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Building and Running C++ Samples#

You can find the C++ samples in GitHub: TensorRT C++ Samples. For a complete list of C++ samples, refer to the Sample Explorer, or start with the Quick Start section for beginner-friendly options.

Every C++ sample includes a README.md file that provides detailed information about how the sample works, sample code, and step-by-step instructions on how to run and verify its output.

Building C++ Samples for All Platforms

To build all the samples, use the following commands:

$ cd <cloned_tensorrt_dir>
$ mkdir build && cd build
$ cmake .. \
    -DTRT_LIB_DIR=$TRT_LIBPATH \
    -DTRT_OUT_DIR=`pwd`/out \
    -DBUILD_SAMPLES=ON \
    -DBUILD_PARSERS=OFF \
    -DBUILD_PLUGINS=OFF
$ cmake --build . --parallel 4

Sample binaries are available under <cloned_tensorrt_dir>/build/out.

Samples Installation

Samples are no longer included in release packages. To build TensorRT samples, fetch them from GitHub and build as shown below.

git clone -b release/11.0 https://github.com/NVIDIA/TensorRT.git
cd TensorRT
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. \
  -DTRT_LIB_DIR=$TRT_LIBPATH \
  -DTRT_OUT_DIR=`pwd`/out \
  -DBUILD_SAMPLES=ON \
  -DBUILD_PARSERS=OFF \
  -DBUILD_PLUGINS=OFF
cmake --build . --parallel 4

Running C++ Samples on Linux

To run a single sample on Linux:

$ cd <cloned_tensorrt_dir>/build/out
$ ./<sample_bin>

Running C++ Samples on Windows

To run a single sample on Windows:

> cd <cloned_tensorrt_dir>\build\out
> .\<sample_bin>