Re: pkg: invalid option --, and pkg: illegal option --

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From: Florian Smeets <flo_at_smeets.xyz>
Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 07:15:53 UTC

On 02.05.25 08:32, Graham Perrin wrote:
> root@mowa219-gjp4-zbook-freebsd:~ # pkg version -C -vRL= | grep -v orphaned
> pkg: invalid option -- C
> pkg: invalid option -- v
> pkg: invalid option -- R
> pkg: invalid option -- L
> pkg: invalid option -- =
> Updating FreeBSD-ports repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD-ports repository is up to date.
> Updating FreeBSD-base repository catalogue...
> FreeBSD-base repository is up to date.
> Updating local-current repository catalogue...
> local-current repository is up to date.
> All repositories are up to date.
> AppStreamQt6-1.0.4                 <   needs updating (remote has 1.0.4_1)
I was about to report the same. I frequently use pkg info -x and pkg 
search -x. Which gives similar messages, but works anyway.

Looking at the commit logs I suspect be61deae0aa2 and pkg-bootstrap not 
pkg itself which appears to be confirmed by my testing. Also, I don't 
see it on up to date 14.x systems.

root@mail:~ # pkg info -x postf
postfix-3.10.1,1
root@mail:~ # pkg install pkg
[...]
Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
	pkg: 2.1.0 -> 2.1.2 [flo]

[...]
[1/1] Extracting pkg-2.1.2: 100%
[...]
root@mail:~ # pkg info -x postf
postfix-3.10.1,1
root@mail:~ # pkg upgr
[...]
The following 259 package(s) will be affected (of 0 checked):

Installed packages to be UPGRADED:
[...]
	FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap: 15.snap20250419140427 -> 15.snap20250501133208 
[base]
	FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-man: 15.snap20250401134651 -> 
15.snap20250430011047 [base]

[...]
[349/445] Deinstalling FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-man-15.snap20250401134651...
[349/445] Deleting files for 
FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-man-15.snap20250401134651: 100%
[350/445] Deinstalling FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-15.snap20250419140427...
[350/445] Deleting files for 
FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-15.snap20250419140427: 100%
[351/445] Installing FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-15.snap20250501133208...
[351/445] Extracting FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-15.snap20250501133208: 100%
[352/445] Installing FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-man-15.snap20250430011047...
[352/445] Extracting FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap-man-15.snap20250430011047: 100%
[...]

root@mail:~ # pkg info -x postf
pkg: invalid option -- x
postfix-3.10.2,1
root@mail:~ #

Florian