If you want completely non-Microsoft IDEs that treat Cygwin GCC/GDB as first-class citizens on Windows:
1. *CLion (JetBrains):* The gold standard. Has a literal “Cygwin” dropdown in Toolchain settings that discovers /bin/gcc and GDB in C:\cygwin64 automatically. CMake/Makefile first. (Commercial, but best-in-class). 2. *Code::Blocks:* FOSS, zero bloat, runs natively on Windows with a dedicated “GNU GCC Compiler for Cygwin” profile. UI is retro wxWidgets, but it does exactly what it says on the tin. 3. *Qt Creator (Windows):* Don’t be fooled by the name—it’s a top-tier generic C/C++ IDE (not just for Qt). You can define a Cygwin Kit with your GCC/GDB paths, and its clangd-powered code model beats almost anything else. 4. *Eclipse CDT:* The old-school veteran. It has explicit “Cygwin GCC” project wizard templates and GDB debug targets. (And if you’re feeling nostalgic for NetBeans’ classic CND toolchain autodetection, you can still pull the legacy CND plugin into Apache NetBeans via the 8.2 plugin portal or use the modern CPPLite/clangd setup). On Fri, Oct 30, 2026 at 7:39 PM slipbits <[email protected]> wrote: > They complained about me. Call it a collective colleague abduction. > > Any news on a Windows/cygwin IDE? > > art > On 10/30/2026 11:35 AM, Pablo wrote: > > so did "they" bring you back to earth or did you come back by yourself? > > just wondering if they brought you back, they must have had a reason, did > they complain about anything? > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2026 at 7:19 PM slipbits <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Talk about alien abductions. I was abducted once and brought to Earth. >> >> Well, anyone know an outstanding C/C++ IDE for windows/cygwin? >> >> As to VS<anything>. I really don't much trust Microsoft. I have used both >> VS Studio and VS Code. The VS Studio compiler, when I used it, seemed >> really bad, and the developers seemed to always look at the answer and not >> the problem. Anecdotally, their implementation of a switch statement was >> not as a goto branch list but as a binary search tree. That is a really bad >> choice. About VS Code I am ambivalent. >> >> art >> On 10/30/2026 11:07 AM, Pablo wrote: >> >> flameproof suit on? i don't think so >> >> Tulach, the very geninious og creator of netbeans went rogue and moved to >> VsCode, he has a little group ("sect" wouldn't be the word) of rogue >> netbeans developers that are siffoning netbeans java code parsing logic for >> the "make benefit" of VsCode >> >> this is where they hide https://github.com/apache/netbeans-vscode >> >> be careful, they could try to abduct you >> >> On Fri, Oct 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM Peter Milesson via users < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Charles, >>> >>> You could always try Qt Creator if you're on Linux. Archlinux has got >>> the best and most recent setup IMHO. You can create "normal" C/C++ >>> applications with Qt Creator also, not only Qt stuff. Debugging and >>> profiling works well. If you go into Qt, the documentation is HUGE, and >>> detailed, and it's not always easy to get a good overview, with a very >>> large example library. Qt Creator is what I use for Linux C/C++ >>> application development since many years. >>> >>> And there's also Microsoft VSCode for Linux (flameproof suit on). It's a >>> good GUI tool. >>> >>> Just my 5 cents... >>> >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> On 30.10.2026 17:30, Charles Bradshaw via users wrote: >>> > I'm trying to enable C/C++ support for the Linux tool chain., gcc, >>> > make and gdb. I was also hoping to get some code formatting and >>> > perhaps even library search code completion. >>> > >>> > I am following this: >>> > >>> https://netbeans.apache.org/tutorial/main/kb/docs/cnd/toolchain/#_tool_collections, >>> >>> > but I fall over at step1 Make sure your NetBeans installation includes >>> > the NetBeans Plugin Development module. >>> > >>> > Because my Netbeans installation, version 3.1, has no 'Development >>> > module'. Step 2, Create a new NetBeans module by choosing File > New >>> > Project. On the Choose Project page of the New Project wizard, select >>> > the category NetBeans Modules >>> > >>> > Again I have no NetBeans to select under 'New Project' >>> > >>> > Am I missing something obvious ?? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> > >>> > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists >>> >>>
