Netbeans C / C does not compile

Question

I installed NetBeans IDE 7.3.1 almost a week ago and still have not been able to compile it.
I use the Cygwin compiler for C / C ++, and I get the following error message for a simple Hello World program:

"/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk QMAKE= SUBPROJECTS= .build-conf make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Users/CaptFuzzyboots/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Hello World' "/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk dist/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/hello_world.exe make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Users/CaptFuzzyboots/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Hello World' mkdir -p build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows rm -f build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/main.od gcc -c -g -MMD -MP -MF build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/main.od -o build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/main.o main.c make[2]: gcc: Command not found nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk:66: recipe for target `build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/main.o' failed make[2]: *** [build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/main.o] Error 127 make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/Users/CaptFuzzyboots/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Hello World' nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk:59: recipe for target `.build-conf' failed make[1]: *** [.build-conf] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/c/Users/CaptFuzzyboots/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Hello World' nbproject/Makefile-impl.mk:39: recipe for target `.build-impl' failed make: *** [.build-impl] Error 2 BUILD FAILED (exit value 2, total time: 472ms) 

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EDIT

I fixed this by simply creating a new toolkit and adding a base directory like Cygwin → bin.

Now the problem is that I keep getting

Unable to start pty process

Answer 1

gcc: Command not found

• You should check if you have gcc installed (plus gdb and make )

  • via MinGW :

    MinGW + NetBeans (just look at the screenshots, you do not need to understand Hungarian)

    

    

  • via Cygwin :

    http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~aamodt/ece242/cygwin.html

    

• You should also check the correct paths in NetBeans:

  Tools> Options> C / C ++> Build Tools :

  (When creating the screenshot, I had MinGW installed in C:\Programs\MinGW , BUT if you installed it in C:\MinGW (this is the default value), this is also correct! The only important thing is that you have to install MinGW in paths that do not contain spaces.)

  

  This is what it looks like when the paths are wrong, the letters are red:

  

  Note. I have MinGW installed, but this does not change the fact that you should check the correctness of your paths.

• You must also ensure that the correct configuration is selected in Project Properties. (right-click on the project)> Build - the correct "collection of tools" should be selected (on which the correct paths are indicated):

  

Unable to start pty process

Related answer: It can create, but cannot run C code in netbeans (but it works on the command line)

So, right-click on the project, Properties> Run> Console Type> External Terminal (instead of, for example, "Internal Terminal"). Here is a screenshot:

Answer 2

Here is your problem:

 gcc: Command not found 

Cygwin is not a compiler; it is a unix-like environment for Windows. Gcc is a compiler. You must install gcc with Cygwin before it works.