Netbeans C/C not compiling - c++

Question

I installed the NetBeans IDE 7.3.1 almost a week ago and still haven't been able to get it to compile anything.
I'm using the Cygwin's 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.o.d
gcc -c -g -MMD -MP -MF build/Debug/Cygwin_1-Windows/main.o.d -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)
EDIT
I fixed this by just making a new toolkit and adding the base directory as Cygwin -> bin.
The problem now is that I keep getting
Unable to start pty process

Answer 1

gcc: Command not found
You should check whether you have installed gcc (plus gdb and make)
via MinGW:
MinGW+NetBeans (just look at the screenshots, you don't have to understand Hungarian)
via Cygwin:
http://www.eecg.utoronto.ca/~aamodt/ece242/cygwin.html
You should also check whether paths are correct in NetBeans:
Tools > Options > C/C++ > Build Tools:
(At the time of creating the screenshot, I had MinGW installed in C:\Programs\MinGW, BUT if you have it installed in C:\MinGW (which is the default), this correct, too! The only important thing is that you should install MinGW in a path which doesn't contain whitespaces.)
This is what it looks like when paths are incorrect, letters are red:
Note: I have MinGW installed, but it doesn't change the fact that you should check whether YOUR paths are correct.
You should also take care the right Configuration is selected in project Properties (right click on project) > Build - The right "Tool collection" has to be selected (on which the paths above are correct):
Unable to start pty process
Related answer: Can build, but can't run C code in netbeans (but it works in command line)
So right click on the project, Properties > Run > Console Type > External Terminal (instead of e.g. "Internal Terminal"). Here is a screenshot:

Answer 2

Here is your problem:
gcc: Command not found
Cygwin is not a compiler, it's a unix-like environment for Windows. Gcc is the compiler. You have to install gcc with Cygwin before it will work.