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Lorah Attkins
Lorah Attkins

Reputation: 5856

Cannot compile CUDA code in VS 2015

I recently installed the Cuda 8.0 toolkit in my windows 10 desktop (after removing all v7.5 components). Despite previous versions being incompatible with Visual Studio 2015 I was happy to see that Nsight could actually create a CUDA project and samples came with VS 2015 versions of the .sln files.

The problem is that when compiling the samples I get errors like this one:

1>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\BuildCustomizations\CUDA 8.0.targets(168,9): error MSB4062: The "Nvda.Build.CudaTasks.SanitizePaths" task could not be loaded from the assembly C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\BuildCustomizations\Nvda.Build.CudaTasks.v8.0.dll. Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Build.Utilities.v3.5, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Confirm that the declaration is correct, that the assembly and all its dependencies are available, and that the task contains a public class that implements Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask.

The other strange thing is that earlier today I was able to compile the CUDA samples in my laptop that differs only in that it has VS2015 Community Edition installed. Any suggestions?

PS

The deviceQuery sample that contains the cuda headers :

#include <cuda_runtime.h>
#include <helper_cuda.h>

in its single cpp file (but no actual .cu files) is the only one that compiles and runs fine (I do have a CUDA compatible graphics card if that's what you're wondering, as matter of fact all the pre-install actions described in the installation guide were followed).

System Details

... even a report from someone succeeding / failing with the same setup would be helpful

Upvotes: 2

Views: 6845

Answers (1)

Nikita
Nikita

Reputation: 6427

Nvda.Build.CudaTasks.v8.0.dll assembly dependent on MS .NET Framework 3.5, on it's Microsoft.Build.Utilities.v3.5.dll and Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll assembles.

Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Build.Utilities.v3.5, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Error means you don't have MS .NET Framework 3.5 installed or installation is corrupted.

To check is it installed or not type "Turn Windows features on or off" in Start menu or go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off. If .NET Framework 3.5 is not checked, install it.

Otherwise you should verify and repair installation. Use .NET Framework Setup Verification tool. It verifies the installation state of one or more versions of the MS .NET Framework. If errors found use .NET Framework Cleanup Tool to remove MS .NET Framework 3.5 and install it again.

Upvotes: 6

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