Compile test ncurses program to run independent of cygwin?

Rephrasing a previous post, I appreciate the responses, but the question was not exactly answered (or I didn't get it). I want to use cygwin to compile a test ncurses program so it runs in a dos terminal, independent of cygwin. Windows 7 / 64 bit PC. Installed 32 bit cygwin, everything, to d:\

compile ncurses "hello world" to run independent of cygwin?

I have a Windows 7 / 64 bit PC. I just installed 32 bit cygwin to d:\cygin\. Installed everything. https://cygwin.com/faq.html#faq.setup.everything I started up the Cygwin Terminal. $ echo $PATH /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/cygdrive/c/Program Files/Common Files/Microsoft Shared/Windows Live:/cygdr