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Asked: 2026-05-26T08:12:39+00:00

When compiling some CUDA code, I get the error, that the libcutil cannot be

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When compiling some CUDA code, I get the error, that the libcutil cannot be found even though I checked that the paths are correct.

Example

$ nvcc mycudacode.cu -lcutil -o mycudaproject -I ~/NVIDIA_GPU_Computing_SDK/C/common/inc -L ~/NVIDIA_GPU_Computing_SDK/C/lib
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lcutil
compilation terminated.

Even though:

$ ~/NVIDIA_GPU_Computing_SDK/C/lib$ ls
libcutil_x86_64.a  libparamgl_x86_64.a  librendercheckgl_x86_64.a
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  1. Editorial Team

    From the NVIDIA Forums:

    On linux 64bit one has to rename libcutil_x86_64.a into libcutil.a.

    So cd into the folder $(HOME)/NVIDIA_GPU_Computing_SDK/C/lib/ (or where you installed CUDA) and enter: cp libcutil_x86_64.a libcutil.a

    DISCLAIMER

    As I already stumbled over this problem twice I added the question and the answer as a form of documentation.

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