docs: remove obsolete cmd bootstrap and delete dcrup.cmd

fix: restore Unicode characters in PowerShell installer
fix dcrup installers and installation docs
2026-10-21 11:08:30 +00:00 · 2026-10-11 15:12:40 +08:00 · 2026-10-11 15:09:09 +08:00 · 2026-10-11 15:04:16 +08:00 · 2026-09-25 23:29:39 +08:00 · 2026-09-24 01:10:19 +03:00
45 changed files with 1306 additions and 968 deletions
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 4
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
 version = "1.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c982642fa9e8606056828ee9a8505737230110bb1099153c79efe865c59d12ba"
 dependencies = [
 "memchr",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "android_system_properties"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -11,6 +20,56 @@ dependencies = [
 "libc",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "anstream"
 version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "824a212faf96e9acacdbd09febd34438f8f711fb84e09a8916013cd7815ca28d"
 dependencies = [
 "anstyle",
 "anstyle-parse",
 "anstyle-query",
 "anstyle-wincon",
 "colorchoice",
 "is_terminal_polyfill",
 "utf8parse",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle"
 version = "1.0.14"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "940b3a0ca603d1eade50a4846a2afffd5ef57a9feac2c0e2ec2e14f9ead76000"
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle-parse"
 version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "52ce7f38b242319f7cabaa6813055467063ecdc9d355bbb4ce0c68908cd8130e"
 dependencies = [
 "utf8parse",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle-query"
 version = "1.1.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "40c48f72fd53cd289104fc64099abca73db4166ad86ea0b4341abe65af83dadc"
 dependencies = [
 "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "anstyle-wincon"
 version = "3.0.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "291e6a250ff86cd4a820112fb8898808a366d8f9f58ce16d1f538353ad55747d"
 dependencies = [
 "anstyle",
 "once_cell_polyfill",
 "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.102"
@@ -106,6 +165,12 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows-link",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "colorchoice"
 version = "1.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1d07550c9036bf2ae0c684c4297d503f838287c83c53686d05370d0e139ae570"
 [[package]]
 name = "core-foundation"
 version = "0.9.4"
@@ -157,8 +222,11 @@ name = "dcr"
 version = "0.9.1"
 dependencies = [
 "ctrlc",
 "env_logger",
 "fatfs",
 "glob",
 "log",
 "owo-colors",
 "self-replace",
 "serde",
 "serde_json",
@@ -168,6 +236,37 @@ dependencies = [
 "ureq",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "defmt"
 version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e2953bfe4f93bbd20cc71198842756f77d161884c99ebbabc41d80231ded88d1"
 dependencies = [
 "bitflags 1.3.2",
 "defmt-macros",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "defmt-macros"
 version = "1.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bad9c72e7ca2137e0dc3813245a0d282fd6daad32fd800af018306a9169b5fe8"
 dependencies = [
 "defmt-parser",
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
 "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "defmt-parser"
 version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "10d60334b3b2e7c9d91ef8150abfb6fa4c1c39ebbcf4a81c2e346aad939fee3e"
 dependencies = [
 "thiserror",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "digest"
 version = "0.10.7"
@@ -198,7 +297,30 @@ checksum = "1ac70aa55017e108007fbaf5aa0f54b021c98f92ff8af59d42eda9da96e3dd4f"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "env_filter"
 version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "900d271a03799a1ee8d1ca9b19893b48ca674a9284fefcfb85f05e74ed314217"
 dependencies = [
 "log",
 "regex",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "env_logger"
 version = "0.11.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "de671bd27a75a797dc9ae289ba1e77276e75e2026408aab65185384e2d5cd3f6"
 dependencies = [
 "anstream",
 "anstyle",
 "env_filter",
 "jiff",
 "log",
 ]
 [[package]]
@@ -475,12 +597,54 @@ dependencies = [
 "serde_core",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "is_terminal_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a6cb138bb79a146c1bd460005623e142ef0181e3d0219cb493e02f7d08a35695"
 [[package]]
 name = "itoa"
 version = "1.0.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "8f42a60cbdf9a97f5d2305f08a87dc4e09308d1276d28c869c684d7777685682"
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff"
 version = "0.2.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "668b7183bd07af9a4885f5c35b0cc5c83c4607a913c16b7e17291832910d2dcc"
 dependencies = [
 "defmt",
 "jiff-core",
 "jiff-static",
 "log",
 "portable-atomic",
 "portable-atomic-util",
 "serde_core",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff-core"
 version = "0.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7feca88439efe53da3754500c1851dedf3cb36c524dd5cf8225cc0794de95d09"
 dependencies = [
 "defmt",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "jiff-static"
 version = "0.2.35"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3a69dcb3a21cfb32ce1cd056169337ca284af0766dd766e7878819b251a49204"
 dependencies = [
 "jiff-core",
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
 "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "js-sys"
 version = "0.3.103"
@@ -518,9 +682,9 @@ checksum = "92daf443525c4cce67b150400bc2316076100ce0b3686209eb8cf3c31612e6f0"
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
-version = "0.4.30"
+version = "0.4.34"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "616ec5685824bcc94416c6d4a7a446eea774a31efd7062c8480ba6fd06d7a6e5"
+checksum = "f9f8bd3e56ce4dfc153cf470fffbfa98c7620958b312ca5c3a4b8d5181fd13c6"
 [[package]]
 name = "memchr"
@@ -570,12 +734,24 @@ version = "1.21.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9f7c3e4beb33f85d45ae3e3a1792185706c8e16d043238c593331cc7cd313b50"
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell_polyfill"
 version = "1.70.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "384b8ab6d37215f3c5301a95a4accb5d64aa607f1fcb26a11b5303878451b4fe"
 [[package]]
 name = "openssl-probe"
 version = "0.1.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d05e27ee213611ffe7d6348b942e8f942b37114c00cc03cec254295a4a17852e"
 [[package]]
 name = "owo-colors"
 version = "4.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "13c45bb4a6ae1280ec0803b1ef9d3455eb50f01efbbe1447ab020f1d54fba9d8"
 [[package]]
 name = "percent-encoding"
 version = "2.3.2"
@@ -588,6 +764,21 @@ version = "0.2.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a89322df9ebe1c1578d689c92318e070967d1042b512afbe49518723f4e6d5cd"
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic"
 version = "1.15.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "05c8b63e8d9609db387f0324918f81d68fe27748f084ef092fb35954d0539a85"
 [[package]]
 name = "portable-atomic-util"
 version = "0.2.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "10ab3eb7f3becc3a1cbc4f2c6f20267996cfc1a6467a873763411b136a122715"
 dependencies = [
 "portable-atomic",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "potential_utf"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -604,7 +795,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "479ca8adacdd7ce8f1fb39ce9ecccbfe93a3f1344b3d0d97f20bc0196208f62b"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
@@ -631,6 +822,35 @@ version = "6.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f8dcc9c7d52a811697d2151c701e0d08956f92b0e24136cf4cf27b57a6a0d9bf"
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.13.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f020237b6c8eed93db2e2cb53c00c60a8e1bc73da7d073199a1180401450218d"
 dependencies = [
 "aho-corasick",
 "memchr",
 "regex-automata",
 "regex-syntax",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-automata"
 version = "0.4.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ad8553b9b26413251cbf30e620595c7a41b3887f03da04579c0e6b0d6a06b4b2"
 dependencies = [
 "aho-corasick",
 "memchr",
 "regex-syntax",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "regex-syntax"
 version = "0.8.11"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d6f6ff9a378485b298a5286656da665ba74413d36db0979633275d2e708145d4"
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
 version = "1.1.4"
@@ -757,7 +977,7 @@ checksum = "d540f220d3187173da220f885ab66608367b6574e925011a9353e4badda91d79"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
@@ -828,6 +1048,17 @@ dependencies = [
 "unicode-ident",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "3.0.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "12df2e0110f65b775f769bb17ef989067a1d931b2eb822bd4346631eeada89f9"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
 "unicode-ident",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "synstructure"
 version = "0.13.2"
@@ -836,7 +1067,7 @@ checksum = "728a70f3dbaf5bab7f0c4b1ac8d7ae5ea60a4b5549c8a5914361c99147a709d2"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
@@ -852,6 +1083,26 @@ dependencies = [
 "windows-sys 0.61.2",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror"
 version = "2.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec86235f5fcc2a73650310756d2ac5b138a5780bbbdfae3eeccec992c435ba4f"
 dependencies = [
 "thiserror-impl",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "thiserror-impl"
 version = "2.0.20"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "bc04cd3e1236dd4a98afca4569f2deb3f120e5422a4023be2cb683f8486292af"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
 "syn 3.0.5",
 ]
 [[package]]
 name = "tinystr"
 version = "0.8.3"
@@ -976,6 +1227,12 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b6c140620e7ffbb22c2dee59cafe6084a59b5ffc27a8859a5f0d494b5d52b6be"
 [[package]]
 name = "utf8parse"
 version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "06abde3611657adf66d383f00b093d7faecc7fa57071cce2578660c9f1010821"
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.5"
@@ -1032,7 +1289,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "bumpalo",
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
@@ -1100,7 +1357,7 @@ checksum = "053e2e040ab57b9dc951b72c264860db7eb3b0200ba345b4e4c3b14f67855ddf"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
@@ -1111,7 +1368,7 @@ checksum = "3f316c4a2570ba26bbec722032c4099d8c8bc095efccdc15688708623367e358"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
@@ -1271,7 +1528,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "heck",
 "indexmap",
 "prettyplease",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 "wasm-metadata",
 "wit-bindgen-core",
 "wit-component",
@@ -1287,7 +1544,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "prettyplease",
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 "wit-bindgen-core",
 "wit-bindgen-rust",
 ]
@@ -1354,7 +1611,7 @@ checksum = "de844c262c8848816172cef550288e7dc6c7b7814b4ee56b3e1553f275f1858e"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 "synstructure",
 ]
@@ -1375,7 +1632,7 @@ checksum = "11532158c46691caf0f2593ea8358fed6bbf68a0315e80aae9bd41fbade684a1"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 "synstructure",
 ]
@@ -1415,7 +1672,7 @@ checksum = "625dc425cab0dca6dc3c3319506e6593dcb08a9f387ea3b284dbd52a92c40555"
 dependencies = [
 "proc-macro2",
 "quote",
- "syn",
+ "syn 2.0.117",
 ]
 [[package]]
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ serde_json = "1"
 ctrlc = "3"
 fatfs = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
 # Logging
 log = "0.4.34"
 env_logger = "0.11.11"
 owo-colors = "4"
 [profile.release]
 opt-level = "z"
 lto = "thin"
--- a/dcrup.cmd
+++ b/dcrup.cmd
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
@echo off
 setlocal
 set "SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0"
 if exist "%SCRIPT_DIR%dcrup.ps1" (
  powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%SCRIPT_DIR%dcrup.ps1" %*
  exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 )
 if exist "%USERPROFILE%\.dcr\bin\dcrup.ps1" (
  powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%USERPROFILE%\.dcr\bin\dcrup.ps1" %*
  exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
 )
 echo [error] dcrup.ps1 not found near dcrup.cmd >&2
 exit /b 1
--- a/dcrup.ps1
+++ b/dcrup.ps1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#Requires -Version 5.1
+#Requires -Version 5.1
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 $DcrupHome = if ($env:DCRUP_HOME) { $env:DCRUP_HOME } else { Join-Path $env:USERPROFILE '.dcr' }
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ $DcrupBin  = if ($env:DCRUP_BIN)  { $env:DCRUP_BIN  } else { Join-Path $DcrupHom
 $DcrupTc   = Join-Path $DcrupHome 'toolchains'
 $DcrupMeta = Join-Path $DcrupHome 'meta'
 $RepoUrl   = if ($env:DCRUP_REPO) { $env:DCRUP_REPO } else { 'https://github.com/dexoron/dcr' }
 $InstallUrl = if ($env:DCRUP_INSTALL_URL) { $env:DCRUP_INSTALL_URL } else { 'https://ps1.dcr-tool.ru' }
 $DcrupMirror = if ($env:DCRUP_MIRROR) { $env:DCRUP_MIRROR } else { 'auto' }
 $ApiLatest = 'https://api.github.com/repos/dexoron/dcr/releases/latest'
 $ApiAll    = 'https://api.github.com/repos/dexoron/dcr/releases'
@@ -133,6 +134,18 @@ function Link-Default([string]$id) {
    Ok "default → $id ($dst)"
 }
 function Resolve-InstalledId([string]$spec) {
    Parse-Spec $spec
    if ($script:SpecChannel -eq 'night' -or $script:SpecFloating) {
        $item = Get-ChildItem $DcrupTc -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
            Where-Object { $_.Name -like "$($script:SpecChannel)-*" } |
            Sort-Object Name | Select-Object -Last 1
        if ($item) { return $item.Name }
        return $null
    }
    return (Toolchain-Id)
 }
 function Set-Mirror([string]$value) {
    if ($value -notin @('auto', 'cf', 'gh', 'sf', 'ya')) {
        Die "invalid --mirror: $value (use auto|cf|gh|sf|ya)"
@@ -379,7 +392,19 @@ function Cmd-Show {
 function Cmd-SelfInstall {
    Ensure-Dirs
-    Copy-Item $PSCommandPath (Join-Path $DcrupBin 'dcrup.ps1') -Force
+    if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($PSCommandPath) -or -not (Test-Path $PSCommandPath)) {
