colorbb

This is a simple wrapper written in Perl for making the output from b2 command from Boost.Build easier to read (more colorful), and errors easier to find in messy compilations. Initially discussed as part of Boost trac ticket #3508 - bjam output in colours.

Port of colormake by Bjarni R. Einarsson.

Files

• colorbb.pl A perl filter, which colorizes b2 output.
• colorbb A shell script, which combines b2 and colorbb.pl

Install

Copy both scripts to location in your $PATH.

Usage

Type colorbb whenever you'd ordinarily type b2:

$ colorbb -j4 toolset=clang cxxflags="-std=c++11" variant=debug test

Author

Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net/.

Credits

Bjarni R. Einarsson for colormake.

License

(inherited from colormake)

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.