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  "id": "cuda/nvrtc-cannot-open-source-file-cuda",
  "signature": "RuntimeError: NVRTC compilation failed: error: cannot open source file 'cuda.h'",
  "signature_zh": "运行时错误：NVRTC 编译失败：错误：无法打开源文件 'cuda.h'",
  "regex": "NVRTC compilation failed: error: cannot open source file 'cuda\\.h'",
  "domain": "cuda",
  "category": "build_error",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The NVRTC (CUDA runtime compilation) library cannot find the CUDA header files because the CUDA include path is not set correctly or the CUDA toolkit is not installed.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "NVRTC（CUDA 运行时编译）库无法找到 CUDA 头文件，因为 CUDA 包含路径未正确设置或未安装 CUDA 工具包。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "CUDA 11.7",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "CUDA 12.0",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "CUDA 12.2",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Reinstalling PyTorch doesn't fix missing CUDA headers because it ships with its own CUDA runtime but not the full toolkit headers.",
      "fail_rate": 0.6,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Setting CUDA_HOME to a non-existent directory is a common mistake that doesn't resolve the include path.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Install the full CUDA toolkit (e.g., version 12.2) and set the CUDA_PATH environment variable to the installation directory. For Ubuntu: wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.2.0/local_installers/cuda_12.2.0_535.54.03_linux.run; sudo sh cuda_12.2.0_535.54.03_linux.run --toolkit --silent --toolkitpath=/usr/local/cuda-12.2; export CUDA_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.2; export CPATH=$CUDA_PATH/include:$CPATH; then retry NVRTC compilation.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Install the full CUDA toolkit (e.g., version 12.2) and set the CUDA_PATH environment variable to the installation directory. For Ubuntu: wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.2.0/local_installers/cuda_12.2.0_535.54.03_linux.run; sudo sh cuda_12.2.0_535.54.03_linux.run --toolkit --silent --toolkitpath=/usr/local/cuda-12.2; export CUDA_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.2; export CPATH=$CUDA_PATH/include:$CPATH; then retry NVRTC compilation.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If using conda, install the cuda-toolkit package: conda install -c nvidia cuda-toolkit=12.2. This places headers in the conda environment's include directory, which NVRTC can find automatically.",
      "success_rate": 0.8,
      "how": "If using conda, install the cuda-toolkit package: conda install -c nvidia cuda-toolkit=12.2. This places headers in the conda environment's include directory, which NVRTC can find automatically.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Install the full CUDA toolkit (e.g., version 12.2) and set the CUDA_PATH environment variable to the installation directory. For Ubuntu: wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.2.0/local_installers/cuda_12.2.0_535.54.03_linux.run; sudo sh cuda_12.2.0_535.54.03_linux.run --toolkit --silent --toolkitpath=/usr/local/cuda-12.2; export CUDA_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.2; export CPATH=$CUDA_PATH/include:$CPATH; then retry NVRTC compilation.",
    "If using conda, install the cuda-toolkit package: conda install -c nvidia cuda-toolkit=12.2. This places headers in the conda environment's include directory, which NVRTC can find automatically."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/nvrtc/index.html",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "NVRTC_ERROR_COMPILATION",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.88,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2023-08-10",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}