CMake: Add option (v3.24+) to force Ninja output to be coloured. #95
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microbit-carlos
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Ninja builds are not coloured, ninja internally pipes the compiler output, which the compilers detect and remove the text formatting:
https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/wiki/FAQ#why-does-my-program-with-colored-output-not-have-color-under-ninja
This option makes CMake > 3.24 add extra compiler flags to force colour and has no effect on older CMake versions.
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