X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory in Windows 8

Question

The compiler of Netbeans reads:

gcc -c -g -Wall -I/usr/openwin/include graphics.c
graphics.c:13:22: fatal error: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or directory
#include < X11/Xlib.h>
compilation terminated.
make.exe": * [graphics.o] Error 1"

Although there are questions asked about X11/Xlib.h on the site I found none which applies for Windows (as the existing solutions all just seem to work on Mac os). I am really new to programming, so any enlightenment is welcomed!

Answer 1

X Servers are generally found only on Unix-like operating systems. Graphical programming for Windows generally uses a completely different interface.

That said, there /are/ X servers for windows - you'll need to install one, and it's associated SDK, to do any compiling for X, however.