[libcu++] Disable gcc compiler builtins in older NVCC

[miscco]

We have seen at least one codegen bug related to __remove_cv where NVCC 12.9 and NVCC 13.0 generated invalid code.

Be safe and disable all new ones for anything below 13.3 which has been fully tested in CI

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved compatibility with NVCC versions below 13.3 by disabling conflicting compiler builtins.
  • Preserved support for existing explicit compiler-builtin disable configurations.

Walkthrough

The builtin configuration now defines _CCCL_BUILTIN_CONFLICTS_WITH_LIBSTDCXX for NVCC versions earlier than 13.3.

Changes

Builtin conflict handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
NVCC version guard libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/builtin.h	Defines _CCCL_BUILTIN_CONFLICTS_WITH_LIBSTDCXX when the NVCC version is below 13.3.

Suggested reviewers: griwes, davebayer, fbusato

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 41a33

The change disables compiler builtins for NVCC versions below 13.3, but the boundary behavior should be verified for NVCC 12.9, 13.0, and 13.3. This is a bounded correctness risk that is mergeable with explicit owner follow-up.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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🏁 Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '--- review file ---'
sed -n '1,130p' libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/builtin.h
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant macro definitions and consumers ---'
rg -n -C 4 '_CCCL_(CUDA_COMPILER|DISABLE_CONFLICTING_COMPILER_BUILTINS|BUILTIN_CONFLICTS_WITH_LIBSTDCXX)' libcudacxx/include/cuda/std
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant repository conventions and learnings ---'
find /tmp/coderabbit-repo-knowledge/nvidia-cccl-2f773195 -type f -name '*.md' -print
head -5 /tmp/coderabbit-repo-knowledge/nvidia-cccl-2f773195/*/*.md 2>/dev/null
printf '%s\n' '--- changed paths ---'
git diff --stat -- libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/builtin.h
git diff -- libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/builtin.h

Repository: NVIDIA/cccl

Length of output: 50368

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printf '%s\n' '--- compiler version predicate ---'
rg -n -C 8 '_CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER' libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/compiler.h
printf '%s\n' '--- builtin conflict references only ---'
rg -n -C 3 '_CCCL_BUILTIN_CONFLICTS_WITH_LIBSTDCXX|_CCCL_DISABLE_CONFLICTING_COMPILER_BUILTINS' libcudacudacxx libcudacxx 2>/dev/null | head -160
printf '%s\n' '--- focused diff ---'
git diff --unified=20 -- libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/builtin.h
printf '%s\n' '--- candidate header tests ---'
rg -n -g '*.{cpp,cc,cxx,h,hpp,cu,cuh,py}' 'builtin\.h|BUILTIN_CONFLICTS|DISABLE_CONFLICTING|NVCC.*13\.3|13\.3' libcudacxx | head -200

Repository: NVIDIA/cccl

Length of output: 22119

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printf '%s\n' '--- exact version-comparison contract ---'
rg -n -C 12 '`#define` _CCCL_VERSION_(COMPARE|INVALID)|_CCCL_HOST_STD_LIB' \
  libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/preprocessor.h \
  libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/host_std_lib.h \
  libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__cccl/compiler.h
printf '%s\n' '--- libcudacxx test layout and test configuration references ---'
find libcudacxx/test -maxdepth 3 -type f \( -iname '*builtin*' -o -iname '*header*' -o -iname 'CMakeLists.txt' -o -iname '*.py' \) -print | head -120
rg -n -C 3 'header.*test|pytest|NVCC|CUDA.*12\.9|13\.0|13\.3|CMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER_VERSION' \
  libcudacxx/test libcudacxx/CMakeLists.txt .github 2>/dev/null | head -240

Repository: NVIDIA/cccl

Length of output: 29523

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important: Add a regression test for the NVCC version boundary. Check NVCC 12.9, 13.0, and 13.3. The explicit disable macro must force 1 for every NVCC version.

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[miscco]

closing in favor of #11031

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🥳 CI Workflow Results

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1. cugraph compilation selects deleted rmm::device_scalar rvalue constructor · 1 job

Explanation: cugraph initializes `device_scalar` objects from temporary values such as `size_t{0}`, causing overload resolution to select RMM 26.10's explicitly deleted `const value_type&&` constructor; the thousands of later diagnostics are repeated template instantiations of this error. The PR's new condition applies only to NVCC versions below 13.3, while this job used NVCC 13.3.73, so the evidence favors an incompatible RMM/cugraph main snapshot rather than the changed CCCL branch.

Evidence:

2026-08-27T10:42:44.4395376Z /home/coder/cugraph/cpp/include/cugraph/edge_partition_device_view.cuh(560): error: function "rmm::_RMM_26_10::device_scalar<T>::device_scalar(const rmm::_RMM_26_10::device_scalar<T>::value_type &&, rmm::_RMM_26_10::cuda_stream_view, cuda::mr::__4::__version_bump_ver4_::any_resource<cuda::mr::__4::device_accessible>) [with T=size_t]" (declared at line 122 of /home/coder/rmm/cpp/include/rmm/device_scalar.hpp) cannot be referenced -- it is a deleted function
2026-08-27T10:42:44.4397525Z       rmm::device_scalar<size_t> count(size_t{0}, stream);
2026-08-27T10:42:11.5816217Z -- The CUDA compiler identification is NVIDIA 13.3.73 with host compiler GNU 14.4.0

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Repository: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl
Workflow run: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/33062693290
Failure group: cugraph compilation selects deleted rmm::device_scalar rvalue constructor
Affected jobs:
- Build RAPIDS (optional) / rmm ucxx raft cuvs cugraph wholegraph: https://github.com/NVIDIA/cccl/actions/runs/33062693290/job/98485275124

Treat this first as a RAPIDS dependency compatibility break, not a reason to broaden or revert the CCCL builtin workaround. Reproduce narrowly by compiling one failing cugraph translation unit with the recorded RMM/cugraph heads, then repeat with the CCCL parent revision to confirm the error is unchanged under NVCC 13.3.73. Inspect RMM 26.10's `device_scalar.hpp` for the deleted `const value_type&&` constructor and cugraph sites such as `rmm::device_scalar<size_t> count(size_t{0}, stream)`. If rejecting temporaries is intentional, synchronize to a cugraph fix that passes named lvalues—for example, `size_t zero{0}; rmm::device_scalar<size_t> count(zero, stream);`—across affected sites; if the deletion was accidental, consume the corresponding RMM revert or fixed commit. Avoid adding a permanent CCCL pin unless synchronized upstream commits remain unavailable. Run a focused cugraph build first, followed by the affected RAPIDS third-party matrix job.

Jobs:

• Build RAPIDS (optional) / rmm ucxx raft cuvs cugraph wholegraph