diff --git a/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.cpp b/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.cpp
index c3d4c4fcd..74311a932 100644
--- a/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.cpp
+++ b/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.cpp
@@ -2796,4 +2796,59 @@ size_t GetNumLines(Stream &stream) {
 	return res;	
 }
 
+
+bool SetConsoleColor(CONSOLE_COLOR color) {
+#ifdef PLATFORM_WIN32
+	static HANDLE hstdout = 0;
+	static CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbiInfo = {};
+	static WORD woldattrs;
+	
+	if (hstdout == 0) {
+		hstdout = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+		if (!GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(hstdout, &csbiInfo)) {
+			hstdout = 0;
+			return false;
+		}
+		woldattrs = csbiInfo.wAttributes;
+	}
+	if (color == RESET) 
+		return SetConsoleTextAttribute(hstdout, woldattrs);
+	else
+		return SetConsoleTextAttribute(hstdout, color);
+#else
+	if (color < 100)
+		printf("\x1b[%dm", color);
+	else
+		printf("\x1b[1;%dm", color-100);	
+	return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+void ConsoleOutputDisable(bool disable) {
+#ifdef PLATFORM_WIN32
+	if (disable)
+		freopen("nul", "w", stdout);
+	else
+		freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout); 
+#else
+	static int saved_id = Null;
+	static fpos_t saved_pos;
+	
+	if (disable) {
+		fflush(stdout);
+		fgetpos(stdout, &saved_pos);
+		saved_id = dup(fileno(stdout));
+		close(fileno(stdout));
+	} else {
+		if (!IsNull(saved_id)) {
+			fflush(stdout);
+			dup2(saved_id, fileno(stdout));
+			close(saved_id);
+			clearerr(stdout);
+			fsetpos(stdout, &saved_pos); 
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.h b/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.h
index 9505122cc..c2c07bb47 100644
--- a/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.h
+++ b/bazaar/Functions4U/Functions4U.h
@@ -1189,6 +1189,47 @@ protected:
 	}
 };
 
+enum CONSOLE_COLOR {
+#ifdef PLATFORM_WIN32
+    BLACK       = 0,
+    BLUE        = FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    GREEN       = FOREGROUND_GREEN,
+    CYAN        = FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    RED         = FOREGROUND_RED,
+    MAGENTA     = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    YELLOW      = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN,
+    GRAY        = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    LTBLUE      = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    LTGREEN     = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_GREEN,
+    LTCYAN      = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    LTRED       = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_RED,
+    LTMAGENTA	= FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    LTYELLOW    = FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN,
+    WHITE      	= FOREGROUND_INTENSITY | FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE,
+    RESET
+#else
+	BLACK     	= 30,
+	RED     	= 31,
+	GREEN   	= 32,
+	YELLOW  	= 33,
+	BLUE    	= 34,
+	MAGENTA 	= 35,
+	CYAN    	= 36,
+	GRAY    	= 37,
+	LTRED     	= 131,
+	LTGREEN   	= 132,
+	LTYELLOW  	= 133,
+	LTBLUE    	= 134,
+	LTMAGENTA 	= 135,
+	LTCYAN    	= 136,
+	WHITE    	= 137,
+	RESET   	= 0
+#endif
+};
+
+bool SetConsoleColor(CONSOLE_COLOR color);
+void ConsoleOutputDisable(bool disable);
+	
 }
 
 #endif