Fix the cmake's output for vcpkg_get_dep_info() (#290)

* Fix the cmake's output for vcpkg_get_dep_info() Set CLICOLOR=0 to force cmake to output "plain" text (without ANSI escape codes) * Adding a reference link Should explain the logic behind CLICOLOR and CLICOLOR_FORCE * Expand the comment * clang-format Co-authored-by: Billy Robert O'Neal III <[email protected]>
microsoft · Dec 3, 2021 · 678019b · 678019b
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diff --git a/src/vcpkg.cpp b/src/vcpkg.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,16 @@ int main(const int argc, const char* const* const argv)
     }
 #endif
     set_environment_variable("VCPKG_COMMAND", get_exe_path_of_current_process().generic_u8string());
+
+    // Prevent child processes (ex. cmake) from producing "colorized"
+    // output (which may include ANSI escape codes), since it would
+    // complicate parsing the output.
+    //
+    // See http://bixense.com/clicolors for the semantics associated with
+    // the CLICOLOR and CLICOLOR_FORCE env variables
+    //
     set_environment_variable("CLICOLOR_FORCE", {});
+    set_environment_variable("CLICOLOR", "0");
 
     Checks::register_global_shutdown_handler([]() {
         const auto elapsed_us_inner = GlobalState::timer.microseconds();