gcc errors in compiler output

[Julianne <juliannerc@gmail.com>]

When using emacs 23.1 on Fedora 12, compiling a simple c file with an 
error yields the following output:


gcc -o my_test my_test.c
my_test.c: In function ‘main’:
my_test.c:58: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘x’

If I run the compiler in an ordinary xterm (or Konsole), the output 
appears to be some colorization of the identifiers in the context of the 
error.

The hex dump shows the missing charaters:

6d 79 5f 74 65 73 74 2e  63 3a 20 49 6e 20 66 75  |my_test.c: In fu|
6e 63 74 69 6f 6e 20 e2  80 98 6d 61 69 6e e2 80  |nction ...main..|
99 3a 0a 6d 79 5f 74 65  73 74 2e 63 3a 35 38 3a  |.:.my_test.c:58:|
20 65 72 72 6f 72 3a 20  65 78 70 65 63 74 65 64  | error: expected|
20 e2 80 98 3b e2 80 99  20 62 65 66 6f 72 65 20  | ...;... before |
e2 80 98 78 e2 80 99 0a                           |...x....|

What is the solution to either a) get gcc to not output terminal color 
settings around identifiers or b) make emacs ignore the extraneous stuff 
around the identifiers?

Julianne