2013-09-20 Jakub Jelinek * common.opt (-fdiagnostics-color=): Default to auto. * toplev.c (process_options): Always default to -fdiagnostics-color=auto if no -f{,no-}diagnostics-color*. * doc/invoke.texi (-fdiagnostics-color*): Adjust documentation of the default. --- gcc/common.opt.jj 2013-09-18 12:06:53.000000000 +0200 +++ gcc/common.opt 2013-09-20 10:00:00.935823900 +0200 @@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ Common Alias(fdiagnostics-color=,always, ; fdiagnostics-color= -Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_NO) +Common Joined RejectNegative Var(flag_diagnostics_show_color) Enum(diagnostic_color_rule) Init(DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO) -fdiagnostics-color=[never|always|auto] Colorize diagnostics ; Required for these enum values. --- gcc/toplev.c.jj 2013-09-09 11:32:39.000000000 +0200 +++ gcc/toplev.c 2013-09-20 10:10:08.198721005 +0200 @@ -1229,10 +1229,8 @@ process_options (void) maximum_field_alignment = initial_max_fld_align * BITS_PER_UNIT; - /* Default to -fdiagnostics-color=auto if GCC_COLORS is in the environment, - otherwise default to -fdiagnostics-color=never. */ - if (!global_options_set.x_flag_diagnostics_show_color - && getenv ("GCC_COLORS")) + /* Default to -fdiagnostics-color=auto. */ + if (!global_options_set.x_flag_diagnostics_show_color) pp_show_color (global_dc->printer) = colorize_init (DIAGNOSTICS_COLOR_AUTO); --- gcc/doc/invoke.texi.jj 2013-09-18 12:06:50.000000000 +0200 +++ gcc/doc/invoke.texi 2013-09-20 10:09:29.079904455 +0200 @@ -3046,8 +3046,7 @@ a message which is too long to fit on a @cindex highlight, color, colour @vindex GCC_COLORS @r{environment variable} Use color in diagnostics. @var{WHEN} is @samp{never}, @samp{always}, -or @samp{auto}. The default is @samp{never} if @env{GCC_COLORS} environment -variable isn't present in the environment, and @samp{auto} otherwise. +or @samp{auto}. The default is @samp{auto}. @samp{auto} means to use color only when the standard error is a terminal. The forms @option{-fdiagnostics-color} and @option{-fno-diagnostics-color} are aliases for @option{-fdiagnostics-color=always} and