--- libgig/trunk/Makefile.am	2014/05/22 12:14:04	2572
+++ libgig/trunk/Makefile.am	2016/05/17 14:30:10	2912
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 # to prevent compile errors on some systems
 AM_CXXFLAGS = -pedantic
 
+# let GCC auto detect whether it (sh/c)ould output its messages in color
+export GCC_COLORS=auto
+
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = gig.pc akai.pc