From: Kirill A. Korinsky <kirill@korins.ky>
Subject: pkg_add: show -n updates without a progress meter
To: OpenBSD ports <ports@openbsd.org>
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:24:01 +0200

ports@,

it is changes in base, but I think pkg_add is more related to ports@, so
I've used that mail list.

I'd like to let pkg_add -Iunx report which packages would be updated, so
scripted dry run checks no longer need progress meter output.

I have in /etc/daily.local pkg_add -un like check to catch outdated
packages.

Current pkg_add needs -Iunm and some "magic" to strip progress bar and ESC
codes from output to be useful.

Suggested version needs only pkg_add -Iunx | grep -v ^quirks-

Also, while here, clarify in pkg_add(1) that -I only disables prompts and
that -n reports package additions or updates because that required to read
the code to understand.

Thoughts? Ok?

Index: usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvs/src/usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1,v
diff -u -p -r1.170 pkg_add.1
--- usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1	22 May 2025 01:40:21 -0000	1.170
+++ usr.sbin/pkg_add/pkg_add.1	4 Jun 2026 20:53:16 -0000
@@ -374,7 +374,10 @@ which is more discriminating.
 Force update even if dependencies no longer match.
 .El
 .It Fl I
-Force non-interactive mode.
+Force non-interactive mode, disabling prompts.
+This does not affect progress meter output; use
+.Fl x
+to disable it.
 Default is to be interactive when run from a tty.
 .It Fl i
 Force interactive mode, even if not run from a tty.
@@ -416,8 +419,8 @@ Causes
 .Nm
 to always display the progress meter in cases it would not do so by default.
 .It Fl n
-Don't actually install a package, just report the steps that
-would be taken if it was.
+Don't actually install a package, just report package additions or updates
+that would be performed.
 Will still copy packages to
 .Ev PKG_CACHE
 if applicable.
Index: usr.sbin/pkg_add/OpenBSD/PkgAdd.pm
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvs/src/usr.sbin/pkg_add/OpenBSD/PkgAdd.pm,v
diff -u -p -r1.152 PkgAdd.pm
--- usr.sbin/pkg_add/OpenBSD/PkgAdd.pm	6 May 2025 18:36:20 -0000	1.152
+++ usr.sbin/pkg_add/OpenBSD/PkgAdd.pm	4 Jun 2026 20:45:49 -0000
@@ -831,8 +831,12 @@ sub really_add($set, $state)
 			    $set, $state));
 		}
 	});
-	$set->setup_header($state);
-	$state->progress->next($state->ntogo(-1));
+	my $shown = $set->setup_header($state);
+	my $todo = $state->ntogo(-1);
+	$state->progress->next($todo);
+	if ($state->{not} && !$shown) {
+		$state->say("#1: #2", $state->{setheader}, $todo);
+	}
 	for my $handle ($set->newer) {
 		my $pkgname = $handle->pkgname;
 		my $plist = $handle->plist;

-- 
wbr, Kirill