irc: display a warning for each unknown or invalid server option in commands /connect and /server

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 - api: fix parsing of date/times with timezone offset in function util_parse_time
 - irc: fix warning on creation of irc.msgbuffer option when the server name contains upper case letters ([#2281](https://github.com/weechat/weechat/issues/2281))
+- irc: display a warning for each unknown or invalid server option in commands /connect and /server
 - relay/api: fix crash when an invalid HTTP request is received from a client
 
 ## Version 4.7.1 (2025-08-16)

po/cs.po

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:26+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ondřej Súkup <mimi.vx@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -12550,6 +12550,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: chyba při alokování nového serveru"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sChyba: nemohu nastavit volbu \"%s\" pro pole \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sUpozornění: %s, řádek %d: neznámý identifikátor sekce (\"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/de.po

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:26+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Nils Görs <weechatter@arcor.de>\n"
 "Language-Team: German <kde-i18n-de@kde.org>\n"
@@ -13885,6 +13885,17 @@ msgstr "TLS:"
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: Neuer Server konnte nicht alloziert werden"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sUnable to set option \"%s\" for bar \"%s\""
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sDie Option \"%s\" kann für die Bar \"%s\" nicht gesetzt werden"
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+"%sWarnung: unbekannte Einstellung für Sektion \"%s\": %s (Wert: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/es.po

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:26+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Santiago Forero <santiago@forero.xyz>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -12859,6 +12859,17 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: no hay suficiente memoria para crear el nuevo servidor"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sUnable to set option \"%s\" for bar \"%s\""
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sError: no se pudo configurar la opción \"%s\" en la barra \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+"%sAtención: opción desconocida para la sección \"%s\": %s (valor: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/fr.po

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:26+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-11-01 16:00+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
 "Language: fr\n"
@@ -13600,6 +13600,16 @@ msgstr "TLS :"
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s : impossible d'allouer un nouveau serveur"
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+"%s%s : attention : impossible de modifier l'option \"%s\" pour le serveur "
+"\"%s\""
+
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%s%s : attention : option \"%s\" inconnue pour le serveur \"%s\""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/hu.po

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Andras Voroskoi <voroskoi@frugalware.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -12009,6 +12009,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s az új szerver lefoglalása sikertelen\n"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%s ismeretlen opció a \"%s\" parancsnak\n"
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%s %s, %d. sor: ismeretlen csoportazonosító (\"%s\")\n"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/it.po

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Esteban I. Ruiz Moreno <exio4.com@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -12867,6 +12867,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: errore durante l'allocazione del nuovo server"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sErrore: impossibile impostare l'opzione \"%s\" per la barra \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+"%sAttenzione: opzione sconosciuta per la sezione \"%s\": %s (valore: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/ja.po

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: AYANOKOUZI, Ryuunosuke <i38w7i3@yahoo.co.jp>\n"
 "Language-Team: Japanese <https://github.com/l/weechat/tree/master/"
@@ -13356,6 +13356,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: 新しいサーバの割り当て中にエラー"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%1$sエラー: バー \"%3$s\" にオプション \"%2$s\" を設定できません"
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%s警告: セクション \"%s\" の不明なオプション: %s (値: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/pl.po

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Krzysztof Korościk <soltys@soltys.info>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -13563,6 +13563,16 @@ msgstr "TLS:"
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: błąd podczas przydzielania nowego serwera"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sUnable to set option \"%s\" for bar \"%s\""
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sNie można ustawić opcji \"%s\" dla paska \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sOstrzeżenie: nieznana opcja dla sekcji \"%s\": %s (wartość: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/pt.po

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Vasco Almeida <vascomalmeida@sapo.pt>\n"
 "Language-Team: Portuguese <>\n"
@@ -13253,6 +13253,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: erro ao alocar novo servidor"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sErro: não foi possível definir a opção \"%s\" da barra \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sAviso: opção desconhecida na secção \"%s\": %s (valor: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/pt_BR.po

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Érico Nogueira <ericonr@disroot.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -12390,6 +12390,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: erro ao alocar novo servidor"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sErro: não foi possível configurar a opção \"%s\" para a barra \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sAviso: opção desconhecida para seção \"%s\": %s (valor: \"%s\")"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/ru.po

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Aleksey V Zapparov AKA ixti <ixti@member.fsf.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -12065,6 +12065,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s не могу расположить новый сервер\n"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%s неизвестный параметр для команды \"%s\"\n"
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%s %s, строка %d: неизвестный идентификатор секции (\"%s\")\n"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/sr.po