        # With `irm URL | iex`, PowerShell evaluates text and there is no
        # source path. Download the canonical installer for self-install.
        $tmp = Join-Path $env:TEMP ("dcrup-" + [guid]::NewGuid().ToString('N') + '.ps1')
        try {
            Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $InstallUrl -OutFile $tmp -UseBasicParsing -UserAgent 'dcrup'
            Copy-Item $tmp (Join-Path $DcrupBin 'dcrup.ps1') -Force
        } finally {
            Remove-Item $tmp -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        }
    } else {
        Copy-Item $PSCommandPath (Join-Path $DcrupBin 'dcrup.ps1') -Force
    }
    Install-CmdShim
    Ensure-UserPath
    Ok "dcrup installed to $DcrupBin (use: dcrup …)"
@@ -417,7 +442,7 @@ switch ($cmd) {
        if ($a -like 'night-*') { Cmd-Install @('night', '--build', '--force') }
        elseif ($a -like 'stable-*') { Cmd-Install @('stable', '--force') }
        elseif ($a -like 'dev-*') { Cmd-Install @('dev', '--force') }
-        else { Ok "pinned $a — install a newer version explicitly" }
+        else { Ok "pinned $a - install a newer version explicitly" }
    }
    'uninstall' {
        if ($rest -contains '--all') {
@@ -426,9 +451,21 @@ switch ($cmd) {
            Remove-Item (Active-Path) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            Ok 'removed all'
        } else {
-            Die 'use: dcrup uninstall --all  (or install a replacement first)'
+            if ($rest.Count -ne 1) { Die 'usage: dcrup uninstall <spec>|--all' }
            $id = Resolve-InstalledId $rest[0]
            if (-not $id) { Die "not installed: $($rest[0])" }
            $dir = Join-Path $DcrupTc $id
            if (-not (Test-Path $dir)) { Die "not installed: $($rest[0])" }
            Remove-Item -Recurse -Force $dir
            if ((Read-Active) -eq $id) {
                Remove-Item (Join-Path $DcrupBin 'dcr.exe') -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                Remove-Item (Active-Path) -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                Warn 'removed active toolchain; install or select another default'
            }
            Ok "removed $id"
        }
    }
    'self-install' { Cmd-SelfInstall }
    default { Die "unknown command: $cmd" }
 }
--- a/dcrup.sh
+++ b/dcrup.sh
--- a/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/getting-started/installation.mdx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Install and switch DCR versions (stable / dev / night, pin `0.8.2`, optional bui
 ### Linux / macOS / BSD / Windows (bash)
 ```sh
-curl -fsSL https://sh.dcr-tool.ru | sh -s -- self-install
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.dcr-tool.ru | sh -s -- self-install
 export PATH="$HOME/.dcr/bin:$PATH"
 dcrup install stable
 ```
@@ -19,28 +19,19 @@ dcrup install stable
 Non-interactive install of DCR in one shot:
 ```sh
-curl -fsSL https://sh.dcr-tool.ru | sh -s -- install stable
+curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.dcr-tool.ru | sh -s -- install stable
 export PATH="$HOME/.dcr/bin:$PATH"
 ```
 ### Windows (PowerShell)
 ```powershell
-irm https://ps1.dcr-tool.ru | iex
+& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm https://ps1.dcr-tool.ru))) self-install
 # or download then run:
 # irm https://ps1.dcr-tool.ru -OutFile dcrup.ps1
 # powershell -File .\dcrup.ps1 self-install
 # $env:Path += ";$env:USERPROFILE\.dcr\bin"
 dcrup install stable
 ```
-Optional cmd bootstrap (if you prefer `curl` of the cmd shim):
+After `self-install`, the command is **`dcrup`** (no `.sh` / `.ps1`) and is installed in `~/.dcr/bin` (Unix) or `%USERPROFILE%\.dcr\bin` (Windows).
 ```bat
 curl -fsSL -o dcrup.cmd https://cmd.dcr-tool.ru
 ```
 After `self-install`, the command is **`dcrup`** (no `.sh` / `.ps1`): shims live in `~/.dcr/bin` (Unix) or `%USERPROFILE%\.dcr\bin` (Windows `dcrup.cmd`).
 ### Common dcrup commands
@@ -58,6 +49,8 @@ dcrup update
 dcrup list
 dcrup show
 dcrup which
 dcrup uninstall 0.8.2    # remove one installed version
 dcrup uninstall --all    # remove all installed versions
 ```
 Layout: `~/.dcr/toolchains/<id>/dcr` and `~/.dcr/bin/dcr` → active version.
--- a/src/cli/add.rs
+++ b/src/cli/add.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::core::build_config::Config;
+use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::core::deps::register;
+
 use crate::core::{build_config::Config, deps::register};
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST};
 use crate::utils::fs::find_project_root;
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, colored, printc};
+use toml::{Value, map::Map};
 use toml::Value;
 use toml::map::Map;
 /// Parsed arguments for the `dcr add` command.
 ///
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ pub struct AddArgs {
 /// Process exit code: `0` on success, non-zero on usage or I/O errors.
 pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc(
+        sprintln!(
-            "    dcr add <name> <source> [--branch <b>] [--tag <t>] [--rev <r>]",
+            HELP_EXAMPLES_ST,
-            BOLD_CYAN,
+            "    dcr add <name> <source> [--branch <b>] [--tag <t>] [--rev <r>]"
        );
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Adds a dependency to the project.");
        println!();
-        printc("SOURCES:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "SOURCES:");
        println!("    github:user/repo          GitHub repository");
        println!("    gitlab:user/repo          GitLab repository");
        println!("    git:host.com/user/repo    Generic git repository");
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        println!("    pkg-config:fmt            System pkg-config dependency");
        println!("    <version>                 Version from registry");
        println!();
-        printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
        println!("    --branch <b>    Use a specific branch");
        println!("    --tag <t>       Use a specific tag");
        println!("    --rev <r>       Use a specific commit hash");
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let start_dir = match std::env::current_dir() {
        Ok(dir) => dir,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to determine current directory");
+            error!("Failed to determine current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let root = match find_project_root(&start_dir) {
        Ok(Some(dir)) => dir,
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml file not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml file not found");
            return 1;
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let mut config = match Config::open(&root.join("dcr.toml").to_string_lossy()) {
        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
        Err(err) => {
-            error(&err.to_string());
+            error!("{err}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -154,19 +154,19 @@ pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    } else if let Some(version) = add_args.version_from_registry {
        Value::String(version)
    } else {
-        error("Dependency source (path, git, or pkg-config) must be provided");
+        error!("Dependency source (path, git, or pkg-config) must be provided");
        return 1;
    };
    let key = format!("dependencies.{}", add_args.name);
    if let Err(err) = config.edit(&key, dep_value) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to update dcr.toml: {}", err));
+        error!("Failed to update dcr.toml: {err}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} dependency `{}` to dcr.toml",
-        colored("Added", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "Added".style(SUCCESS_ST),
        add_args.name
    );
    0
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ pub fn add(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
 /// `path:`, `github:`, `gitlab:`, or `git:` prefixes, or a full git URL.
 fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
    if args.is_empty() {
-        error("Usage: dcr add <name> <source> [--branch <branch> | --tag <tag> | --rev <rev>]");
+        error!("Usage: dcr add <name> <source> [--branch <branch> | --tag <tag> | --rev <rev>]");
-        error("Sources:");
+        error!("Sources:");
-        error("  github:user/repo          -> github.com/user/repo");
+        error!("  github:user/repo          -> github.com/user/repo");
-        error("  gitlab:user/repo          -> gitlab.com/user/repo");
+        error!("  gitlab:user/repo          -> gitlab.com/user/repo");
-        error("  git:host.com/user/repo    -> host.com/user/repo");
+        error!("  git:host.com/user/repo    -> host.com/user/repo");
-        error("  path:./path/to/lib        -> local path");
+        error!("  path:./path/to/lib        -> local path");
-        error("  pkg-config:fmt            -> system pkg-config package");
+        error!("  pkg-config:fmt            -> system pkg-config package");
        return Err(1);
    }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
    let mut iter = args.iter();
    if let Some(n) = iter.next() {
        if n.starts_with("--") {
-            error("First argument must be the dependency name");
+            error!("First argument must be the dependency name");
            return Err(1);
        }
        name = n.clone();
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
    if let Some(s) = iter.next() {
        if s.starts_with("--") {
-            error("Second argument must be the dependency source");
+            error!("Second argument must be the dependency source");
            return Err(1);
        }
        source_spec = s.clone();
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
                        )
                    })
                    .map_err(|(msg, code)| {
-                        error(&msg);
+                        error!("{msg}");
                        code
                    })?;
                return Ok(AddArgs {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
                });
            }
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&format!("Cannot add `{}` without source: {}", name, e));
+                error!("Cannot add `{}` without source: {}", name, e);
                return Err(1);
            }
        }
@@ -251,26 +251,26 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
            "--branch" => {
                branch = iter.next().cloned();
                if branch.is_none() {
-                    error("--branch requires a value");
+                    error!("--branch requires a value");
                    return Err(1);
                }
            }
            "--tag" => {
                tag = iter.next().cloned();
                if tag.is_none() {
-                    error("--tag requires a value");
+                    error!("--tag requires a value");
                    return Err(1);
                }
            }
            "--rev" => {
                rev = iter.next().cloned();
                if rev.is_none() {
-                    error("--rev requires a value");
+                    error!("--rev requires a value");
                    return Err(1);
                }
            }
            _ => {
-                error(&format!("Unknown argument: {}", arg));
+                error!("Unknown argument: {arg}");
                return Err(1);
            }
        }
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
            .map(str::to_string)
            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
        if packages.is_empty() {
-            error("pkg-config source must name at least one package");
+            error!("pkg-config source must name at least one package");
            return Err(1);
        }
        pkg_config = Some(packages);
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ fn parse_add_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<AddArgs, i32> {
    {
        path = Some(source_spec);
    } else {
-        error(
+        error!(
            "Source must be a path, pkg-config:, a prefixed source (path:, git:, github:, gitlab:), or a full URL",
        );
        return Err(1);
--- a/src/cli/build.rs
+++ b/src/cli/build.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::cli::clean::clean;
 use crate::cli::flags::parse_build_run_flags;
 use crate::cli::r#gen::{ProjectInfo, write_dcr_metadata};
@@ -26,9 +28,11 @@ use crate::utils::build::{
    get_config_opt, get_config_str, get_language_with_profile_or_default, get_string_with_profile,
    normalize_kind, resolve_artifact_target_dir, resolve_compiler,
 };
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_YELLOW, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST, Style,
 };
 use crate::utils::fs::{canonicalize_path, find_project_root};
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, BOLD_YELLOW, colored, printc};
 use std::io::IsTerminal;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::sync::{Arc, atomic::AtomicBool};
@@ -36,8 +40,8 @@ use std::sync::{Arc, atomic::AtomicBool};
 pub use crate::core::build::get_build_string_with_profile;
 /// Formats a left-aligned status verb with the given style for CLI output.
-fn status(verb: &str, style: &str) -> String {
+fn status(verb: &str, style: Style) -> String {
-    colored(&format!("{verb:<9}"), style)
+    format!("{verb:<9}").style(style).to_string()
 }
 /// CLI build reporter that prints human-readable progress to stderr/stdout.
@@ -50,7 +54,7 @@ impl CliReporter {
    /// - `verb`: Short status label (e.g. `"target"`, `"dep"`).
    /// - `style`: Color/style constant for the verb.
    /// - `rest`: Remaining message text after the verb.
-    fn line(&self, verb: &str, style: &str, rest: &str) {
+    fn line(&self, verb: &str, style: Style, rest: &str) {
        eprintln!("  {} {}", status(verb, style), rest);
    }
 }
@@ -94,12 +98,12 @@ impl BuildReporter for CliReporter {
                common::finish_progress_line();
                // Only announce deps that were actually rebuilt this run.
                if rebuilt {
-                    self.line("ready", BOLD_GREEN, &format!("{name} v{version}"));
+                    self.line("ready", SUCCESS_ST, &format!("{name} v{version}"));
                }
            }
            BuildEvent::Compiling { name, version } => {
                common::finish_progress_line();
-                let label = format!("  {} {} v{}", status("compile", BOLD_GREEN), name, version);
+                let label = format!("  {} {} v{}", status("compile", SUCCESS_ST), name, version);
                // Terminals use an in-place progress line; non-TTY gets a plain log line.
                common::set_progress_label(Some(label.clone()));
                if !std::io::stderr().is_terminal() {
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ impl BuildReporter for CliReporter {
            }
            BuildEvent::Finished { secs } => {
                common::finish_progress_line();
-                self.line("done", BOLD_GREEN, &format!("in {secs}s"));
+                self.line("done", SUCCESS_ST, &format!("in {secs}s"));
            }
            BuildEvent::CompilerOutput { stream, text } => {
                // Pause the progress spinner so compiler text is not overwritten.
@@ -140,16 +144,16 @@ impl BuildReporter for CliReporter {
 /// Process exit code: `0` on success or help, non-zero on failure.
 pub fn build(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc(
+        sprintln!(
-            "    dcr build [--debug | --release] [--target <triple>] [--force] [--clean] [--verbose] [--print-artifact-path]",
+            HELP_EXAMPLES_ST,
-            BOLD_CYAN,
+            "    dcr build [--debug | --release] [--target <triple>] [--force] [--clean] [--verbose] [--print-artifact-path]"
        );
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Compiles the project. Default profile is --debug.");
        println!();
-        printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
        println!("    --debug              Build with debug profile (default)");
        println!("    --release            Build with release profile");
        println!("    --target <triple>    Cross-compile for the given target");
@@ -173,18 +177,18 @@ pub fn build(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let start_dir = match std::env::current_dir() {
        Ok(dir) => dir,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to determine current directory");
+            error!("Failed to determine current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    let root = match find_project_root(&start_dir) {
        Ok(Some(dir)) => canonicalize_path(&dir),
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml file not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml file not found");
            return 1;
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ pub fn build(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        }
        Err(err) => {
            common::finish_progress_line();
-            error(&err.message);
+            error!("{}", err.message);
            1
        }
    }
--- a/src/cli/clean.rs
+++ b/src/cli/clean.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
 use crate::core::workspace::parse_workspace;
 use crate::utils::build::{default_profile_flags, default_target_triple, parse_version_info};
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST,
 };
 use crate::utils::fs::{check_dir, find_project_root, with_dir};
-use crate::utils::log::{error, warn};
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, colored, printc};
 use glob::glob;
-use std::fs;
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
 use std::path::Path;
 /// Entry point for the `dcr clean` command.
 ///
@@ -36,16 +39,16 @@ use std::path::Path;
 /// Process exit code: `0` on success, `1` on failure.
 pub fn clean(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc(
+        sprintln!(
-            "    dcr clean [--debug | --release] [--target <triple>] [--all]",
+            HELP_EXAMPLES_ST,
-            BOLD_CYAN,
+            "    dcr clean [--debug | --release] [--target <triple>] [--all]"
        );
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Removes build artifacts from the target directory.");
        println!();
-        printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
        println!("    --debug              Clean debug artifacts (default)");
        println!("    --release            Clean release artifacts");
        println!("    --target <triple>    Clean artifacts for a specific target");
@@ -56,25 +59,25 @@ pub fn clean(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let start_dir = match std::env::current_dir() {
        Ok(dir) => dir,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to determine current directory");
+            error!("Failed to determine current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    let root = match find_project_root(&start_dir) {
        Ok(Some(dir)) => dir,
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml file not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml file not found");
            return 1;
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    let flags = match parse_clean_flags(args) {
        Ok(v) => v,
        Err(msg) => {
-            error(&msg);
+            error!("{msg}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ pub fn clean(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    match with_dir(&root, || clean_from_root(&root, &flags)) {
        Ok(()) => 0,
        Err(msg) => {
-            error(&msg);
+            error!("{msg}");
            1
        }
    }
@@ -210,10 +213,7 @@ fn clean_project_at(
        if !items.contains(&"dcr.toml".to_string()) {
            return Err("dcr.toml file not found".to_string());
        }
-        println!(
+        println!("    Cleaning project `{}`", project_name.style(BOLD_GREEN));
            "    Cleaning project `{}`",
            colored(&project_name, BOLD_GREEN)
        );
        if let Some(profile) = profile {
            let target_dir = if let Some(t) = target {
                format!("target/{t}/{profile}")
@@ -229,16 +229,16 @@ fn clean_project_at(
                target_items.contains(&profile.to_string())
            };
            if !dir_exists {
-                warn(&format!("Directory target/{} not found", target_dir));
+                warn!("Directory target/{target_dir} not found");
            } else {
-                println!("    Profile: {}", colored(profile, BOLD_GREEN));
+                println!("    Profile: {}", profile.style(BOLD_GREEN));
                if let Some(t) = target {
-                    println!("    Target: {}", colored(t, BOLD_GREEN));
+                    println!("    Target: {}", t.style(BOLD_GREEN));
                }
                let _ = fs::remove_dir_all(&target_dir);
                println!(
                    "{} Removed directory {}",
-                    colored("\n    ✔", BOLD_GREEN),
+                    "\n    ✔".style(SUCCESS_ST),
                    target_dir
                );
            }
@@ -248,12 +248,9 @@ fn clean_project_at(
        if items.contains(&"target".to_string()) {
            let _ = fs::remove_dir_all("target");
-            println!(
+            println!("{} Removed directory target", "\n    ✔".style(SUCCESS_ST));
                "{} Removed directory target",
                colored("\n    ✔", BOLD_GREEN)
            );
        } else {
-            warn("Directory target not found");
+            warn!("Directory target not found");
        }
        clean_custom_paths(&config, "debug")?;
        clean_custom_paths(&config, "release")?;
--- a/src/cli/flag_update.rs
+++ b/src/cli/flag_update.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::utils::log::{error, warn};
+use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, printc};
+
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST};
 use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Read;
@@ -55,30 +57,30 @@ struct ReleaseAsset {
 /// `0` on success / already up to date / pacman-managed refuse; `1` on error.
