, at least, it didn’t include a 64-bit compiler at all so you could only use the 32-bit toolkit.

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OK. With cuda toolkit for windows xp 32-bit, it works without any problem. Thank you.

I think it can be helpful to add a little note to cuda download page, because it asks for operating system and I, for example, tend to choose windows xp x64 without thinking about my compiler.

Mete

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VC2008 Express isn’t an officially supported compiler (It Should Work, but we don’t thoroughly test it); it should be in a FAQ, though, I agree.

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I have VS2008 (full version, I believe): Does this support 64 bit system? I have the following specs:

XP 64 system; GTX 280 and Three Teslas. I have installed CUDA 2.1 Beta driver, toolkit and SDK. When I compile the system with VS 2008 under Win32, I get the following error:

[codebox]1>LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file ‘cutil32.lib’[/codebox]

That makes sense because I don’t have cutil32.lib since I installed 64 bit version of the CUDA. But if I change the configuration manager option to x64, it doesn’t even compile and I get:

[codebox]1>------ Skipped Build: Project: particles ------

1>

========== Build: 0 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 1 skipped ==========

[/codebox]

Doesn’t VS 2008 have 64 bit compiler? Are there settings I need to change to get that right? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Vishu

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The 64-bit compiler is not installed by default (even on a 64-bit OS, which is probably the dumbest packaging decision ever). You need to do a custom installation of VS2008 and specifically install the x64 compiler.

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Thanks. I guess I now need to uninstall VS 2008, but the annoying thing is that it does not uninstall everything else that comes together automatically with VS 2008. It seems I need to do that manually.

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That worked!

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To compile for windows x64 using VC 2008 express editions see steps for compiling x64 code with VC++ 2008 express

Worked for me