c - CMAKE ERROR with CLion

Question

I am a beginner in programming with C and I get this error code if i start a project on CLion:

C:Program FilesJetBrainsCLion 2017.2.2incmakeincmake.exe" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -G "CodeBlocks - MinGW Makefiles" C:UsersdanieCLionProjectsuntitled2
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 5.3.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is unknown
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe
-- Check for working C compiler: C:/MinGW/bin/gcc.exe -- works
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (project):
  The CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER:

g++.exe

is not a full path and was not found in the PATH.

Tell CMake where to find the compiler by setting either the environment variable "CXX" or the CMake cache entry CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER to the full path to the compiler, or to the compiler name if it is in the PATH.

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "C:/Users/danie/CLionProjects/untitled2/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
See also "C:/Users/danie/CLionProjects/untitled2/cmake-build-debug/CMakeFiles/CMakeError.log".

[Finished]

What can I do to get it working? Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

By default, CMake expects that project needs support for both C and C++. If your project needs only C, specify that in project() call:

project(<project-name> C)