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xmake-cuda
Use when building CUDA projects with xmake — `.cu` sources, `--cuda=` / `--cuda_sdkver=` SDK pinning, GPU architecture selection, device linking (`build.cuda.devlink`), and mixing CUDA with C++ targets.
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Use when building CUDA projects with xmake — `.cu` sources, `--cuda=` / `--cuda_sdkver=` SDK pinning, GPU architecture selection, device linking (`build.cuda.devlink`), and mixing CUDA with C++ targets.
Use when building CUDA projects with xmake — `.cu` sources, `--cuda=` / `--cuda_sdkver=` SDK pinning, GPU architecture selection, device linking (`build.cuda.devlink`), and mixing CUDA with C++ targets.
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Xmake detects CUDA automatically and handles device code + host code compilation, dependency scanning, and device linking.
xmake create -P test -l cuda
cd test
xmake
add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")
target("test")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.cu")
target("app") set_kind("binary")
target("staticcuda") set_kind("static")
target("sharedcuda") set_kind("shared")
xmake f --cuda=/usr/local/cuda-12.2 -- specific install
xmake f --cuda=12.2 -- version; looks up default install
xmake f --cuda_sdkver=11.8 -- v3.0.5+, per-project SDK version
xmake f --cuda_sdkver=11.x -- any 11.x
xmake f --cuda_sdkver=auto -- auto-detect (default)
Persist globally:
xmake g --cuda=/usr/local/cuda-12.2
target("app")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_cugencodes("sm_70", "sm_86", "sm_90") -- compile for these archs
add_cugencodes("native") -- just the host GPU
add_cugencodes takes sm_XX strings or native. Multiple calls accumulate; xmake emits -gencode=arch=compute_XX,code=sm_XX per entry.
Device-linking is automatic for binary and shared targets:
target("app")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.cu")
-- device link runs automatically
Disable it (rarely needed):
set_policy("build.cuda.devlink", false)
static targets — manual device linkStatic libraries are not device-linked by default. If a downstream binary has no .cu files but depends on a static cuda lib, you'll hit "undefined reference to _device..." errors. Fix by opting in:
target("cudalib")
set_kind("static")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_values("cuda.build.devlink", true) -- force device link for this static target
target("app")
set_kind("binary")
set_languages("c++17")
add_files("src/*.cpp", "src/*.cu")
add_cugencodes("sm_80")
Host code in .cpp and device code in .cu mix freely in one target. Xmake invokes nvcc for .cu and the normal C++ compiler for .cpp.
target("app")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_cuflags("--use_fast_math", "-lineinfo") -- nvcc flags
add_cuflags("-Xcompiler=-fPIC", {force = true}) -- flags passed to host compiler via nvcc
add_cuflags = nvcc (cuda compiler) flags. For flags that must reach the host compiler (gcc/clang/msvc), use -Xcompiler=....
xmake f -p linux -a arm64 --cuda=/usr/local/cuda-cross-aarch64
xmake
Point --cuda at a cross CUDA SDK. Jetson deployment targets generally set -a arm64.
sm_xx vs compute capability. sm_86 means "Ampere RTX 30xx". add_cugencodes takes the binary code name, not the compute cap number.add_values("cuda.build.devlink", true) on the static target..cu file gets compiled through nvcc, which calls the host compiler. If you mix toolchains (clang + nvcc that expects gcc), you hit header incompatibilities. Stick with the nvcc-supported host compiler for the CUDA version.sm_ targets. Each add_cugencodes entry doubles compile time. List only the GPUs you actually target.xmake-cross-compilationxmake-targetsbuild.cuda.devlink) → xmake-policyname: xmake-cuda description: Use when building CUDA projects with xmake — `.cu` sources, `--cuda=` / `--cuda_sdkver=` SDK pinning, GPU architecture selection, device linking (`build.cuda.devlink`), and mixing CUDA with C++ targets.
---
name: xmake-cuda
description: Use when building CUDA projects with xmake — `.cu` sources, `--cuda=` / `--cuda_sdkver=` SDK pinning, GPU architecture selection, device linking (`build.cuda.devlink`), and mixing CUDA with C++ targets.
