From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 23 02:00:56 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E8D81065799 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:00:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnorwick@centurytel.net) Received: from mail963c35.nsolutionszone.com (mail963c35.nsolutionszone.com [209.235.152.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBC898FC08 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:00:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Authenticated-User: mnorwick.centurytel.net Received: from blacky.norwickhouse.net (174-124-35-119.dyn.centurytel.net [174.124.35.119]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail963c35.nsolutionszone.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p0N20rb7006053 for ; Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:00:54 GMT Message-ID: <4D3B8BD4.5010606@centurytel.net> Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:00:52 -0600 From: "Michael D. Norwick" User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.9.1.10) Gecko/20100629 Thunderbird/3.0.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=1.1 cv=FaP+qPOmcLigx2VS2h1+/mVlCb38u491VNzw7+SmOLQ= c=1 sm=1 a=bxKj6HLtCKEA:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=1kf9EuSGpTLFoLf9O9aMsA==:17 a=Gless7yqe8eRSyUhh2wA:9 a=AhiE4Z2QUzNrXnzau8Bq4HpBqiUA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=1kf9EuSGpTLFoLf9O9aMsA==:117 Subject: Colorized compiler/linker messages X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 02:00:56 -0000 Good Day, I have seen this for some time when building ports and was wondering how it was done. GCC when compiling and linking certain programs, ebook for example, emits messages in various colors. How is that done? Where does one find what the various colors are supposed to signify? Or, is it just because it's more appealing? Thank You, Michael