use colors on messages

abuild

@@ -25,20 +25,41 @@ PKGDEST=${PKGDEST:-$startdir}
 
 default_cmds="sanitycheck builddeps clean fetch md5check unpack rootpkg"
 
+#colors
+if [ -n "$USE_COLORS" ]; then
+	NORMAL="\033[1;0m"
+	STRONG="\033[1;1m"
+	RED="\033[1;31m"
+	GREEN="\033[1;32m"
+	YELLOW="\033[1;33m"
+	BLUE="\033[1;34m"
+fi	
+	
+
 # functions
 msg() {
-	local fake="${FAKEROOTKEY:+(fakeroot) }"
+	local prompt="$GREEN>>>${NORMAL}"
-	local name="${subpkgname:-$pkgname}"
+	local fake="${FAKEROOTKEY:+${BLUE}(fakeroot)${NORMAL} }"
-	[ -z "$quiet" ] && echo ">>> ${fake}${name}:" "$@" >&2
+	local name="${STRONG}${subpkgname:-$pkgname}${NORMAL}"
+	[ -z "$quiet" ] && printf "${prompt} ${fake}${name}: $@\n" >&2
 }
 
 warning() {
-	echo ">>> Warning:" "$@" >&2
+	local prompt="${YELLOW}>>> WARNING: ${NORMAL}"
+	local fake="${FAKEROOTKEY:+${BLUE}(fakeroot)${NORMAL} }"
+	local name="${STRONG}${subpkgname:-$pkgname}${NORMAL}"
+	printf "${prompt} ${fake}${name}: $@\n" >&2
+}
+
+error() {
+	local prompt="${RED}>>> ERROR: ${NORMAL}"
+	local fake="${FAKEROOTKEY:+${BLUE}(fakeroot)${NORMAL} }"
+	local name="${STRONG}${subpkgname:-$pkgname}${NORMAL}"
+	printf "${prompt} ${fake}${name}: $@\n" >&2
 }
 
 die() {
-	quiet=
+	error "$@"
-	msg "$@" >&2
 	exit 1
 }
 

abuild.conf

@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 export PATH=:/usr/i386-gentoo-linux-uclibc/binutils-bin/2.18:$PATH
 
 export MAKEFLAGS=-j2
+
+# remove line below to disable colors
+USE_COLORS=1