Visual Studio 2017 build Error MSB6003: The specified task executable "cl.exe" could not be run. The system cannot find the file specified. When build darknet.exe from darknet.sln.

[leekwunfung817]

When build darknet.exe from darknet.sln, I have only 1 bug to solve.
I am using Visual Studio 2017 and OpenCV 3.3.0.

Path:

• Not found file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\cl.exe
• Build Source: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\CUDA 9.0.targets

I don't understand the purpose of cl.exe

1. What is this?
2. What matter it is?
3. How to get it or install it?

I don't understand the purpose of CUDA 9.0.targets

1. Is that related to cuda or visual studio version?
2. What is this?

Python Environments:
Anaconda 5.2.0 (3.6, 64-bit)

Error Information:
Error MSB6003

The specified task executable "cl.exe" could not be run.
The system cannot find the file specified

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations

CUDA 9.0.targets Line 428 Build

[AlexeyAB]

• Try to build x64 & Release
• Do you set check for CUDA 9.1 in the: \darknet.sln -> (right click on project) -> Build Dependecies ?
• What CUDA version do you use?
• Try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8125826/error-compiling-cuda-from-command-prompt

[leekwunfung817]

1. Try to build x64 & Release

• I have been try. The above method is not working. The Error is the same.
• Thank you that you tell me build in x64

2. Do you set check for CUDA 9.1 in the: \darknet.sln -> (right click on project) -> Build Dependecies ?
The CUDA 9.1 have been set.

• Thank you that you tell me the CUDA 9.1 and Build Dependecies
• I have been try. The above method is not working. The Error is the same.
  

MSB6003 The specified task executable "cl.exe" could not be run. The system cannot find the file specified darknet 1 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\CUDA 9.1.targets 428 Build

3. What CUDA version do you use?

• CUDA 9.0
• After this, I try 9.1

4. Try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8125826/error-compiling-cuda-from-command-prompt

• I have no cl.exe in my whole C drive (use file explorer search)

[AlexeyAB]

• Can you build darknet_no_gpu.sln successfully?

• What is the path to your Darknet directory?

• Visual Studio 2017 doesn't install C++ by default. You have to rerun the setup, select Modify and then check Programming Language -> C++
  (Then you can also run vcvars32.bat from there to set up your environment.)

• It should be somewhere like there: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 15.0\VC\bin\cl.exe

[leekwunfung817]

Problem solved

Using the following tutorial
#1455 (comment)

[koutini]

Hello, thanks for the tutorial. i get 11 errors with the same description :
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error MSB3721 The command ""C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\bin\nvcc.exe" -gencode=arch=compute_30,code="sm_30,compute_30" -gencode=arch=compute_75,code="sm_75,compute_75" --use-local-env --cl-version 2015 -ccbin "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\VC\bin\x86_amd64" -IC:\opencv_3.0\opencv\build\include\opencv2 -IC:\opencv_3.0\opencv\build\include\opencv -IC:\opencv_3.0\opencv\build\include -I....\include -I....\3rdparty\include -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\include" -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\include" -I\include -I\include -I"C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\include" --keep-dir x64\Release -maxrregcount=0 --machine 64 --compile -cudart static -DOPENCV -DCUDNN -D_TIMESPEC_DEFINED -D_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS -D_CRT_RAND_S -DGPU -DWIN32 -DNDEBUG -D_CONSOLE -D_LIB -D_MBCS -Xcompiler "/EHsc /W3 /nologo /O2 /FS /Zi /MD " -o x64\Release\convolutional_kernels.cu.obj "C:\Users\assus\darknet\src\convolutional_kernels.cu"" exited with code 1. darknet C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\BuildCustomizations\CUDA 8.0.targets 689

can you help me please ??

[AlexeyAB]

@koutini Try to compile darknet by using Cmake.

[koutini]

Hello,Thank you so much your answer i really need help; i try cmake on my Makefile it's work but i don't get darknet.exe What should I do ?? Le ven. 8 mars 2019 à 21:44, Alexey <notifications@github.com> a écrit :

…

@koutini <https://github.com/koutini> Try to compile darknet by using Cmake. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1442 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AuHhpUz4Eqa49TRJcvzy7n3kBQDFcRV6ks5vUsvCgaJpZM4WCxbB> .

[AlexeyAB]

@koutini

• Rename this file to cmd-file: run_cmake.cmd.txt and put to the Darknet directory
• Run run_cmake.cmd
• Press Configure
• Set MSVS 15 or 17 (and x64 in the Optional platform for generator)
• Press Finish
• Press Generate
• Press Open Project
• Set Release in the opened MSVS
• in the MSVS press: Build -> Build solution

[koutini]

i get this error : project file invalid Cmake -gui what i set in "where is the code source" ??

[koutini]

now i get one error : Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error MSB3191 Unable to create directory "darknet.dir\Release\C:\Users\assus\darknet\src". The given path's format is not supported. darknet C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V140\BuildCustomizations\CUDA 8.0.targets 420

[AlexeyAB]

@koutini Can you show fullscreen screenshot of this error?

[koutini]

[AlexeyAB]

@koutini Thanks!

• What MSVS version do you use?
• And what CUDA version do you use?

[koutini]

VS 2015 and cuda 8.0

[AlexeyAB]

@koutini
It seems you have installed MSVS after CUDA. You MSVS doesn't have nsight plugin as I see on screenshot.

Try to reinstall CUDA 8.0, or better install CUDA 10.0 https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads

[koutini]

i have nsight and yes i update MSVS after CUDA

[koutini]

okey thank you so much i will try to use CUDA10

[koutini]

it's work thank you so much for helping