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[doc-only] pathfinder: clarify Windows DLL search semantics#1795

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Fixes #1781

Document that Python 3.8+ excludes PATH from the native Windows DLL search used by cuda.pathfinder, so CTK installs are typically found via CUDA_HOME/CUDA_PATH or other explicit locations instead.

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Document that Python 3.8+ excludes PATH from the native Windows DLL search used
by cuda.pathfinder, so CTK installs are typically found via CUDA_HOME/CUDA_PATH
or other explicit locations instead.

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rwgk commented Mar 20, 2026

@cpcloud @mdboom Issue #1781 turned out to be a real rabbit hole, mainly because I started out with the wrong expectation (that PATH is meant to searched). See the comment here, and the comment right after:

I believe simply updating the documentation is best, but please let me know if you have a different opinion.

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mdboom commented Mar 20, 2026

This makes sense. I think our users probably expect if they install a CTK and then install cuda_bindings that the cuda_bindings examples will "just work", and that seems to be the case here, so I'm fine with just updating docs.

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[BUG][pathfinder] Windows system search fails to find any CUDA DLL when CUDA_HOME/CUDA_PATH are not set

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