compiling C++ with NetBeans

Hi, I'm having problems setting up a working C++ using NetBeans. But some things aren't working, as if it doesn't have the needed libraries.I tried following this guide, but it didn't sort it out:
c/c++ compiler for NetBeans 6.5 (under Windows)

Here's screenshots of my PATH settings:
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I need to get this working rather quickly and non of my tinkering has solved the issues I have.

Do you really want to use Cygwin? I once configured Netbeans to use the MinGW port of g++ by following the "Installing MinGW" instructions given here: Introducing Netbeans C/C++ Pack.

Okay, I followed the steps in that link under the "Installing MinGW". However, I still get errors on statements such as "cout" and "endl". C stuff seems fine, such as "printf".

I did not understand what it meant when the guide said "You will still have to add the MSys programs folder to the system PATH (in my case, E:\MSys\1.0\bin), as you did for the MinGW base distribution. "

I only restored default in NetBeans so that it found all the paths itself, but I have a feeling this text might be talking about something I need to do through cmd? (I'm using Windows 7).

Do you need to use NetBeans specifically? If not and you need to get things working quickly, I can also suggest Code::Blocks with mingw. It isn't big, and should work right out of the box.
Alternatively there's Visual Studio, but it's rather large.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Furious5k

However, I still get errors on statements such as "cout" and "endl". C stuff seems fine, such as "printf".

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I have no idea what is the level of your C++ knowledge, but just to be sure that you are trying to compile something that is supposed to compile, try compiling:

Code:

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#include<iostream>
#include<string>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
    string s;
    cout << "Please enter your first name followed by a newline\n";
    cin >> s;
    cout << "Hello, " << s << '\n';
    return 0; // this return statement isn't necessary
}

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*facepalm*

I was doing C last semester and I've been trying to use #include <stdio.h>, which is of course why printf works and cout doesn't.

Thanks for sorting me out.

Heh. Well, there we go.
I didn't consider you were writing invalid C++ code.
Well, good it worked out for you. Now, good luck.