Can't Compile C++ Code on NetBeans 7.0

Question

I just installed NetBeans 7.0 with C++ package. It asked for C++ compiler - I installed MinGW. I added it to NetBeans (so it recognize it). I think that it's all correct...

I wrote very simple C++ application in main.cpp and tried to compile it...

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>


int main( int argc, char** argv ) {

    std::cout << "Hello, world!";


    return 0;

}

It complains about "Make Command" (under Tools -> Options -> C/C++ -> Build Tools). I tried to fix it and type C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin\make.exe in there. I tried to compile it again! Here's the error message...

"/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk QMAKE= SUBPROJECTS= .build-conf
make[1]: Entering directory `/c/Users/admin/Documents/C++/helloWorld'
"/usr/bin/make"  -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk dist/Debug/MinGW-Windows/helloworld.exe
make[2]: Entering directory `/c/Users/admin/Documents/C++/helloWorld'
make[2]: mkdir: Command not found
mkdir -p build/Debug/MinGW-Windows
make[2]: *** [build/Debug/MinGW-Windows/main.o] Error 127
make[1]: *** [.build-conf] Error 2
make: *** [.build-impl] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/c/Users/admin/Documents/C++/helloWorld'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/c/Users/admin/Documents/C++/helloWorld'

BUILD FAILED (exit value 2, total time: 2s)

How to fix it and configure NetBeans (with C++ package) correctly?

Answer 1

I guess you didn't add msys to your PATH variable. See this entry in the Netbeans forum, as the error reported there is essentially the same as the one you pasted in your question. So, the error message you received does not complain about make, it complains that it can't find mkdir, which is supposed to be in a directory in your msys directory. Adding C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin\ to your windows PATH variable will probably be sufficient to fix this.