On 21.02.19 17:22, Udo Steinbach via Boost-users wrote:

Am 2019-02-20 um 22:38 schrieb Raffi Enficiaud via Boost-users:

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and this was fixed in 1.69

I have read it, but was so far been too lazy to compile it. I think that colors may help with many lines of output, and only then. But the default output of boost::test should be OK, one line. Everything else needs attention, also no colors needed.

You can set an environment variable globally if you want to avoid the default behaviour. See https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_69_0/libs/test/doc/html/boost_test/utf_refe... The variable BOOST_TEST_COLOR_OUTPUT is there for your need.

If you want color, you have to handle colors complete, not only 'red here, green that'. Maybe console setup or unsuitable combinations or color blindness (system in high contrast mode) or remote console or whatever that you have to take into account.

Right, so your problem is rather the color scheme of Boost.Test that is not playing well with your color scheme. It is true that I did not adjusted the background and I made the hypothesis of the default one.

Because color is not needed for test AND handling colors is not easy, default should be colorless mode.

I respectfully disagree with this statement. I personally like having color outputs, and combining this with log levels let me parse a big amount of information/logs significantly faster.

That are my first two general thoughts.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_gustibus_non_est_disputandum

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open an issue next time on GitHub

I try to avoid registration on free services.

I am fine with that. I still consult this list, although in a less regular manner. If the variable BOOST_TEST_COLOR_OUTPUT is good enough for you, or if you want an improvement, let me know. Best, Raffi