Switch from Nmake into MinGW using cygwin-Collection of common programming errors

How to use the MingW instead of the Nmake using cmake ???

I have cygwin installed with Mingw, gcc, g++, and gdb installed on Windows 7 x64

when I try this command :

cmake

I get a long error containing this:

-- Building for: NMake Makefiles
-- The C compiler identification is unknown
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
CMake Error: your RC compiler: "CMAKE_RC_COMPILER-NOTFOUND" was not found.   Ple
ase set CMAKE_RC_COMPILER to a valid compiler path or name.
-- Check for CL compiler version
-- Check for CL compiler version - failed
-- Check if this is a free VC compiler
-- Check if this is a free VC compiler - yes
-- Using FREE VC TOOLS, NO DEBUG available
-- Check for working C compiler: cl

  CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
Call Stack (most recent call first):



CMake Error: your C compiler: "cl" was not found.   Please set CMAKE_C_COMPILER
to a valid compiler path or name.
CMake Error: your CXX compiler: "cl" was not found.   Please set CMAKE_CXX_COMPI
LER to a valid compiler path or name.
-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

1. You should choose

   MinGW Makefiles.

   If gcc is not in path, you should choose

   Specify native compilers

   to point paths to compiler binaries.

Originally posted 2013-11-10 00:10:29.