1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala
index fb9ce83fc..d6e3cc89b 100644
--- a/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala
+++ b/src/dotty/tools/dotc/Compiler.scala
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Symbols._
 import Types._
 import Scopes._
 import typer.{FrontEnd, Typer, ImportInfo, RefChecks}
-import reporting.{Reporter, FancyConsoleReporter}
+import reporting.{Reporter, ConsoleReporter, FancyConsoleReporter}
 import Phases.Phase
 import transform._
 import transform.TreeTransforms.{TreeTransform, TreeTransformer}
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class Compiler {
       .setTyper(new Typer)
       .setMode(Mode.ImplicitsEnabled)
       .setTyperState(new MutableTyperState(ctx.typerState, ctx.typerState.reporter, isCommittable = true))
+      .setReporter(
+        if (ctx.settings.color.value == "never") new ConsoleReporter()
+        else new FancyConsoleReporter()
+      )
     ctx.initialize()(start) // re-initialize the base context with start
     def addImport(ctx: Context, refFn: () => TermRef) =
       ctx.fresh.setImportInfo(ImportInfo.rootImport(refFn)(ctx))