From bbbd5c4e08e0889389179f61fa27210cd77fbbd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: geh <geh@viastore.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 14:14:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added null-ptr check in Colour::use()

---
 include/internal/catch_console_colour.cpp | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/internal/catch_console_colour.cpp b/include/internal/catch_console_colour.cpp
index 0a13a1bb..1c4799f8 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_console_colour.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_console_colour.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,13 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     void Colour::use( Code _colourCode ) {
         static IColourImpl* impl = platformColourInstance();
-        impl->use( _colourCode );
+        // Strictly speaking, this cannot possibly happen.
+        // However, under some conditions it does happen (see #1626),
+        // and this change is small enough that we can let practicality
+        // triumph over purity in this case.
+        if (impl != NULL) {
+            impl->use( _colourCode );
+        }
     }
 
     std::ostream& operator << ( std::ostream& os, Colour const& ) {