 pub fn flag_update(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr --update", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr --update");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Updates DCR to the latest version from GitHub Releases.");
        return 0;
    }
    if !args.is_empty() {
-        warn("Command does not support additional arguments");
+        warn!("Command does not support additional arguments");
        return 1;
    }
    let current_exe = match std::env::current_exe() {
        Ok(path) => path,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to resolve current binary path");
+            error!("Failed to resolve current binary path");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    // Refuse self-update when the binary is owned by pacman/AUR.
    if let Some(package_name) = pacman_owned_package(&current_exe) {
-        warn("This dcr binary is managed by pacman/AUR");
+        warn!("This dcr binary is managed by pacman/AUR");
        println!(
            "Update via package manager: yay/paru -Syu {package_name} or sudo pacman -Syu {package_name}"
        );
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn flag_update(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let release = match fetch_latest_release() {
        Ok(release) => release,
        Err(err) => {
-            error(&format!("Failed to check for updates: {err}"));
+            error!("Failed to check for updates: {err}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -109,14 +111,14 @@ pub fn flag_update(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        .iter()
        .find(|asset| candidate_names.iter().any(|name| name == &asset.name))
    else {
-        error(&format!("Binary for target {target} not found"));
+        error!("Binary for target {target} not found");
        return 1;
    };
    let bytes = match download_asset(&asset.browser_download_url) {
        Ok(bytes) => bytes,
        Err(err) => {
-            error(&format!("Failed to download update: {err}"));
+            error!("Failed to download update: {err}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn flag_update(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let temp_path = temp_binary_path(&current_exe);
    if fs::write(&temp_path, &bytes).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to write temporary binary");
+        error!("Failed to write temporary binary");
        return 1;
    }
    set_executable_permissions(&temp_path);
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ pub fn flag_update(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // Replace the running executable in place, then clean up the temp file.
    if self_replace::self_replace(&temp_path).is_err() {
        let _ = fs::remove_file(&temp_path);
-        error("Failed to replace current binary");
+        error!("Failed to replace current binary");
        return 1;
    }
--- a/src/cli/flags.rs
+++ b/src/cli/flags.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::config::{PROFILE, flags};
 use crate::utils::log::warn;
 /// Flags shared by the `build` and `run` CLI commands.
 pub struct BuildRunFlags {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ pub fn parse_build_run_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<BuildRunFlags, i32> {
    while let Some(arg) = iter.next() {
        // DCR build/run options are long flags only (`--name`).
        if !arg.starts_with("--") {
-            warn("Unknown argument");
+            warn!("Unknown argument");
            return Err(1);
        }
        let candidate = arg.trim_start_matches("--");
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ pub fn parse_build_run_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<BuildRunFlags, i32> {
            if let Some(w) = iter.next() {
                workspace = Some(w.clone());
            } else {
-                warn("--workspace requires a value");
+                warn!("--workspace requires a value");
                return Err(1);
            }
            continue;
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ pub fn parse_build_run_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<BuildRunFlags, i32> {
            if let Some(t) = iter.next() {
                target = Some(t.clone());
            } else {
-                warn("--target requires a value");
+                warn!("--target requires a value");
                return Err(1);
            }
            continue;
@@ -123,13 +124,13 @@ pub fn parse_build_run_flags(args: &[String]) -> Result<BuildRunFlags, i32> {
        // Profile names come from config::flags; only one profile may be set.
        if flags(candidate).is_some() {
            if profile != PROFILE {
-                warn("Duplicate profile flag");
+                warn!("Duplicate profile flag");
                return Err(1);
            }
            profile = candidate.to_string();
            continue;
        }
-        warn("Unknown build flag");
+        warn!("Unknown build flag");
        return Err(1);
    }
--- a/src/cli/fmt.rs
+++ b/src/cli/fmt.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::prelude::*;
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, colored, printc};
+
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST,
 };
 use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use glob::glob;
 use std::process::Command;
@@ -28,10 +32,10 @@ use std::process::Command;
 /// If the first argument is `--help`, prints usage information and returns 0.
 pub fn fmt(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr fmt", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr fmt");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Formats all C/C++ source files using clang-format.");
        println!("    Scans src/ and tests/ directories recursively.");
        return 0;
@@ -69,14 +73,14 @@ pub fn fmt(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    }
    if files.is_empty() {
-        println!("    {} No files to format", colored("Format", BOLD_GREEN));
+        println!("    {} No files to format", "Format".style(BOLD_GREEN));
        return 0;
    }
    // Format the collected files
    println!(
        "    {} {} files",
-        colored("Formatting", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "Formatting".style(BOLD_GREEN),
        files.len()
    );
@@ -84,15 +88,15 @@ pub fn fmt(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    match status {
        Ok(s) if s.success() => {
-            println!("    {} successful", colored("Format", BOLD_GREEN));
+            println!("    {} successful", "Format".style(SUCCESS_ST));
            0
        }
        Ok(s) => {
-            error(&format!("clang-format failed with status: {}", s));
+            error!("clang-format failed with status: {s}");
            1
        }
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&format!("Failed to execute clang-format: {}", e));
+            error!("Failed to execute clang-format: {e}");
            1
        }
    }
--- a/src/cli/gen.rs
+++ b/src/cli/gen.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
 use crate::core::build::builder::artifact::{absolute_artifact_path, resolve_artifact_path};
 use crate::core::build::builder::collect_sources;
@@ -26,11 +28,11 @@ use crate::utils::build::{
    get_list_with_profile, get_string_with_profile, normalize_kind, normalize_platform,
    resolve_artifact_target_dir, resolve_compiler, resolve_pkg_config_flags_lossy,
 };
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST};
 use crate::utils::fs::{
    absolute_join, atomic_write, canonicalize_path, ensure_dcr_dir, find_project_root,
 };
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, printc};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
@@ -251,29 +253,29 @@ pub struct ProjectInfo {
 pub fn r#gen(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let subcommand = match args.first() {
        Some(s) if s == "--help" => {
-            printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-            printc("    dcr gen <subcommand>", BOLD_CYAN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr gen <subcommand>");
            println!();
-            printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
            println!("    Generates IDE and tooling integration files.");
            println!();
-            printc("SUBCOMMANDS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "SUBCOMMANDS:");
            println!("    project-info      Print project metadata as JSON");
            println!("    compile-commands  Generate .dcr/compile_commands.json");
            println!("    vscode            Generate .vscode/ integration files");
            println!("    clion             Generate .idea/ integration files");
            println!();
-            printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
            println!("    --debug | --release   Profile (default: debug)");
            println!("    --quiet | -q          Suppress success messages on stdout");
            return 0;
        }
        Some(s) => s.as_str(),
        None => {
-            printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-            printc("    dcr gen <subcommand>", BOLD_CYAN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr gen <subcommand>");
            println!();
-            printc("SUBCOMMANDS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "SUBCOMMANDS:");
            println!("    project-info      Print project metadata as JSON");
            println!("    compile-commands  Generate .dcr/compile_commands.json");
            println!("    vscode            Generate .vscode/ integration files");
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ pub fn r#gen(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        "vscode" => gen_vscode(rest),
        "clion" => gen_clion(rest),
        _ => {
-            error(&format!("Unknown gen subcommand: {subcommand}"));
+            error!("Unknown gen subcommand: {subcommand}");
            1
        }
    }
@@ -853,7 +855,7 @@ fn gen_project_info(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let all = match collect_all(&root, &profile) {
        Ok(v) => v,
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&e);
+            error!("{e}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -975,7 +977,7 @@ fn gen_compile_commands(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let all = match collect_all(&root, &profile) {
        Ok(v) => v,
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&e);
+            error!("{e}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -988,7 +990,7 @@ fn gen_compile_commands(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
 /// Used by `compile-commands`, `vscode`, and `clion`.
 fn gen_compile_commands_inner(root: &Path, profile: &str, all: &[ProjectInfo], quiet: bool) -> i32 {
    if let Err(e) = ensure_dcr_dir(root) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to create .dcr/: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to create .dcr/: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
@@ -1009,7 +1011,7 @@ fn gen_compile_commands_inner(root: &Path, profile: &str, all: &[ProjectInfo], q
            0
        }
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&format!("Failed to write compile_commands.json: {e}"));
+            error!("Failed to write compile_commands.json: {e}");
            1
        }
    }
@@ -1163,7 +1165,7 @@ fn gen_vscode(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let all = match collect_all(&root, &profile) {
        Ok(v) => v,
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&e);
+            error!("{e}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -1176,13 +1178,13 @@ fn gen_vscode(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let vscode_dir = root.join(".vscode");
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&vscode_dir) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to create .vscode/: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to create .vscode/: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    // tasks.json
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(vscode_dir.join("tasks.json"), gen_tasks_json()) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write tasks.json: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write tasks.json: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", vscode_dir.join("tasks.json").display());
@@ -1190,7 +1192,7 @@ fn gen_vscode(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // launch.json — one entry per binary target
    let launch = gen_launch_json(&all, &root);
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(vscode_dir.join("launch.json"), launch) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write launch.json: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write launch.json: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", vscode_dir.join("launch.json").display());
@@ -1198,14 +1200,14 @@ fn gen_vscode(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // settings.json (clangd compile-commands-dir)
    let settings = gen_settings_json(&root);
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(vscode_dir.join("settings.json"), settings) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write settings.json: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write settings.json: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", vscode_dir.join("settings.json").display());
    // extensions.json — disable cpptools, recommend clangd
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(vscode_dir.join("extensions.json"), gen_extensions_json()) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write extensions.json: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write extensions.json: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", vscode_dir.join("extensions.json").display());
@@ -1453,7 +1455,7 @@ fn gen_clion(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let all = match collect_all(&root, &profile) {
        Ok(v) => v,
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&e);
+            error!("{e}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -1466,19 +1468,19 @@ fn gen_clion(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let idea_dir = root.join(".idea");
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&idea_dir) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to create .idea/: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to create .idea/: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    let run_configs_dir = idea_dir.join("runConfigurations");
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(&run_configs_dir) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to create .idea/runConfigurations/: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to create .idea/runConfigurations/: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    // externalTools.xml
    let ext_tools = gen_clion_external_tools();
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(idea_dir.join("externalTools.xml"), ext_tools) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write externalTools.xml: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write externalTools.xml: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", idea_dir.join("externalTools.xml").display());
@@ -1486,7 +1488,7 @@ fn gen_clion(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // customTargets.xml
    let targets = gen_clion_custom_targets();
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(idea_dir.join("customTargets.xml"), targets) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write customTargets.xml: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write customTargets.xml: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", idea_dir.join("customTargets.xml").display());
@@ -1494,7 +1496,7 @@ fn gen_clion(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // misc.xml — point CLion at compile_commands.json
    let misc = gen_clion_misc_xml(&root);
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(idea_dir.join("misc.xml"), misc) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write misc.xml: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write misc.xml: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", idea_dir.join("misc.xml").display());
@@ -1502,7 +1504,7 @@ fn gen_clion(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // .idea/.gitignore
    let gitignore = "# CLion generated files\nworkspace.xml\n*.iml\n";
    if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(idea_dir.join(".gitignore"), gitignore) {
-        error(&format!("Failed to write .idea/.gitignore: {e}"));
+        error!("Failed to write .idea/.gitignore: {e}");
        return 1;
    }
    println!("Generated {}", idea_dir.join(".gitignore").display());
@@ -1516,7 +1518,7 @@ fn gen_clion(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        let fname = format!("{}.xml", sanitize_filename(&info.name));
        let path = run_configs_dir.join(&fname);
        if let Err(e) = std::fs::write(&path, xml) {
-            error(&format!("Failed to write runConfigurations/{fname}: {e}"));
+            error!("Failed to write runConfigurations/{fname}: {e}");
            return 1;
        }
        println!("Generated {}", path.display());
@@ -1720,18 +1722,18 @@ fn parse_gen_args(args: &[String]) -> Result<(PathBuf, String, bool), i32> {
    }
    let start = std::env::current_dir().map_err(|_| {
-        error("Failed to determine current directory");
+        error!("Failed to determine current directory");
        1i32
    })?;
    let root = match find_project_root(&start) {
        Ok(Some(r)) => canonicalize_path(&r),
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml not found");
            return Err(1);
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return Err(1);
        }
    };
--- a/src/cli/help.rs
+++ b/src/cli/help.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, printc};
+use crate::utils::cli_styles::{HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST};
 use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 /// Displays the help information for the DCR CLI tool.
