CMake: Add option (v3.24+) to force Ninja output to be coloured.

lancaster-university · Dec 13, 2024 · ee04444 · ee04444
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diff --git a/utils/cmake/colours.cmake b/utils/cmake/colours.cmake
@@ -17,3 +17,8 @@ if(NOT WIN32)
   set(BoldCyan    "${Esc}[1;36m")
   set(BoldWhite   "${Esc}[1;37m")
 endif()
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+# Ninja builds are not coloured, compilers detect their output being piped and
+# remove it. This makes CMake > 3.24 add extra compiler flags to force colour
+# and has no effect on older CMake versions
+set(CMAKE_COLOR_DIAGNOSTICS On)