---
# Building CUDA with Xmake
Xmake detects CUDA automatically and handles device code + host code compilation, dependency scanning, and device linking.
## 1. Minimal project
```bash
xmake create -P test -l cuda
cd test
xmake
```
```lua
add_rules("mode.debug", "mode.release")
target("test")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.cu")
```
## 2. Target kinds
```lua
target("app") set_kind("binary")
target("staticcuda") set_kind("static")
target("sharedcuda") set_kind("shared")
```
## 3. SDK / version selection
```bash
xmake f --cuda=/usr/local/cuda-12.2 -- specific install
xmake f --cuda=12.2 -- version; looks up default install
xmake f --cuda_sdkver=11.8 -- v3.0.5+, per-project SDK version
xmake f --cuda_sdkver=11.x -- any 11.x
xmake f --cuda_sdkver=auto -- auto-detect (default)
```
Persist globally:
```bash
xmake g --cuda=/usr/local/cuda-12.2
```
## 4. GPU architecture
```lua
target("app")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_cugencodes("sm_70", "sm_86", "sm_90") -- compile for these archs
add_cugencodes("native") -- just the host GPU
```
`add_cugencodes` takes `sm_XX` strings or `native`. Multiple calls accumulate; xmake emits `-gencode=arch=compute_XX,code=sm_XX` per entry.
## 5. Device linking
Device-linking is automatic for `binary` and `shared` targets:
```lua
target("app")
set_kind("binary")
add_files("src/*.cu")
-- device link runs automatically
```
Disable it (rarely needed):
```lua
set_policy("build.cuda.devlink", false)
```
### `static` targets — manual device link
Static libraries are **not** device-linked by default. If a downstream binary has no `.cu` files but depends on a static cuda lib, you'll hit "undefined reference to __device_..." errors. Fix by opting in:
```lua
target("cudalib")
set_kind("static")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_values("cuda.build.devlink", true) -- force device link for this static target
```
## 6. Mixing CUDA with C++
```lua
target("app")
set_kind("binary")
set_languages("c++17")
add_files("src/*.cpp", "src/*.cu")
add_cugencodes("sm_80")
```
Host code in `.cpp` and device code in `.cu` mix freely in one target. Xmake invokes `nvcc` for `.cu` and the normal C++ compiler for `.cpp`.
## 7. Flags
```lua
target("app")
add_files("src/*.cu")
add_cuflags("--use_fast_math", "-lineinfo") -- nvcc flags
add_cuflags("-Xcompiler=-fPIC", {force = true}) -- flags passed to host compiler via nvcc
```
`add_cuflags` = nvcc (cuda compiler) flags. For flags that must reach the host compiler (gcc/clang/msvc), use `-Xcompiler=...`.
## 8. Cross-compile / Jetson / Tegra
```bash
xmake f -p linux -a arm64 --cuda=/usr/local/cuda-cross-aarch64
xmake
```
Point `--cuda` at a cross CUDA SDK. Jetson deployment targets generally set `-a arm64`.
## Pitfalls
- **`sm_xx` vs compute capability.** `sm_86` means "Ampere RTX 30xx". `add_cugencodes` takes the binary code name, not the compute cap number.
- **Static lib with no device link.** Undefined device-symbol errors at final link. `add_values("cuda.build.devlink", true)` on the static target.
- **Mixing hosts.** Every `.cu` file gets compiled through `nvcc`, which calls the host compiler. If you mix toolchains (clang + nvcc that expects gcc), you hit header incompatibilities. Stick with the nvcc-supported host compiler for the CUDA version.
- **CUDA version vs host compiler version.** Each CUDA release supports a specific range of gcc/clang/MSVC. Check NVIDIA's docs — "gcc 13 unsupported by CUDA 11.8" is a common surprise.
- **Too many `sm_` targets.** Each `add_cugencodes` entry doubles compile time. List only the GPUs you actually target.
## When to branch out
- Cross-compile generic plumbing → `xmake-cross-compilation`
- Target basics, host C++ compilation → `xmake-targets`
- Policies (including `build.cuda.devlink`) → `xmake-policy`
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