Cannot compile with ansicon

[sofronas]

I have installed ansicon via [(https://github.com/mcandre/ansicon-win)] because i couldn't figure out how to install it manually.
The problem is that i have installed the MinGW in my Windows 10 Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.192] and i cannot use any command in order to gcc or either run.
I am writing code and i wanna use ansi color displaying in the cmd or powershell window.
Like using an linux environment via unix terminal.
Any way how to figure out?
Thanks in advance!

[adoxa]

That is an old version, remove it. The current version has bugs (which I hope to get to in the next few days), but even so I would recommend using it, but not installing it. Just run ansicon (which starts a new cmd) or ansicon powershell and you should be good to go.

[sofronas]

Thanks for replying me!
I would like to ask how to run ansicon my program in order to have the same output like i would had if i was running the program in a unix terminal. In the code provided there is no anywhere a .exe file in order to run.
Here is the code i wanna run:
#include <stdio.h> #define RED "\x1B[34m" int main(void) { printf(RED" Red\n"); return 0; }

[adoxa]

T:\>cat test.c
#include <stdio.h>
#define RED "\x1B[34m"
int main(void)
{
  printf(RED" Red\n");
  return 0;
}

T:\>gcc -Wall -O2 test.c -s -o test.exe

T:\>test
←[34m Red

T:\>ansicon test
 Red

T:\>ansicon
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

T:\>test
 Red

Although 34 is blue...

[sofronas]

Maybe i skipped something .. or i am doing something wrong...
I did the same way like you show but its stops working.
I have not installed ansicon.
Here is a link of my screenshot : http://prntscr.com/iaqot5
Thanks in advance for your time.

[adoxa]

Are you really using the latest version (confirm with ansicon --version)? You'll find binaries in the releases or on my site. You could even build it yourself - here's mingw-w64 in a virtual 10:

C:\Users\Jason\ansicon>ver

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.15063]

C:\Users\Jason\ansicon>gcc --version
gcc (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project) 7.2.0
Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


C:\Users\Jason\ansicon>make -f makefile.gcc
mkdir x64
ansicon.c
injdll.c
proctype.c
util.c
procrva.c
ansicon.rc
x64/ansicon.exe
ANSI.c
ansi.rc
x64/ANSI64.dll

C:\Users\Jason\ansicon>x64\ansicon --version
ANSICON (64-bit) version 1.81 (28 December, 2017).

C:\Users\Jason\ansicon>gcc -Wall -O2 test.c -s -o test.exe

C:\Users\Jason\ansicon>x64\ansicon test
 Red

[sofronas]

Thanks a lot! Now it worked for me!