 ///
@@ -27,10 +28,10 @@ pub fn help() -> i32 {
    println!("DCR (Dexoron Cargo Realization)");
    println!("C project manager inspired by Cargo.");
    println!();
-    printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-    printc("    dcr <command> [options]", BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr <command> [options]");
    println!();
-    printc("COMMANDS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "COMMANDS:");
    println!("    new <name>        Create a new project");
    println!("    init              Initialize the current directory as a project");
    println!("    build [--profile] Build the project (default: --debug)");
@@ -43,24 +44,24 @@ pub fn help() -> i32 {
    println!("    setup             Show configured package registries");
    println!("    clean             Remove the target directory");
    println!("    gen <subcommand>  Generate IDE integration files");
-    printc("FLAGS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "FLAGS:");
    println!("    --help            Show command help");
    println!("    --update          Update dcr to the latest version");
    println!("    --version         Show dcr version");
    println!();
-    printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
    println!("    --debug           Use debug profile");
    println!("    --release         Use release profile");
    println!("    --force           Force rebuild (build/run)");
    println!("    --clean           Clean before build (build/run)");
    println!("    --all             Clean all workspace members (clean)");
    println!();
-    printc("EXAMPLES:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "EXAMPLES:");
-    printc("    dcr new hello", BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr new hello");
-    printc("    dcr build --release", BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr build --release");
-    printc("    dcr run --debug", BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr run --debug");
    println!();
-    printc("TIP:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "TIP:");
    println!("    Run 'dcr <command> --help' for command-specific help.");
    0
 }
--- a/src/cli/init.rs
+++ b/src/cli/init.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::config::FILE_MAIN_C;
 use crate::core::build_config::{Config, validate_package_name};
 use crate::core::vcs::VcsKind;
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST,
 };
 use crate::utils::fs::check_dir;
-use crate::utils::log::{error, warn};
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, colored, printc};
+use std::{fs, io::Write};
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Write;
 /// Initializes the current working directory as a new DCR project.
 ///
@@ -30,10 +33,10 @@ use std::io::Write;
 /// `dcr.toml` and `src/main.c`, and configures version control (Git) integration if applicable.
 pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr init [--vcs <git|none>]", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr init [--vcs <git|none>]");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Initializes the current directory as a DCR project.");
        println!("    The directory must be empty.");
        return 0;
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
            if let Some(val) = iter.next() {
                vcs_str = Some(val.clone());
            } else {
-                error("--vcs requires a value");
+                error!("--vcs requires a value");
                return 1;
            }
        } else if let Some(stripped) = arg.strip_prefix("--vcs=") {
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    }
    if !clean_args.is_empty() {
-        warn("Command does not support additional arguments");
+        warn!("Command does not support additional arguments");
        return 1;
    }
@@ -71,16 +74,15 @@ pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        .unwrap_or_else(|| "project".to_string());
    if !items.is_empty() {
-        error("Directory not empty");
+        error!("Directory not empty");
        return 1;
    }
    if let Err(e) = validate_package_name(&project_name) {
-        error(&format!(
+        error!(
-            "Invalid project name `{}`: {}",
+            "Invalid project name `{}`: {e}",
-            colored(&project_name, BOLD_CYAN),
+            project_name.style(BOLD_CYAN),
-            e
+        );
        ));
        return 1;
    }
@@ -91,35 +93,35 @@ pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    // Create and initialize default manifest (dcr.toml).
    if Config::create("./dcr.toml", Some(&project_name)).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to create dcr.toml");
+        error!("Failed to create dcr.toml");
        return 1;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} Created file {}",
-        colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST),
-        colored("dcr.toml", BOLD_CYAN)
+        "dcr.toml".style(BOLD_CYAN)
    );
    // Create src directory and write template main.c file.
    if fs::create_dir("src").is_err() {
-        error("Failed to create src/");
+        error!("Failed to create src/");
        return 1;
    }
    let mut main_c = match fs::File::create("./src/main.c") {
        Ok(file) => file,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to create src/main.c");
+            error!("Failed to create src/main.c");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    if main_c.write_all(FILE_MAIN_C.as_bytes()).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to write src/main.c");
+        error!("Failed to write src/main.c");
        return 1;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} Created file {}",
-        colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST),
-        colored("src/main.c", BOLD_CYAN)
+        "src/main.c".style(BOLD_CYAN)
    );
    // Resolve target VCS provider or detect existing repositories.
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        match VcsKind::parse(vcs_val) {
            Ok(kind) => vcs_kind = kind,
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&e);
+                error!("{e}");
                return 1;
            }
        }
@@ -142,29 +144,26 @@ pub fn init(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        if crate::utils::git::is_git_available() {
            let project_path = std::path::Path::new(".");
            if let Err(e) = crate::core::vcs::init_vcs(vcs_kind, project_path) {
-                warn(&format!("Failed to initialize git repository: {}", e));
+                warn!("Failed to initialize git repository: {e}");
            } else {
-                println!(
+                println!("    {} Initialized git repository", "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST));
                    "    {} Initialized git repository",
                    colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN)
                );
            }
        } else {
-            warn(
+            warn!(
                "Git is not installed or not found in PATH. Skipping Git repository initialization.",
            );
        }
    }
    if let Err(e) = crate::utils::fs::ensure_gitignore_has_dcr(std::path::Path::new(".")) {
-        warn(&format!("Failed to update .gitignore: {e}"));
+        warn!("Failed to update .gitignore: {e}");
    }
    println!(
        "Project `{}` successfully created\n",
-        colored(project_name.as_str(), BOLD_GREEN)
+        project_name.style(SUCCESS_ST)
    );
-    printc("Next step:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "Next step:");
-    printc("    dcr run", BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(BOLD_CYAN, "    dcr run");
    0
 }
--- a/src/cli/lint.rs
+++ b/src/cli/lint.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
 use crate::utils::build::{get_bool_with_profile, get_list_with_profile};
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    ALERT_ST, BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST,
 };
 use crate::utils::fs::find_project_root;
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, BOLD_YELLOW, colored, printc};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
@@ -29,14 +33,14 @@ use std::process::Command;
 /// Scans source roots (configurable via build.roots) and tests/ directory.
 pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr lint [--fix]", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr lint [--fix]");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Runs clang-tidy on all C/C++ source files.");
        println!("    Scans source roots (configurable via build.roots) and tests/ directory.");
        println!();
-        printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
        println!("    --fix    Apply clang-tidy suggestions automatically");
        return 0;
    }
@@ -46,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let start_dir = match std::env::current_dir() {
        Ok(dir) => dir,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to determine current directory");
+            error!("Failed to determine current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -54,11 +58,11 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let root = match find_project_root(&start_dir) {
        Ok(Some(r)) => r,
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml not found");
            return 1;
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let config = match Config::open(&root.join("dcr.toml").to_string_lossy()) {
        Ok(c) => c,
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&format!("Failed to load dcr.toml: {e}"));
+            error!("Failed to load dcr.toml: {e}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        match common::collect_sources(&roots, &cxx_extensions, &exclude_dirs, &include_paths) {
            Ok(f) => f,
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&format!("Failed to collect source files: {e}"));
+                error!("Failed to collect source files: {e}");
                return 1;
            }
        };
@@ -116,13 +120,13 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    files.sort();
    if files.is_empty() {
-        println!("    {} No files to lint", colored("Lint", BOLD_GREEN));
+        println!("    {} No files to lint", "Lint".style(BOLD_GREEN));
        return 0;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} {} files {}",
-        colored("Linting", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "Linting".style(BOLD_GREEN),
        files.len(),
        if do_fix { "(with --fix)" } else { "" }
    );
@@ -142,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        let output = match cmd.output() {
            Ok(o) => o,
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&format!("Failed to execute clang-tidy: {}", e));
+                error!("Failed to execute clang-tidy: {e}");
                return 1;
            }
        };
@@ -160,13 +164,13 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        if issue_count > 0 {
            total_issues += issue_count as u32;
            failed += 1;
-            print!("  {} ", colored("×", BOLD_YELLOW));
+            print!("  {} ", "×".style(ALERT_ST));
            println!("{} ({} issues)", file, issue_count);
            for issue in &issues {
                println!("    {}", issue);
            }
        } else {
-            print!("  {} ", colored("✓", BOLD_GREEN));
+            print!("  {} ", "✓".style(SUCCESS_ST));
            println!("{}", file);
        }
    }
@@ -177,13 +181,13 @@ pub fn lint(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if failed == 0 {
        println!(
            "    {} {} files, no issues",
-            colored("Lint", BOLD_GREEN),
+            "Lint".style(SUCCESS_ST),
            total
        );
    } else {
        println!(
            "    {} {}/{} files passed, {} issues found",
-            colored("Lint", BOLD_YELLOW),
+            "Lint".style(ALERT_ST),
            passed,
            total,
            total_issues
--- a/src/cli/new.rs
+++ b/src/cli/new.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::config::FILE_MAIN_C;
 use crate::core::build_config::{Config, validate_package_name};
 use crate::core::vcs::VcsKind;
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SUCCESS_ST,
 };
 use crate::utils::fs::check_dir;
-use crate::utils::log::{error, warn};
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, colored, printc};
+use std::{fs, io::Write};
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::Write;
 /// Executes the `dcr new` command to scaffold a new C/C++ project directory structure.
