docs: explain CUDA 11 compilation [no ci] (#16824)

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@@ -178,6 +178,48 @@ GeForce RTX 3070      8.6
 cmake -B build -DGGML_CUDA=ON -DCMAKE_CUDA_ARCHITECTURES="86;89"
 ```
 
+### Overriding the CUDA Version
+
+If you have multiple CUDA installations on your system and want to compile llama.cpp for a specific one, e.g. for CUDA 11.7 installed under `/opt/cuda-11.7`:
+
+```bash
+cmake -B build -DGGML_CUDA=ON -DCMAKE_CUDA_COMPILER=/opt/cuda-11.7/bin/nvcc -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH="/opt/cuda-11.7/lib64;\$ORIGIN" -DCMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=ON
+```
+
+#### Fixing Compatibility Issues with Old CUDA and New glibc
+
+If you try to use an old CUDA version (e.g. v11.7) with a new glibc version you can get errors like this:
+
+```
+/usr/include/bits/mathcalls.h(83): error: exception specification is
+  incompatible with that of previous function "cospi"
+
+
+  /opt/cuda-11.7/bin/../targets/x86_64-linux/include/crt/math_functions.h(5545):
+  here
+```
+
+It seems the least bad solution is to patch the CUDA installation to declare the correct signatures.
+Replace the following lines in `/path/to/your/cuda/installation/targets/x86_64-linux/include/crt/math_functions.h`:
+
+```C++
+// original lines
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ double                 cospi(double x);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ float                  cospif(float x);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ double                 sinpi(double x);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ float                  sinpif(float x);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ double                 rsqrt(double x);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ float                  rsqrtf(float x);
+
+// edited lines
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ double                 cospi(double x) noexcept (true);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ float                  cospif(float x) noexcept (true);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ double                 sinpi(double x) noexcept (true);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ float                  sinpif(float x) noexcept (true);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ double                 rsqrt(double x) noexcept (true);
+extern __DEVICE_FUNCTIONS_DECL__ __device_builtin__ float                  rsqrtf(float x) noexcept (true);
+```
+
 ### Runtime CUDA environmental variables
 
 You may set the [cuda environmental variables](https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-c-programming-guide/index.html#env-vars) at runtime.