On new HP tower G4 workstation with Xeon E2224G processor, Windows 10 pro for wokstations OS build 19042.746.
install netbeans 8.2
Install msys2_64 and mingw64
set path e:\msys64\usr\bin; e:\msys64\mingw64\bin; %PATH%
Verify that make,sh,bash,rm and more are in e:\msys64\usr\bin configure netbeans for C project and try to clean and build and get this error:
'No shell found. Cannot proceed. Please install either CYGWIN or Msys.'
OK then, install cygwin. Now get this error:
'1 [main] rm (7980) E:\cygwin64\bin\rm.exe: *** fatal error - cygheap base mismatch detected - 0x180345408/0x180347408.'
This problem is probably due to using incompatible versions of the cygwin DLL.
Search for cygwin1.dll using the Windows Start->Find/Search facility
and delete all but the most recent version. The most recent version *should*
reside in x:\cygwin\bin, where 'x' is the drive on which you have
installed the cygwin distribution. Rebooting is also suggested if you
are unable to find another cygwin DLL.
cygcheck -c gives
base-cygwin 3.8-1 OK
base-files 4.3-2 OK
cygwin 3.1.7-1 OK
I have searched and there is only one cygwin1.dll
frank@FRANK_NEW ~
$ which cygwin1.dll
/usr/bin/cygwin1.dll
I have restarted the machine several times to no avail.
I have been using netbeans and mingw then msys/mingw for about 10 years and have the combination working on other desktop and laptop machines, but have not had this problem.