Re: [PATCH 00/18] make test "linting" more comprehensive

> > I wonder if color output for "# chainlint" and "?!" annotations would
> > help, too. It looks like that may be tricky, though, because the
> > annotations re-parsed internally in some cases.
> 
> I had the exact same thought about coloring the "# chainlint:" lines
> and "?!FOO?!" annotations, and how helpful that could be to anyone
> (not just newcomers). Aside from not having much free time these days,
> a big reason I didn't tackle it was because doing so properly probably
> means relying upon some third-party Perl module, and I intentionally
> wanted to keep the linter independent of add-on modules. Even without
> a "coloring" module of some sort, if Perl had a standard `curses`
> module (which it doesn't), then it would have been easy enough to ask
> `curses` for the proper color codes and apply them as needed. I'm
> old-school, so it doesn't appeal to me, but an alternative would be to
> assume it's safe to use ANSI color codes, but even that may have to be
> done carefully (i.e. checking TERM and accepting only some whitelisted
> entries, and worrying about about Windows consoles).