# Can't make simple cuda project with VS 2022 and CMake??? why I wonder? Simple code below....

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cant-make-simple-cuda-project-with-vs-2022-and-cmake-why-i-wonder-simple-code-below/10754
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:windows, lang:cuda
**Created:** [April 28, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cant-make-simple-cuda-project-with-vs-2022-and-cmake-why-i-wonder-simple-code-below/10754 "2024-04-28T22:49:51Z")
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### Author: ![RickF](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/rickf/32/4453_2.png) [@RickF](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/RickF)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cant-make-simple-cuda-project-with-vs-2022-and-cmake-why-i-wonder-simple-code-below/10754/1 "2024-04-28T22:49:52Z")

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## CMakeLists.txt

```auto
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8 FATAL_ERROR)

project(CudaCppExample)

 
enable_language("CUDA")

add_executable(CudaCppExample main.cpp kernel.cu)

set_target_properties(CudaCppExample PROPERTIES CUDA_ARCHITECTURES "50;72")

```

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main.cpp

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```auto
#include <iostream>
#include <cuda_runtime.h>

const int N = 10;

void cudaErrorCheck(cudaError_t error, const char *file, int line) {
	if (error != cudaSuccess) {
		std::cerr << "CUDA error: " << cudaGetErrorString(error) << " at " << file << ":" << line << std::endl;
		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
	}
}

#define CUDA_CHECK(error) cudaErrorCheck(error, __FILE__ , __LINE__ )

int main() {
	double *h_data, *d_data;
	h_data = new double[N];

	// Initialize data
	for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
		h_data[i] = i;
	}

	CUDA_CHECK(cudaMalloc(&d_data, N * sizeof(double)));
	CUDA_CHECK(cudaMemcpy(d_data, h_data, N * sizeof(double), cudaMemcpyHostToDevice));

	// Launch kernel
	int threadsPerBlock = 256;
	int blocksPerGrid = (N + threadsPerBlock - 1) / threadsPerBlock;
	kernel << <blocksPerGrid, threadsPerBlock >> > (d_data, N);

	CUDA_CHECK(cudaMemcpy(h_data, d_data, N * sizeof(double), cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost));

	// Print results
	for (int i = 0; i < N; ++i) {
		std::cout << "Result[" << i << "]: " << h_data[i] << std::endl;
	}

	// Cleanup
	delete[] h_data;
	CUDA_CHECK(cudaFree(d_data));

	return 0;
}

```

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kernel.cu

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```auto
extern "C" __device__ int add(int a, int b) {
	return a + b;
}

 
struct Multiply {
	__device__ int operator()(int a, int b) {
		return a * b;
	}
};

// CUDA kernel that uses both C and C++ code
__global__ void kernel(int *output, int input) {
	int tid = blockIdx.x * blockDim.x + threadIdx.x;

	// Call the C function
	int sum = add(input, tid);

 
	Multiply multiply;
	int product = multiply(input, tid);

	// Store results
	output[tid] = sum + product;
}

```

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/cant-make-simple-cuda-project-with-vs-2022-and-cmake-why-i-wonder-simple-code-below/10754/2 "2025-03-13T13:16:19Z")

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There’s no mention of any error messages or description of what goes wrong. Can you provide it?