nvcc.exe linking error Microsoft Visual Studio configuration file 'vcvars64.bat' could not found

Question

I want to use nvcc -ptx from windows command line, but I always get this error message: nvcc : fatal error : Microsoft Visual Studio configuration file 'vcvars64.bat' could not be found for installation at 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual S tudio 11.0\VC\bin/../..'

I'm using vs 2012 express edition. What can be the solution?

Answer 1

I have managed to solve the issue and make work with MS Visual Studio Express 2012, here what I did:

2. Installed MS Visual Studio 2012 Express
3. Installed cuda_5.5.20_winvista_win7_win8_general_64, the latest version as of 2014-01-16
4. From this directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin, I have copied x86_amd64 to amd64
5. In the new directory: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin\amd64, I have created a file vcvars64.bat
6. In the file vcvars64.bat, just added: CALL setenv /x64

The compilation worked great:

C:\CUDA>nvcc -o square square.cu
    Creating library square.lib and object square.exp

C:\CUDA>square.exe
0.000000        1.000000        4.000000        9.000000
16.000000       25.000000       36.000000       49.000000
64.000000       81.000000       100.000000      121.000000
144.000000      169.000000      196.000000      225.000000