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CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR

Enable colors in the backend

Type: bool

Help

When enabled selected backend prints errors in red and warning in yellow.

Direct dependencies

(LOG_BACKEND_UART || LOG_BACKEND_NATIVE_POSIX || LOG_BACKEND_RTT || LOG_BACKEND_SWO || LOG_BACKEND_XTENSA_SIM) && !LOG_FRONTEND && !LOG_MINIMAL && LOG

(Includes any dependencies from ifs and menus.)

Default

  • y

Kconfig definition

At subsys/logging/Kconfig.formatting:53

Included via Kconfig:8Kconfig.zephyr:44subsys/Kconfig:31subsys/logging/Kconfig:24

Menu path: (Top) → Sub Systems and OS Services → Logging → Output Formatting

config LOG_BACKEND_SHOW_COLOR
    bool "Enable colors in the backend"
    default y
    depends on (LOG_BACKEND_UART || LOG_BACKEND_NATIVE_POSIX || LOG_BACKEND_RTT || LOG_BACKEND_SWO || LOG_BACKEND_XTENSA_SIM) && !LOG_FRONTEND && !LOG_MINIMAL && LOG
    help
      When enabled selected backend prints errors in red and warning in yellow.

(The ‘depends on’ condition includes propagated dependencies from ifs and menus.)