 ///
@@ -30,10 +33,10 @@ use std::io::Write;
 /// template source file generation (`src/main.c`), and initial VCS setup.
 pub fn new(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr new <name> [--vcs <git|none>]", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr new <name> [--vcs <git|none>]");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Creates a new C/C++ project with the given name.");
        println!("    The name may only contain ASCII letters, digits, '_' and '-'.");
        return 0;
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn new(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
            if let Some(val) = iter.next() {
                vcs_str = Some(val.clone());
            } else {
-                error("--vcs requires a value");
+                error!("--vcs requires a value");
                return 1;
            }
        } else if let Some(stripped) = arg.strip_prefix("--vcs=") {
@@ -61,85 +64,81 @@ pub fn new(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    }
    if clean_args.is_empty() {
-        error("Project name not specified");
+        error!("Project name not specified");
        return 1;
    }
    if clean_args.len() > 1 {
-        warn("Command does not support additional arguments");
+        warn!("Command does not support additional arguments");
        return 1;
    }
    let project_name = &clean_args[0];
-    println!(
+    println!("Creating a Project `{}`...", project_name.style(BOLD_CYAN));
        "Creating a Project `{}`...",
        colored(project_name, BOLD_CYAN)
    );
    if let Err(e) = validate_package_name(project_name) {
-        error(&format!(
+        error!(
-            "Invalid project name `{}`: {}",
+            "Invalid project name `{}`: {e}",
-            colored(project_name, BOLD_CYAN),
+            project_name.style(BOLD_CYAN),
-            e
+        );
        ));
        return 1;
    }
    if items.contains(project_name) {
-        error(&format!(
+        error!(
            "Directory `{}` already exists\n",
-            colored(project_name, BOLD_CYAN)
+            project_name.style(BOLD_CYAN)
-        ));
+        );
-        printc("Hint:", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(BOLD_CYAN, "Hint:");
        println!(
            "    Use `{}` to initialize an existing project\n    or specify a different project name",
-            colored("dcr init", BOLD_CYAN)
+            "dcr init".style(BOLD_CYAN)
        );
        return 1;
    }
    if fs::create_dir(project_name).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to create directory");
+        error!("Failed to create directory");
        return 1;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} Directory created {}",
-        colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST),
        project_name
    );
    // Initialize and write project configuration manifest (dcr.toml).
    let toml_path = format!("./{project_name}/dcr.toml");
    if Config::create(&toml_path, Some(project_name)).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to create dcr.toml");
+        error!("Failed to create dcr.toml");
        return 1;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} Created file {}",
-        colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST),
-        colored("dcr.toml", BOLD_CYAN)
+        "dcr.toml".style(BOLD_CYAN)
    );
    // Generate src directory and populate initial main.c file.
    if fs::create_dir_all(format!("./{project_name}/src")).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to create src/");
+        error!("Failed to create src/");
        return 1;
    }
    let main_c_path = format!("./{project_name}/src/main.c");
    let mut main_c = match fs::File::create(&main_c_path) {
        Ok(file) => file,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to create src/main.c");
+            error!("Failed to create src/main.c");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    if main_c.write_all(FILE_MAIN_C.as_bytes()).is_err() {
-        error("Failed to write src/main.c");
+        error!("Failed to write src/main.c");
        return 1;
    }
    println!(
        "    {} Created file {}",
-        colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN),
+        "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST),
-        colored("src/main.c", BOLD_CYAN)
+        "src/main.c".style(BOLD_CYAN)
    );
    // Resolve target VCS mode based on CLI flags or parent directory state.
@@ -148,7 +147,8 @@ pub fn new(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        match VcsKind::parse(vcs_val) {
            Ok(kind) => vcs_kind = kind,
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&e);
+                error!("{e}");
                return 1;
            }
        }
@@ -162,15 +162,12 @@ pub fn new(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        if crate::utils::git::is_git_available() {
            let project_path = std::path::Path::new(project_name);
            if let Err(e) = crate::core::vcs::init_vcs(vcs_kind, project_path) {
-                warn(&format!("Failed to initialize git repository: {}", e));
+                warn!("Failed to initialize git repository: {e}");
            } else {
-                println!(
+                println!("    {} Initialized git repository", "✔".style(SUCCESS_ST));
                    "    {} Initialized git repository",
                    colored("✔", BOLD_GREEN)
                );
            }
        } else {
-            warn(
+            warn!(
                "Git is not installed or not found in PATH. Skipping Git repository initialization.",
            );
        }
@@ -178,14 +175,14 @@ pub fn new(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let project_path = std::path::Path::new(project_name);
    if let Err(e) = crate::utils::fs::ensure_gitignore_has_dcr(project_path) {
-        warn(&format!("Failed to update .gitignore: {e}"));
+        warn!("Failed to update .gitignore: {e}");
    }
    println!(
        "Project `{}` successfully created\n",
-        colored(project_name, BOLD_GREEN)
+        project_name.style(SUCCESS_ST)
    );
-    printc("Next step:", BOLD_GREEN);
+    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "Next step:");
-    printc(&format!("    cd {}\n    dcr run", project_name), BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(BOLD_CYAN, "    cd {}\n    dcr run", project_name);
    0
 }
--- a/src/cli/run.rs
+++ b/src/cli/run.rs
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::cli::build::build;
 use crate::cli::flags::parse_build_run_flags;
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
 use crate::core::runner::run_binary;
 use crate::utils::build::{normalize_target_os, parse_version_info, substitute_vars};
-use crate::utils::fs::find_project_root;
+use crate::utils::cli_styles::{BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST};
-use crate::utils::fs::with_dir;
+use crate::utils::fs::{find_project_root, with_dir};
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, colored, printc};
+use std::{path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Retrieves the run command from the config, preferring target-specific,
 /// then profile-specific, then the base `run.cmd`.
@@ -67,17 +67,17 @@ fn get_run_cmd(
 /// Process exit code from the built binary / `run.cmd`, or non-zero on build/setup failure.
 pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc(
+        sprintln!(
-            "    dcr run [--debug | --release] [--target <triple>] [--force] [--clean] [--verbose] [-- <args>...]",
+            HELP_EXAMPLES_ST,
-            BOLD_CYAN,
+            "    dcr run [--debug | --release] [--target <triple>] [--force] [--clean] [--verbose] [-- <args>...]"
        );
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Builds and runs the project. Only available for kind = \"bin\".");
        println!("    Arguments after `--` are passed to the built binary (cargo-style).");
        println!();
-        printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
        println!("    --debug              Run with debug profile (default)");
        println!("    --release            Run with release profile");
        println!("    --target <triple>    Cross-compile for the given target");
@@ -91,18 +91,18 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let start_dir = match std::env::current_dir() {
        Ok(dir) => dir,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to determine current directory");
+            error!("Failed to determine current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    let root = match find_project_root(&start_dir) {
        Ok(Some(dir)) => dir,
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml file not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml file not found");
            return 1;
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    }) {
        Ok(cfg) => cfg,
        Err(err) => {
-            error(&err);
+            error!("{err}");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
                let display = display_run_cmd(&cmd, &flags.bin_args);
                println!(
                    "  {} {}",
-                    colored(&format!("{:<9}", "run"), BOLD_GREEN),
+                    format!("{:<9}", "run").style(BOLD_GREEN),
                    display
                );
                return run_shell_with_args(&cmd, &flags.bin_args);
@@ -143,11 +144,12 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        ) {
            Ok(Some(ws)) => ws,
            Ok(None) => {
-                error("Workspace root has no members defined");
+                error!("Workspace root has no members defined");
                return 1;
            }
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&e);
+                error!("{e}");
                return 1;
            }
        };
@@ -159,9 +161,9 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
            Some(m) => m,
            None => {
                if let Some(name) = &flags.workspace {
-                    error(&format!("Workspace member '{name}' not found"));
+                    error!("Workspace member '{name}' not found");
                } else {
-                    error("No workspace member to run (set `main = true` on one member)");
+                    error!("No workspace member to run (set `main = true` on one member)");
                }
                return 1;
            }
@@ -172,7 +174,8 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        }) {
            Ok(code) => code,
            Err(e) => {
-                error(&e);
+                error!("{e}");
                1
            }
        };
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    match run_project(&root, &flags, None) {
        Ok(code) => code,
        Err(e) => {
-            error(&e);
+            error!("{e}");
            1
        }
    }
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@ fn run_project(
            let display = display_run_cmd(&cmd, &flags.bin_args);
            println!(
                "  {} {}",
-                colored(&format!("{:<9}", "run"), BOLD_GREEN),
+                format!("{:<9}", "run").style(BOLD_GREEN),
                display
            );
            return Ok(run_shell_with_args(&cmd, &flags.bin_args));
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ fn run_project(
        let display = display_bin_run(&bin_path, &flags.bin_args);
        println!(
            "  {} {}",
-            colored(&format!("{:<9}", "run"), BOLD_GREEN),
+            format!("{:<9}", "run").style(BOLD_GREEN),
            display
        );
        return Ok(run_binary(
--- a/src/cli/setup.rs
+++ b/src/cli/setup.rs
@@ -15,15 +15,16 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, printc};
+use crate::utils::cli_styles::{HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST};
 use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 /// Sets up DCR registries by loading the registry manager and printing the list of registries.
 pub fn setup(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr setup", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr setup");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Sets up DCR registries. Downloads and indexes");
        println!("    package registries for dependency resolution.");
        return 0;
--- a/src/cli/test.rs
+++ b/src/cli/test.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::cli::build;
 use crate::config::{FILE_DCR_TEST_H, FILE_TEST_C, flags};
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
@@ -22,31 +24,35 @@ use crate::utils::build::{
    get_config_opt, get_config_str, get_language_with_profile, get_list_with_profile,
    get_string_with_profile, resolve_compiler, resolve_pkg_config_flags,
 };
 use crate::utils::cli_styles::{
    BOLD_GREEN, Colorize, ERROR_ST, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, SKIP_ST, SUCCESS_ST,
    Style,
 };
 use crate::utils::fs::{find_project_root, with_dir};
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, BOLD_RED, RESET, colored, printc};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Command;
 const BOLD_BLUE: &str = "\x1b[1m\x1b[94m";
 /// Runs project tests and prints a unified testsuite report.
