#8809: Prettier error messages? -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: joelteon | Owner: Type: feature request | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 7.9 Resolution: | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): #8809,#10073,#10179 | Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by Ben Gamari <ben@…>): In [changeset:"f1fc8cbf511c88cb88bf9f46724ee2711f54891a/ghc" f1fc8cbf/ghc]: {{{ #!CommitTicketReference repository="ghc" revision="f1fc8cbf511c88cb88bf9f46724ee2711f54891a" Make diagnostics slightly more colorful This is a preliminary commit to add colors to diagnostics (warning and error messages). The aesthetic changes are: - 'warning', 'error', and 'fatal' are all colored magenta, red, and red respectively. - The warning annotation [-Wsomething] shares the same color. - Warnings and errors are also bolded (this is consistent with what other compilers do). A new flag has been added to control the behavior: -fdiagnostics-color=(always|auto|never) This flag is 'auto' by default. However, auto-detection is not implemented yet, so it effectively it defaults to off. Test Plan: validate Reviewers: austin, bgamari Reviewed By: bgamari Subscribers: thomie Differential Revision: https://phabricator.haskell.org/D2716 GHC Trac Issues: #8809 }}} -- Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8809#comment:36> GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/> The Glasgow Haskell Compiler