Configuring Fortran77 in Windows7

I followed the article to integrate Fortran to NetBeans. In order to do so, the following procedure should be followed.

1. install cygwin (linux like environment for windows)
2. install the Fortran compiler and related tools
3. integrate to Fortran to Netbeans.

I will describe the first two only, since the above linked article has nicely described "How to integrate Fortran to Netbeans". 

Install Cygwin

1. download the setup.exe from cygwin.com from the location pointed out in the figure below.

2. Once you run the setup.exe it will prompt you three options. My preference is the second one. download without installing- as shown in the following figure.

 

3. Then you can click "Next" for the coming options, since there's no need to deviate from default options until you are asked to select the packages as shown below.

5. Select the c, c++, f77 compiler packages( within the devel category) and gnu make utility package. These packages may depend on other packages, those must be downloaded. You will be prompted to do download them by the installation wizard.

Yeah yeah, it takes some time to download!

6.Once you finish the downloading, run the setup.exe file again and use the "Install from local directory". You will be asked to show the directory where you have downloaded it. (this folders name is odd. something like "ftp%3a%2f%2fcygwin.mirrors.pair.com%2f")

7. Then you should go next and next until it is finished!! You could see the start Cygwin by double clicking the icon on the desktop.

8. "g++ --version" would show you the gcc version installed. likewise check other installations you mentioned in the package selection (number 5).

9. Enjoy what you have done :)