 pub fn test(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let mut init_header = false;
    let mut profile = "debug";
    for arg in args {
        if arg == "--help" {
-            printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-            printc("    dcr test [--init] [--debug | --release]", BOLD_CYAN);
+            sprintln!(
                HELP_EXAMPLES_ST,
                "    dcr test [--init] [--debug | --release]"
            );
            println!();
-            printc("ALIASES:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "ALIASES:");
            println!("    dcr tests");
            println!();
-            printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
            println!("    Runs project tests and prints a unified testsuite report.");
            println!();
-            printc("OPTIONS:", BOLD_GREEN);
+            sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "OPTIONS:");
            println!("    --init            Create tests/dcr_test.h in current project");
            println!("    --debug           Build and run tests with debug profile (default)");
            println!("    --release         Build and run tests with release profile");
@@ -60,25 +66,25 @@ pub fn test(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
            profile = arg.trim_start_matches("--");
            continue;
        }
-        error("Unknown argument");
+        error!("Unknown argument");
        return 1;
    }
    let start_dir = match std::env::current_dir() {
        Ok(dir) => dir,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to determine current directory");
+            error!("Failed to determine current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
    let root = match find_project_root(&start_dir) {
        Ok(Some(dir)) => dir,
        Ok(None) => {
-            error("dcr.toml file not found");
+            error!("dcr.toml file not found");
            return 1;
        }
        Err(_) => {
-            error("Failed to find project root");
+            error!("Failed to find project root");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -87,7 +93,8 @@ pub fn test(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        match with_dir(&root, ensure_test_header) {
            Ok(()) => {}
            Err(msg) => {
-                error(&msg);
+                error!("{msg}");
                return 1;
            }
        }
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn test(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    match with_dir(&root, || run_testsuite(profile)) {
        Ok(code) => code,
        Err(msg) => {
-            error(&msg);
+            error!("{msg}");
            1
        }
    }
@@ -193,19 +200,19 @@ fn run_testsuite(profile: &str) -> Result<i32, String> {
    for line in stdout.lines() {
        let line = line.trim();
        if let Some(name) = line.strip_prefix("[PASS] ") {
-            println!("{} {}", colored("[PASS]", BOLD_GREEN), name);
+            println!("{} {}", "[PASS]".style(SUCCESS_ST), name);
            pass += 1;
            parsed_any = true;
            continue;
        }
        if let Some(name) = line.strip_prefix("[SKIP] ") {
-            println!("{} {}", colored("[SKIP]", BOLD_BLUE), name);
+            println!("{} {}", "[SKIP]".style(SKIP_ST), name);
            skip += 1;
            parsed_any = true;
            continue;
        }
        if let Some(name) = line.strip_prefix("[FAIL] ") {
-            println!("{} {}", colored("[FAIL]", BOLD_RED), name);
+            println!("{} {}", "[FAIL]".style(ERROR_ST), name);
            fail += 1;
            parsed_any = true;
            continue;
@@ -213,17 +220,17 @@ fn run_testsuite(profile: &str) -> Result<i32, String> {
        if let Some((status, name)) = line.split_once('\t') {
            match status {
                "PASS" => {
-                    println!("{} {}", colored("[PASS]", BOLD_GREEN), name);
+                    println!("{} {}", "[PASS]".style(SUCCESS_ST), name);
                    pass += 1;
                    parsed_any = true;
                }
                "SKIP" => {
-                    println!("{} {}", colored("[SKIP]", BOLD_BLUE), name);
+                    println!("{} {}", "[SKIP]".style(SKIP_ST), name);
                    skip += 1;
                    parsed_any = true;
                }
                "FAIL" => {
-                    println!("{} {}", colored("[FAIL]", BOLD_RED), name);
+                    println!("{} {}", "[FAIL]".style(ERROR_ST), name);
                    fail += 1;
                    parsed_any = true;
                }
@@ -235,11 +242,11 @@ fn run_testsuite(profile: &str) -> Result<i32, String> {
    if !parsed_any {
        if suite_success {
            for name in &declared {
-                println!("{} {}", colored("[PASS]", BOLD_GREEN), name);
+                println!("{} {}", "[PASS]".style(SUCCESS_ST), name);
            }
            pass = declared.len() as i32;
        } else {
-            println!("{} testsuite", colored("[FAIL]", BOLD_RED));
+            println!("{} testsuite", "[FAIL]".style(ERROR_ST));
            fail = 1;
        }
    }
@@ -251,14 +258,15 @@ fn run_testsuite(profile: &str) -> Result<i32, String> {
    };
    println!();
-    println!("{}", colored("=====================", BOLD_GREEN));
+    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "=====================");
-    println!("{}", colored("  Testsuite summary  ", BOLD_GREEN));
+    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "  Testsuite summary  ");
-    println!("{}", colored("=====================", BOLD_GREEN));
+    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "=====================");
    println!("TOTAL: {}", total);
-    print_field("PASS", pass, BOLD_GREEN);
+    print_field("PASS", pass, SUCCESS_ST);
-    print_field("SKIP", skip, BOLD_BLUE);
+    print_field("SKIP", skip, SKIP_ST);
-    print_field("FAIL", fail, BOLD_RED);
+    print_field("FAIL", fail, ERROR_ST);
-    println!("{}", colored("=====================", BOLD_GREEN));
+    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "=====================");
    sprintln!(BOLD_GREEN, "=====================");
    if fail > 0 || !suite_success {
        return Ok(1);
@@ -393,10 +401,10 @@ fn extract_test_names_path(path: &Path) -> Vec<String> {
 }
 /// Prints a test result field with color coding.
-fn print_field(label: &str, value: i32, color: &str) {
+fn print_field(label: &str, value: i32, style: Style) {
    if value == 0 {
        println!("{}:  {}", label, value);
    } else {
-        println!("{}{}:  {}{}", color, label, value, RESET);
+        sprintln!(style, "{}:  {}", label, value);
    }
 }
--- a/src/cli/tree.rs
+++ b/src/cli/tree.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
-use crate::utils::log::error;
+use crate::utils::cli_styles::{BOLD_CYAN, HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST};
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_CYAN, BOLD_GREEN, printc};
+use crate::utils::log::sprintln;
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use toml::Value;
@@ -28,10 +30,10 @@ use toml::Value;
 /// Otherwise, it parses the dcr.toml configuration and prints the dependency tree.
 pub fn tree(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    if args.first().is_some_and(|a| a == "--help") {
-        printc("USAGE:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "USAGE:");
-        printc("    dcr tree", BOLD_CYAN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_EXAMPLES_ST, "    dcr tree");
        println!();
-        printc("DESCRIPTION:", BOLD_GREEN);
+        sprintln!(HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST, "DESCRIPTION:");
        println!("    Displays the dependency tree of the current project.");
        return 0;
    }
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn tree(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
    let config = match Config::open("dcr.toml") {
        Ok(c) => c,
        Err(_) => {
-            error("dcr.toml not found in current directory");
+            error!("dcr.toml not found in current directory");
            return 1;
        }
    };
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ pub fn tree(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
        .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
        .unwrap_or("0.0.0");
-    printc(&format!("{} v{}", name, version), BOLD_CYAN);
+    sprintln!(BOLD_CYAN, "{} v{}", name, version);
    let mut seen = HashSet::new();
    seen.insert(name.to_string());
--- a/src/core/build/builder/artifact.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/builder/artifact.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common};
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::platform;
 use crate::utils::build::is_bare_metal_target;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
--- a/src/core/build/builder/cc_common.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/builder/cc_common.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, builder::artifact, common};
 use crate::core::build::builder::artifact;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::utils::build::{is_bare_metal_target, is_compile_only, is_flat_bin};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
--- a/src/core/build/builder/msvc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/builder/msvc/mod.rs
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@
 /// This module provides the MSVC-specific build implementation for C and C++
 /// projects, including object compilation and linking for executables, static
 /// libraries, shared libraries, and flat binaries.
-use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, builder::artifact, common};
 use crate::core::build::builder::artifact;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::platform;
 use crate::utils::build::{is_compile_only, is_flat_bin};
-use std::fs;
+use std::{fs, path::Path, process::Command, time::Instant};
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::time::Instant;
 /// Builds the project target using the MSVC compiler.
 pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
--- a/src/core/build/cache.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/cache.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common};
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
--- a/src/core/build/language/asm/common.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/asm/common.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, builder::artifact, common};
 use crate::core::build::builder::artifact;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::utils::build::{is_compile_only, is_flat_bin};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{path::Path, time::Instant};
 use std::time::Instant;
 /// Keeps only assembler-relevant flags from a cflags list.
 ///
--- a/src/core/build/language/asm/fasm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/asm/fasm/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::core::build::language::asm::common as asm;
-use std::fs;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Builds an assembly file using the FASM assembler.
 ///
--- a/src/core/build/language/asm/gas/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/asm/gas/mod.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::core::build::language::asm::common as asm;
-use std::fs;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Builds GAS (`.s`) sources via the GNU Assembler.
 ///
--- a/src/core/build/language/asm/masm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/asm/masm/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::core::build::language::asm::common as asm;
-use std::fs;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Builds MASM (`.asm`) sources via `ml`.
 ///
--- a/src/core/build/language/asm/nasm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/asm/nasm/mod.rs
@@ -16,12 +16,9 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 /// Support for NASM assembly language in the DCR build system.
 use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::core::build::language::asm::common as asm;
-use std::fs;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Builds assembly sources using the NASM assembler.
 ///
--- a/src/core/build/language/cxx/qt.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/cxx/qt.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::core::{build::builder::BuildContext, build::common};
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::utils::build::run_pkg_config;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
--- a/src/core/build/language/llvm_ir/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/language/llvm_ir/mod.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 use crate::core::build::builder::BuildContext;
 use crate::core::build::common;
 use crate::core::build::language::Language;
 use crate::core::build::language::asm::common as asm;
-use std::fs;
+use crate::core::build::{builder::BuildContext, common, language::Language};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs, path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Represents the LLVM IR language implementation for the build system.
 pub struct LlvmIr;
--- a/src/core/build/steps.rs
+++ b/src/core/build/steps.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::core::build::engine::ToolchainExecs;
+use crate::core::{build::engine::ToolchainExecs, build_config::Config};
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
 use crate::utils::build::{VersionInfo, profile_table, substitute_vars};
 use glob::glob;
 use std::fs;
--- a/src/core/build_config.rs
+++ b/src/core/build_config.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use toml::Value;
+use toml::{Value, map::Map};
 use toml::map::Map;
 use toml_edit::{DocumentMut, Item, Table};
 const DEFAULT_VERSION: &str = "0.1.0";
@@ -334,35 +335,35 @@ impl Config {
            .map(str::trim)
            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
        let Some(required) = required else {
-            crate::utils::log::warn(&format!(
+            warn!(
                "package.dcr-version is missing in {}. Add e.g. dcr-version = \"{tool}\" \
-                 so collaborators know which dcr this project targets \
+             so collaborators know which dcr this project targets \
-                 (written automatically by `dcr new` / `dcr init`).",
+             (written automatically by `dcr new` / `dcr init`).",
-                self.path.display()
+                self.path.display(),
-            ));
+            );
            return;
        };
        match crate::utils::build::compare_semver(tool, required) {
            Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Less) => {
-                crate::utils::log::warn(&format!(
+                warn!(
                    "this project requires dcr {required} (package.dcr-version), \
                     but you are running dcr {tool}. Some features may be missing or misbehave. \
                     Upgrade dcr (e.g. `dcr --update`) or lower package.dcr-version if intentional."
