Bug 20788 – Difference between colored and non colored output

The dmd output text is different depending whether color output is on or off. Sample: void main() { int i; e = 3; } Color on: sample.d(4): Error: undefined identifier e Color off: sample.d(4): Error: undefined identifier `e` This is an issue if you want to use the dmd output for dustmite. Color is on by default and very often I forgot, that I cannot just use the output of dub (dmd) but have to disable colored output. The dmd output text should be the same, independent whether color is on or off.

The output is the same, it just looks different in the terminal. If you redirect stderr to a file, regardless of the option of color (on/off) you will have the same output. It's just that when color is on, the backquotes are not displayed, instead the selected words are higlighted. I will close as invalid, but please reopen if you have a use case that is hindered by this.

The issue is not about me, I know the behavior, but every other user will be very likely hit by this behavior and will think dustmite does not work. It is not a display issue. If you copy the output into the clipboard also the necessary ticks are missing. Every user will learn by hard (wasting some time), he/she has to disable color outout if the output should be used for dustmite search.

(In reply to RazvanN from comment #1) > The output is the same, it just looks different in the terminal. If you > redirect stderr to a file, regardless of the option of color (on/off) you > will have the same output. It's just that when color is on, the backquotes > are not displayed, instead the selected words are higlighted. The output is not the same. You say it yourself: The backticks are missing in the colored output. > I will close > as invalid, but please reopen if you have a use case that is hindered by > this. Reopening. Andre has stated his use case: Copying from the terminal, pasting into a dustmite command. I think that's a valid concern, but it might not be deemed important enough to warrant a change. In that case, I suggest closing as WONTFIX instead of INVALID.

@aG0aep6G created dlang/dmd pull request #11110 "fix issue 20788 - Difference between colored and non colored output" fixing this issue: - fix issue 20788 - Difference between colored and non colored output https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/11110

dlang/dmd pull request #11110 "fix issue 20788 - Difference between colored and non colored output" was merged into master: - 359824bf497ba8e07bd358b12a46b39201fea428 by aG0aep6G: fix issue 20788 - Difference between colored and non colored output - 9dde9c3190952526fca713b0bc0e4e25afeaa45e by aG0aep6G: fixup! fix issue 20788 - Difference between colored and non colored output https://github.com/dlang/dmd/pull/11110