CUDA and C++ simple project

Question

I am trying to create a CUDA + C++ project. Basically a .cpp project that calls for some CUDA kernel. So I simply followed the example here, which basically adds two vectors

Answer 1

In the context menu for your project, click Build Customizations. Turn on the CUDA 5.5 target.

In the context menu for your .cpp file, click Rename and rename it to .cu.

In the context menu for your .cu file (that you just renamed), select Properties. Then go to General and make sure Item Type is set to CUDA C/C++.

Rebuild.

When you start a new CUDA project, you can select Templates > NVIDIA > CUDA 5.5 > CUDA 5.5 Runtime to get a project that should compile without any modifications.