-                ));
+                );
            }
            Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Greater) => {
-                crate::utils::log::warn(&format!(
+                warn!(
                    "this project pins dcr {required} (package.dcr-version), \
-                     but you are running newer dcr {tool}. Config/defaults may be outdated. \
+                 but you are running newer dcr {tool}. Config/defaults may be outdated. \
-                     Review the changelog and bump package.dcr-version when the project is verified."
+                 Review the changelog and bump package.dcr-version when the project is verified.",
-                ));
+                );
            }
            Some(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal) => {}
            None => {
-                crate::utils::log::warn(&format!(
+                warn!(
-                    "package.dcr-version = \"{required}\" is not a valid semver (expected X.Y.Z); ignoring"
+                    "package.dcr-version = \"{required}\" is not a valid semver (expected X.Y.Z); ignoring",
-                ));
+                );
            }
        }
    }
--- a/src/core/deps/lock.rs
+++ b/src/core/deps/lock.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use std::fs;
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
 use std::path::Path;
 /// Represents a locked dependency entry containing its name, version, source, and checksum.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
--- a/src/core/registry.rs
+++ b/src/core/registry.rs
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 /// Registry configuration management for DCR.
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{collections::HashMap, fs, path::PathBuf};
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 /// Represents a registry configuration entry with its URL and priority.
 #[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
--- a/src/core/runner.rs
+++ b/src/core/runner.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::platform;
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Runs the built binary for a project, forwarding `bin_args`.
 ///
--- a/src/core/vcs/git.rs
+++ b/src/core/vcs/git.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use std::fs;
+use std::{fs, path::Path};
 use std::path::Path;
 /// Initializes a Git repository in the target directory and configures its `.gitignore` file.
 ///
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -14,19 +14,23 @@
 //
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::utils::log::error;
 mod cli;
 mod config;
 mod core;
 mod platform;
 mod prelude;
 mod utils;
 use prelude::*;
 /// Main entry point for DCR, a Cargo-like C/C++ project manager.
 ///
 /// Collects command-line arguments via `std::env::args()` and dispatches to the
 /// appropriate subcommand handler. With fewer than two arguments, shows help and
 /// exits with code 0; otherwise exits with the handler's exit code.
 fn main() {
    utils::log::init();
    let args: Vec<String> = std::env::args().collect();
    if args.len() < 2 {
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ fn main() {
        "--help" => cli::help::help(),
        "--update" => cli::flag_update::flag_update(rest),
        _ => {
-            error("Unknown command or argument");
+            error!("Unknown command or argument");
            1
        }
    };
--- a/src/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/prelude.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
 pub use log::{error, warn};
--- a/src/utils/build.rs
+++ b/src/utils/build.rs
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::core::build_config::Config;
 use crate::utils::log::warn;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 /// Version information parsed from a version string.
@@ -251,10 +252,9 @@ pub fn normalize_target_os(target: &str) -> &str {
        "windows" => "x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
        _ if target.contains('-') => target,
        _ => {
-            warn(&format!(
+            warn!(
-                "Unknown target '{}', using as-is. Supported short names: linux, macos, windows",
+                "Unknown target '{target}', using as-is. Supported short names: linux, macos, windows"
-                target
+            );
            ));
            target
        }
    }
--- a/src/utils/cli_styles.rs
+++ b/src/utils/cli_styles.rs
@@ -15,39 +15,33 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub use owo_colors::{OwoColorize as Colorize, Style};
 pub const RESET: &str = "\x1b[0m";
 // Сli theme styles
 // Main
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub const BOLD: &str = "\x1b[1m";
+pub const BOLD_RED: Style = Style::new().bright_red().bold();
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_GREEN: Style = Style::new().bright_green().bold();
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_YELLOW: Style = Style::new().bright_yellow().bold();
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_CYAN: Style = Style::new().bright_cyan().bold();
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_BLUE: Style = Style::new().bright_blue().bold();
 // Help
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub const BRIGHT_RED: &str = "\x1b[91m";
+pub const HELP_SECTION_TITLE_ST: Style = BOLD_GREEN;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub const BRIGHT_GREEN: &str = "\x1b[92m";
+pub const HELP_EXAMPLES_ST: Style = BOLD_CYAN;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BRIGHT_YELLOW: &str = "\x1b[93m";
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BRIGHT_CYAN: &str = "\x1b[96m";
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_RED: &str = "\x1b[1m\x1b[91m";
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_GREEN: &str = "\x1b[1m\x1b[92m";
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_YELLOW: &str = "\x1b[1m\x1b[93m";
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const BOLD_CYAN: &str = "\x1b[1m\x1b[96m";
-/// Applies ANSI escape codes to format the message with the given style.
+// Other
 ///
 /// This is a utility for colored output in terminal applications.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn colored(msg: &str, style: &str) -> String {
+pub const ERROR_ST: Style = BOLD_RED;
    format!("{style}{msg}{RESET}")
 }
 /// Prints `msg` to stdout with the given ANSI `style`.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn printc(msg: &str, style: &str) {
+pub const SUCCESS_ST: Style = BOLD_GREEN;
-    println!("{style}{msg}{RESET}");
+#[allow(dead_code)]
-}
+pub const ALERT_ST: Style = BOLD_YELLOW;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub const SKIP_ST: Style = BOLD_BLUE;
--- a/src/utils/git.rs
+++ b/src/utils/git.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::{path::Path, process::Command};
 use std::process::Command;
 /// Checks if the `git` executable is available in the system's PATH.
 ///
--- a/src/utils/log.rs
+++ b/src/utils/log.rs
@@ -15,17 +15,55 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-use crate::utils::text::{BOLD_RED, BOLD_YELLOW, colored};
+use env_logger::{Builder, WriteStyle};
 use log::{Level, LevelFilter};
 use owo_colors::OwoColorize;
 use std::io::Write;
-/// Logs an error message to the standard error stream.
+// A function for initializing the logging lib with basic settings.
-///
+pub fn init() {
-/// The message is prefixed with a red "error" label for visibility.
+    Builder::new()
-#[allow(dead_code)]
+        .filter_level(LevelFilter::Warn)
-pub fn error(msg: &str) {
+        .write_style(WriteStyle::Auto)
-    eprintln!("{}: {msg}", colored("error", BOLD_RED));
+        .format(|buf, record| {
            let colored_lv = match record.level() {
                Level::Error => record.level().red().to_string(),
                Level::Warn => record.level().yellow().to_string(),
                Level::Info => record.level().default_color().to_string(),
                _ => record.level().purple().italic().to_string(),
            };
            writeln!(
                buf,
                "{}: {}",
                colored_lv.to_lowercase().bold(),
                record.args(),
            )
        })
        .init();
 }
-#[allow(dead_code)]
+/// Prints message to stdout with the given `Style`. Copy of println! macro
-pub fn warn(msg: &str) {
+#[allow(unused_macros)]
-    eprintln!("{}: {msg}", colored("warn", BOLD_YELLOW));
+macro_rules! sprintln {
    ($style:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => {
        {
            use ::owo_colors::OwoColorize as _;
            println!("{}", format!($($arg)*).style($style));
        }
    };
 }
 /// Prints message to stdout with the given `Style`. Copy of print! macro
 #[allow(unused_macros)]
 macro_rules! sprint {
    ($style:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => {
        {
            use ::owo_colors::OwoColorize as _;
            print!("{}", format!($($arg)*).style($style));
        }
    };
 }
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub(crate) use {sprint, sprintln};
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ pub mod git;
 pub mod log;
 /// Text processing and manipulation helpers.
-pub mod text;
+pub mod cli_styles;
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Dexoron	6f47e81610	docs: remove obsolete cmd bootstrap and delete dcrup.cmd	2026-10-11 15:12:40 +08:00
Dexoron	d49b271e6a	fix: restore Unicode characters in PowerShell installer	2026-10-11 15:09:09 +08:00
Dexoron	f17e4c6642	fix dcrup installers and installation docs	2026-10-11 15:04:16 +08:00
Dexoron	a890f7e6eb	Merge pull request #42 from alex-xr555/cleaned_cli_styles refactor: Changing the style system	2026-09-25 23:29:39 +08:00
alex-xr555	3b6251ec33	refactor: the style system has been changed and replaced functions (printc, colored) have been removed in src/utils/cli_styles.rs. Most files in src/cli have been heavily modified to migrate to the new system	2026-09-24 01:10:19 +03:00
alex-xr555	e9d09eacaf	refactor: created new macro sprintln! and sprint! (src/utils/log.rs) for print stylized text to the console. An additional comment has been created, and access to owo_colors via pub use in src/utils/cli_styles.rs	2026-09-24 00:36:51 +03:00
alex-xr555	2f4cde9177	refactor: renamed src/utils/text.rs to cli_styles	2026-09-24 00:20:43 +03:00
Dexoron	552f6c8e4f	Merge pull request #41 from alex-xr555/refactor refactor: Simplify use blocks	2026-09-20 18:28:22 +08:00
alex-xr555	da84916e10	Simplified use blocks	2026-09-19 18:11:28 +03:00
Dexoron	cb6ae3dcc7	Merge pull request #40 from alex-xr555/log	2026-09-19 09:28:18 +08:00
alex-xr555	10123ddedb	Translation of comments into English, minor changes for completeness.	2026-09-15 18:34:54 +03:00
alex-xr555	0a140c75d8	Clarified the `use` block	2026-09-15 18:34:54 +03:00
alex-xr555	aa1d4ba807	The logging system has been brought to a fully functional level.	2026-09-15 18:34:54 +03:00
alex-xr555	991d1c20af	Absolutely all logs have been replaced with the new system on log.	2026-09-15 18:34:54 +03:00
alex-xr555	df674defe1	Start of the logging system replacement	2026-09-15 18:34:54 +03:00