Netbeans IDE can be used to create C/C++ Applications. Netbeans running on Linux Platforms dont require any additional configuration if the compilers are already available in the Linux distribution. But to get it working in Windows, a Linux-like environment will be required.

Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows.

Here is a step by step guide to configure Cygwin with Netbeans in Windows.

Step 1: Installing Netbeans

Step 2: Installing Cygwin

Step 3: Testing Cygwin

Step 4: Setting PATH

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