Win32: enable color output in Windows cmd.exe

kblees · gitster · commit baea068d677f · 2014-07-21T09:32:50.000-07:00
Git requires the TERM environment variable to be set for all color*
settings. Simulate the TERM variable if it is not set (default on Windows).

Signed-off-by: Karsten Blees &lt;blees@dcon.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin &lt;johannes.schindelin@gmx.de&gt;
Signed-off-by: Stepan Kasal &lt;kasal@ucw.cz&gt;
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano &lt;gitster@pobox.com&gt;
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -2113,6 +2113,10 @@ void mingw_startup()
 			setenv("TMPDIR", tmp, 1);
 	}
 
+	/* simulate TERM to enable auto-color (see color.c) */
+	if (!getenv("TERM"))
+		setenv("TERM", "cygwin", 1);
+
 	/* initialize critical section for waitpid pinfo_t list */
 	InitializeCriticalSection(&pinfo_cs);
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -2113,6 +2113,10 @@ void mingw_startup()`
`2113`	`2113`	`setenv("TMPDIR", tmp, 1);`
`2114`	`2114`	`}`
`2115`	`2115`
	`2116`	`+ /* simulate TERM to enable auto-color (see color.c) */`
	`2117`	`+ if (!getenv("TERM"))`
	`2118`	`+ setenv("TERM", "cygwin", 1);`
	`2119`	`+`
`2116`	`2120`	`/* initialize critical section for waitpid pinfo_t list */`
`2117`	`2121`	`InitializeCriticalSection(&pinfo_cs);`
`2118`	`2122`