commit e93c7cd6938cf491ea84728d9f885717542a2f51
author Arnold Gabriel Benedict <arnoldgabriel.benedict@arm.com> Tue May 14 09:17:20 2024 +0100
committer Antonio de Angelis <Antonio.deAngelis@arm.com> Tue Jan 07 11:29:58 2025 +0200
tree df164387c775885bfc03b965dee1816b6703bbdd
parent c5de6281ef39f2fd663cb6e86a717c8878cd3696

Build: GNUARM: add color diagnostics while using ninja generator

Add compile option '-fdiagnostics-color=always' as a workaround to a
bug in GCC for ninja build where the compiler output doesn't add color.
For reference: https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/issues/174

Signed-off-by: Arnold Gabriel Benedict <arnoldgabriel.benedict@arm.com>
Change-Id: I36da3d659216e92c6e40ff4923f4548306fe712d

toolchain_GNUARM.cmake

diff --git a/toolchain_GNUARM.cmake b/toolchain_GNUARM.cmake
index 689f959..3ecb795 100644
--- a/toolchain_GNUARM.cmake
+++ b/toolchain_GNUARM.cmake
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@
     message(FATAL_ERROR "BRANCH_PROTECTION NOT supported for GNU-ARM")
 endif()
 
+# Workaround to add diagnostics color while using Ninja generator.
+# For reference: https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/issues/174
+if (CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja")
+    add_compile_options(
+        -fdiagnostics-color=always
+    )
+endif()
+
 add_link_options(
     --entry=Reset_Handler
     -specs=nano.specs