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README: /proc/self/exe is required for _IGNORED_BINARIES.
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coloredstderr is a small library which uses 'LD_PRELOAD' to color stderr. It
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``follows'' dups, has minimal performance overhead and can ignore certain
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binaries (requires /proc).
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binaries.
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Like all solutions using 'LD_PRELOAD' it only works with dynamically linked
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binaries. Statically linked binaries, for example valgrind, are not supported.
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@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ The following additional environment variables are available:
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Comma separated list of binary names/paths which should not be tracked
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(including their children). Useful for `reset` which writes to the terminal,
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but fails to work if the output is colored. See below for an example.
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Requires `/proc/self/exe`.
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All environment variables starting with 'COLORED_STDERR_PRIVATE_*' are
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internal variables used by the implementation and should not be set manually.
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@@ -158,8 +159,8 @@ KNOWN ISSUES
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inlines the code into the program without calling any function.
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- Test `test_stdio.sh` fails on FreeBSD, because FreeBSD does handle the above
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correctly (no inlining), but the test is designed for GNU/Linux.
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- 'COLORED_STDERR_IGNORED_BINARIES' requires the `/proc` file system.
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Suggestions welcome.
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- 'COLORED_STDERR_IGNORED_BINARIES' requires `/proc/self/exe`. Suggestions
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welcome.
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- Output of `strace` is not always colored correctly as the output from
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`coloredstderr` is traced and displayed as well. Suggestions welcome.
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