# Add prefix right before "-Wl,rpath,PATH"
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:linux
**Created:** [March 16, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382 "2024-03-16T18:08:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Danesh\_Daroui](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Danesh_Daroui)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/1 "2024-03-16T18:08:37Z")
Hi all,
I have a cmake script which works fine with both GNU and Intel compilers. Now I intend to compile my code with nvcc to generate CUDA compatible code and surprisingly nvcc compiler font-end does not understand “-Wl,rpath,PATH” which is added by cmake to the link libraries. I have tried and I see that when I add “-Xcompiler” right before this to become “-Xcompiler -Wl,rpath,PATH” then nvcc links the project correctly. Does anybody know how can I enhance my cmake script, so cmake will generate Makefile that automatically added “-Xcompiler” right before “-Wl,rpath,PATH”?
Regards,
Dan
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### Author:  [@craig.scott](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/craig.scott)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/2 "2024-03-16T20:37:49Z")
@robert.maynard Do you know if the behavior Danesh describes is expected?
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### Author:  [@robert.maynard](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/robert.maynard)
#### Post date: [March 18, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/3 "2024-03-18T08:22:53Z")
What version of nvcc and CMake are you using?
nvcc 10.2+ with CMake 3.17+ will automatically pass the `-forward-unknown-to-host-compiler` flag when compiling or linking with nvcc. That will allow automatic propagation of flags like `-Wl,rpath` to the host compiler.
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### Author:  [@Danesh\_Daroui](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Danesh_Daroui)
#### Post date: [March 19, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/4 "2024-03-19T17:26:44Z")
Hi Rob and Craig,
Thanks for your answers. I am using nvcc 12.4.99 and cmake 3.27.7. My intention is to just add -Xcompiler as a prefix to -Wl,rpath because when I do manually the code links correctly. Or, the other alternative is to setup cmake not to add -Wl,rpath it also works. Can you please advice?
Regards,
Dan
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### Author:  [@Danesh\_Daroui](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Danesh_Daroui)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2024, 10:01am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/5 "2024-03-30T10:01:16Z")
@robert.maynard, @craig.scott
May I ask my question like this? Is there anyway to configure CMake script so no “-Wl,rpath, PATH” will be added in the linking command at all? Then it will solve my problem. Now I have to do it manually and things work without problem.
Regards,
Danesh
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### Author:  [@craig.scott](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/craig.scott)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2024, 10:32am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/6 "2024-03-30T10:32:06Z")
Does [CMAKE\_SKIP\_RPATH](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/variable/CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH.html) give you what you are looking for?
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### Author:  [@Danesh\_Daroui](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Danesh_Daroui)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/add-prefix-right-before-wl-rpath-path/10382/7 "2024-03-30T10:43:33Z")
Oh yes that did the job! I added this line in my cmake script and no rpath is now added:
set(CMAKE\_SKIP\_RPATH TRUE)
Thanks a lot @craig.scott.