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## Warnings

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## Title

    [DeepSpeed op builder] "Installed CUDA version X does not match the version torch was compiled with Y, unable to compile cuda/cpp extensions" / "CUDA_HOME does not exist"

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): JIT op compilation requires a toolkit matching torch CUDA major; minor mismatches within known-compatible lists are accepted with a warning.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Other error fragments:
    - unable to compile cuda/cpp extensions without a matching cuda version.
    - CUDA_HOME does not exist, unable to compile CUDA op(s)
    - op due to ninja not being installed.
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deepspeedai/DeepSpeed/aa49eaab50a3392bfc4d8eb1e9f0c0f9a1c79a02/op_builder/builder.py (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): assert_no_cuda_mismatch, MissingCUDAException, ninja check.
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/deepspeedai/DeepSpeed/aa49eaab50a3392bfc4d8eb1e9f0c0f9a1c79a02/docs/_tutorials/advanced-install.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Documents the mismatch exception, fix, DS_SKIP_CUDA_CHECK and ds_report.
    
    Search phrasings: DeepSpeed Op Builder Installed CUDA version does not match the version torch was compiled with; deepspeed CUDA_HOME does not exist unable to compile CUDA op(s)
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "context": "Product: DeepSpeed\nComponent: op_builder JIT compilation\nOperation: First use of FusedAdam/CPUAdam (ZeRO-Offload) or other ops that JIT-compile\nAffected versions: unknown\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: CUDAMismatchException, MissingCUDAException, RuntimeError\nPackages: deepspeed master at pinned SHA\nTrigger: nvcc major version differs from torch.version.cuda, no CUDA toolkit (runtime-only image), or ninja missing.",
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## Support assessment

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        "body": "Recommended action: Match nvcc to torch CUDA (or use a -devel image), set CUDA_HOME, install ninja, or prebuild ops (DS_BUILD_OPS=1); run ds_report. DS_SKIP_CUDA_CHECK=1 bypasses the check at your own risk.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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