Fix cudaErrorJitCompilerNotFound: Missing JIT Compiler

Overview

cudaErrorJitCompilerNotFound indicates the JIT compiler (nvrtc) is missing from the CUDA installation.

Error Messages

CUDA error: JIT compiler not found
cudaErrorJitCompilerNotFound

Common Causes

• •Incomplete CUDA installation
• •Missing nvrtc library
• •Wrong library path
• •Runtime-only installation

Solutions

# Install full toolkit, not just driver
sudo apt install cuda-toolkit-12-0

ls /usr/local/cuda/lib64/libnvrtc*

Prevention Tips

• ✓Install full CUDA toolkit
• ✓Include nvrtc in deployment
• ✓Set LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Code Examples

Before (Problematic)

JIT compiler requires toolkit.

// Only driver installed, no toolkit

After (Fixed)

Full toolkit with paths set.

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH

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