--- linuxsampler/trunk/Makefile.am	2014/05/30 12:48:05	2581
+++ linuxsampler/trunk/Makefile.am	2016/04/20 15:22:58	2884
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
              benchmarks/Makefile \
              benchmarks/triang.cpp
 
+# let GCC auto detect whether it (sh/c)ould output its messages in color
+export GCC_COLORS=auto
+
 .PHONY: parser testcases
 
 if HAVE_SQLITE3