@bobfrankston/npmglobalize 1.0.226 → 1.0.227

package/README.md

@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ not what you meant to publish, so npmglobalize lists the conflicted files and st
 -install, -i    Install globally after publish (from registry)
 -link           Install globally via symlink (npm install -g .)
 -local-install  Install from the local directory only — skip transform/publish, just
-                npm install -g . with file: deps as-is (also -localinstall; -local is
-                the deprecated old spelling). Persisted; a .commitmsg is still logged
-                to npmchanges.md as "(local)"
+                npm install -g . with file: deps as-is (also -localinstall, -install-local,
+                -installlocal; the old -local is an error). Persisted; a .commitmsg is
+                still logged to npmchanges.md as "(local)"
 -global         Clear a persisted -local-install in .globalize.json5 — back to the normal
                 transform/publish flow (publishes to npm again)
 -wsl            Also install in WSL
@@ -898,9 +898,11 @@ This is useful for:
 - Testing a CLI before publishing
 - Projects with `file:` deps that should stay as-is
 
-`-localinstall` is accepted as well. The old spelling `-local` still works but prints a
-deprecation note; it was renamed (2026-09-07) because "local" read as "local mode" rather
-than "install from the local directory".
+`-localinstall`, `-install-local` and `-installlocal` are accepted as well. The old
+spelling `-local` is an error that names the replacement and exits without doing anything;
+it was renamed (2026-09-07) because "local" read as "local mode" rather than "install from
+the local directory", and a warning that then ran the whole cascade anyway was easy to miss
+(2026-09-08).
 
 `-local-install` is persisted to `.globalize.json5` (`"localInstall": true`; the older
 `"local"` key is still read and is rewritten to the new name the next time the file is

package/cli.js

@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ Install Options:
   -install, -i   Global install after publish (from registry)
   -link          Global install via symlink (npm install -g .)
   -local-install Install from the local directory only — skip transform/publish, just
-                 npm install -g . with file: deps as-is (also -localinstall; -local is
-                 the deprecated old spelling). Persisted; a .commitmsg is still logged
-                 to npmchanges.md as "(local)"
+                 npm install -g . with file: deps as-is (also -localinstall, -install-local,
+                 -installlocal; the old -local is an error). Persisted; a .commitmsg is
+                 still logged to npmchanges.md as "(local)"
   -global        Clear a persisted -local-install in .globalize.json5 — back to the normal
                  transform/publish flow (publishes to npm again)
   -wsl           Also install globally in WSL
@@ -233,15 +233,21 @@ function parseArgs(args) {
             // 2026-09-07 — Claude Code (Fable 5.1), at Bob's direction: "-local is
             // confusing" — it read like "local mode" / "local deps" rather than "install
             // from the local directory". Renamed to -local-install (-localinstall also
-            // accepted). -local still works but says so, so muscle memory isn't broken
-            // and the old spelling is phased out rather than silently kept alive.
-            // The .globalize.json5 key was renamed "local" → "localInstall" the same day;
-            // readConfig accepts the old name and the next persist rewrites it.
+            // accepted). The .globalize.json5 key was renamed "local" → "localInstall"
+            // the same day; readConfig accepts the old name and rewrites it.
+            // 2026-09-08 — Claude Code (Fable 5.1), at Bob's direction: -local is now a
+            // hard error, not a warning. As a warning it printed one yellow line and then
+            // ran the whole cascade anyway (Bob: "you continue rather than exiting"), so
+            // the note scrolled off before it could be acted on. Same exit path as an
+            // unrecognized flag. -install-local / -installlocal are accepted too: the word
+            // order is easy to get backwards (Bob typed "-installlocal" reporting this).
             case '-local':
-                console.log(colors.yellow('!  -local is deprecated — use -local-install (or -localinstall). Same meaning: npm install -g . from the local directory, no publish.'));
-            // falls through
+                options.error = '-local was renamed -local-install (or -localinstall). Same meaning: npm install -g . from the local directory, no publish.';
+                break;
             case '-local-install':
             case '-localinstall':
+            case '-install-local':
+            case '-installlocal':
                 options.localInstall = true;
                 options.explicitKeys.add('localInstall');
                 break;

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@bobfrankston/npmglobalize",
-  "version": "1.0.226",
+  "version": "1.0.227",
   "description": "Transform file: dependencies to npm versions for publishing",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",