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-31 11:14+0400\n"
 "Last-Translator: Ivan Pešić <ivan.pesic@gmail.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -13195,6 +13195,16 @@ msgstr "TLS:"
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: грешка приликом алокације новог сервера"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sUnable to set option \"%s\" for bar \"%s\""
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sПостављање опције „%s” за траку „%s” није успело"
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sУпозорење: непозната опција за одељак „%s”: %s (вредност: „%s”)"
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/tr.po

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2025-10-27 08:27+0100\n"
 "Last-Translator: Emir SARI <emir_sari@icloud.com>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -13412,6 +13412,16 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr "%s%s: Yeni sunucu için yer açılırken hata"
 
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sUnable to set option \"%s\" for bar \"%s\""
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sŞu çubuk için \"%s\" seçeneği ayarlanamadı: \"%s\""
+
+#, fuzzy, c-format
+#| msgid "%sWarning: unknown option for section \"%s\": %s (value: \"%s\")"
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr "%sUyarı: \"%s\" bölümü için geçersiz seçenek: %s (değer: \"%s\""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

po/weechat.pot

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: WeeChat\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: flashcode@flashtux.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-10-26 21:18+0100\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-11-01 15:58+0100\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: 2014-08-16 10:27+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Sébastien Helleu <flashcode@flashtux.org>\n"
 "Language-Team: weechat-dev <weechat-dev@nongnu.org>\n"
@@ -10954,6 +10954,14 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "%s%s: error when allocating new server"
 msgstr ""
 
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""
+msgstr ""
+
 #, c-format
 msgid ""
 "%s%s: sending data to server: null pointer (please report problem to "

src/plugins/irc/irc-server.c

@@ -2133,40 +2133,56 @@ irc_server_apply_command_line_options (struct t_irc_server *server,
 
     for (i = 0; i < argc; i++)
     {
-        if (argv[i][0] == '-')
+        if (argv[i][0] != '-')
+            continue;
+
+        pos = strchr (argv[i], '=');
+        if (pos)
         {
-            pos = strchr (argv[i], '=');
-            if (pos)
+            option_name = weechat_strndup (argv[i] + 1, pos - argv[i] - 1);
+            ptr_value = pos + 1;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            option_name = strdup (argv[i] + 1);
+            ptr_value = value_boolean[1];
+        }
+        if (option_name)
+        {
+            index_option = irc_server_search_option (option_name);
+            if (index_option < 0)
             {
-                option_name = weechat_strndup (argv[i] + 1, pos - argv[i] - 1);
-                ptr_value = pos + 1;
+                /* look if option is negative, like "-noxxx" */
+                if (weechat_strncmp (argv[i], "-no", 3) == 0)
+                {
+                    free (option_name);
+                    option_name = strdup (argv[i] + 3);
+                    index_option = irc_server_search_option (option_name);
+                    ptr_value = value_boolean[0];
+                }
+            }
+            if (index_option >= 0)
+            {
+                if (weechat_config_option_set (
+                        server->options[index_option],
+                        ptr_value, 1) == WEECHAT_CONFIG_OPTION_SET_ERROR)
+                {
+                    weechat_printf (
+                        NULL,
+                        _("%s%s: warning: unable to set option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""),
+                        weechat_prefix ("error"), IRC_PLUGIN_NAME,
+                        argv[i], server->name);
+                }
             }
             else
             {
-                option_name = strdup (argv[i] + 1);
-                ptr_value = value_boolean[1];
-            }
-            if (option_name)
-            {
-                index_option = irc_server_search_option (option_name);
-                if (index_option < 0)
-                {
-                    /* look if option is negative, like "-noxxx" */
-                    if (weechat_strncmp (argv[i], "-no", 3) == 0)
-                    {
-                        free (option_name);
-                        option_name = strdup (argv[i] + 3);
-                        index_option = irc_server_search_option (option_name);
-                        ptr_value = value_boolean[0];
-                    }
-                }
-                if (index_option >= 0)
-                {
-                    weechat_config_option_set (server->options[index_option],
-                                               ptr_value, 1);
-                }
-                free (option_name);
+                weechat_printf (
+                    NULL,
+                    _("%s%s: warning: unknown option \"%s\" for server \"%s\""),
+                    weechat_prefix ("error"), IRC_PLUGIN_NAME,
+                    argv[i], server->name);
             }
+            free (option_name);
         }
     }
 }