That was it - using g++ as the compiler and changing the file name to .cpp The executable file was placed in my cygwin/home/username folder. Do I have to specify that folder in the set path variable for Cygwin to see it? I'm not entirely clear on this issue. I really appreciate the help! Ken Mark J. Reed wrote: >> You named your program with a .c and ran gcc on it. Both of those mean > C, which is a different language from C++. A C++ compiler will > compile a C program, but not the other way around. >> Rename your file to end in .cc, .c++, .cpp, or .cxx, your choice (or > capital .C if you have case sensitivity turned on), and run "g++" > instead of "gcc". >>> -- > Mark J. Reed <markjreed@gmail.com> >> -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >>> -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Cannot-get-%27Hello-World%27-to-compile-tp25188895p25189372.html Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple