C/C++ Compiler Missing on NetBeans 7.3 on Debian

Question

I have installed Debian 7.0.0 and have just installed the full version of NetBeans 7.3 which is supposed to have C/C++ building capabilities. However, when I start, I get the message

No C/C++ Compilers Found

I did a search for this error message and Bugzilla said it was obsolete instructions. However, when I try to build a C++ application, it gives error highlights for standard C++ includes and gives a pop-up asking for the location of the C++ compiler and Makefile. I thought these were both provided by IDEs that are supposed to support C++.

All of my C/C++ compilers (or their names at least) are in

/usr/share/bash-completion/completions

However, when I try to execute them, they behave like they are not there

peter@app-server:~$ ls /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/g++
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/g++
peter@app-server:~$ /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/g++
bash: /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/g++: Permission denied
peter@app-server:~$ sudo /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/g++
sudo: /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/g++: command not found
peter@app-server:~$ 

Answer 1

Check that you actually have a compiler installed. Typing g++ -v on the command line is the easiest way to verify that (and you also get to know which version you're using by default).

If you don't have a compiler yet, aptitude install build-essential will install the bare minimum.