I tried right-clicking 'project->properties->linker' and adding all the libraries from the w32api folder, but that did not help. It still fails after three days of trying!
"/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk QMAKE= SUBPROJECTS= .build-conf make[1]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Users/Νικολας/Desktop/CppApplication_1'
"/usr/bin/make" -f nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk dist/Debug/Cygwin_4.x_1-Windows/cppapplication_1.exe
make[2]: Entering directory `/cygdrive/c/Users/Νικολας/Desktop/CppApplication_1'
mkdir -p build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x_1-Windows
rm -f build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x_1-Windows/byreferencemain.o.d
gcc.exe -c -g -w -MMD -MP -MF build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x_1-Windows/byreferencemain.o.d -o build/Debug/Cygwin_4.x_1-Windows/byreferencemain.o byreferencemain.c
make[2]: Leaving directory
/cygdrive/c/Users/Νικολας/Desktop/CppApplication_1' nbproject/Makefile-Debug.mk:67: recipe for target.build-conf' failedmake[1]: Leaving directory
/cygdrive/c/Users/Νικολας/Desktop/CppApplication_1' nbproject/Makefile-impl.mk:39: recipe for target.build-impl' failedmake[2]: * No rule to make target
../../../../cygwin/lib/libaclui.a', needed bydist/Debug/Cygwin_4.x_1-Windows/cppapplication_1.exe'. Stop.make[1]: * [.build-conf] Error 2
make: * [.build-impl] Error 2
BUILD FAILED (exit value 2, total time: 2s)
make[2]: * No rule to make target >../../../../cygwin/lib/libaclui.a'
looks like you not only need libaclui.a library, but this file should be placed at the exact place, make sure that such file there by type command:
ls ../../../../cygwin/lib/libaclui.a
in cygwin console