fix(cli): remove global why flag

crates/vite_install/src/commands/why.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ pub struct WhyCommandOptions<'a> {
     pub dev: bool,
     pub depth: Option<u32>,
     pub no_optional: bool,
-    pub global: bool,
     pub exclude_peers: bool,
     pub find_by: Option<&'a str>,
     pub pass_through_args: Option<&'a [String]>,
@@ -101,10 +100,6 @@ impl PackageManager {
                     args.push("--no-optional".into());
                 }
 
-                if options.global {
-                    args.push("--global".into());
-                }
-
                 if options.exclude_peers {
                     args.push("--exclude-peers".into());
                 }

crates/vite_pm_cli/src/cli.rs

@@ -425,10 +425,6 @@ pub enum PackageManagerCommand {
         #[arg(long)]
         no_optional: bool,
 
-        /// Check globally installed packages
-        #[arg(short = 'g', long)]
-        global: bool,
-
         /// Exclude peer dependencies
         #[arg(long)]
         exclude_peers: bool,
@@ -529,8 +525,7 @@ impl PackageManagerCommand {
     /// Whether this invocation hits the vite-plus-managed-global flow on the
     /// global CLI. The local CLI binding refuses these cases (it has no
     /// managed package store of its own); pass-through `-g` cases like
-    /// `outdated -g`, `why -g`, and `pm config get -g` return `false` and
-    /// keep working on both CLIs.
+    /// `pm config get -g` return `false` and keep working on both CLIs.
     pub fn is_managed_global(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
             Self::Install { global, .. }

crates/vite_pm_cli/src/dispatch.rs

@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ pub async fn dispatch(
             dev,
             depth,
             no_optional,
-            global,
             exclude_peers,
             find_by,
             pass_through_args,
@@ -269,7 +268,6 @@ pub async fn dispatch(
                 dev,
                 depth,
                 no_optional,
-                global,
                 exclude_peers,
                 find_by: find_by.as_deref(),
                 pass_through_args: pass_through_args.as_deref(),

crates/vite_pm_cli/src/handlers.rs

@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ use vite_path::AbsolutePath;
 use crate::{
     cli::{ConfigCommands, DistTagCommands, OwnerCommands, PmCommands, TokenCommands},
     error::Error,
-    helpers::{
-        build_package_manager, build_package_manager_or_npm_default, default_npm_package_manager,
-        ensure_package_json,
-    },
+    helpers::{build_package_manager, build_package_manager_or_npm_default, ensure_package_json},
 };
 
 pub async fn run_add(
@@ -104,11 +101,7 @@ pub async fn run_why(
     cwd: &AbsolutePath,
     options: &WhyCommandOptions<'_>,
 ) -> Result<ExitStatus, Error> {
-    let pm = if options.global {
-        default_npm_package_manager(cwd)
-    } else {
-        build_package_manager(cwd).await?
-    };
+    let pm = build_package_manager(cwd).await?;
     Ok(pm.run_why_command(options, cwd).await?)
 }
 

packages/cli/snap-tests-global/cli-helper-message/snap.txt

@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ Options:
   -D, --dev                Only dev dependencies
   --depth <DEPTH>          Limit tree depth
   --no-optional            Exclude optional dependencies
-  -g, --global             Check globally installed packages
   --exclude-peers          Exclude peer dependencies
   --find-by <FINDER_NAME>  Use a finder function defined in .pnpmfile.cjs
   -h, --help               Print help

packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-why-bun/snap.txt

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Options:
   -D, --dev                Only dev dependencies
   --depth <DEPTH>          Limit tree depth
   --no-optional            Exclude optional dependencies
-  -g, --global             Check globally installed packages
   --exclude-peers          Exclude peer dependencies
   --find-by <FINDER_NAME>  Use a finder function defined in .pnpmfile.cjs
   -h, --help               Print help

packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-why-pnpm10/snap.txt

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Options:
   -D, --dev                Only dev dependencies
   --depth <DEPTH>          Limit tree depth
   --no-optional            Exclude optional dependencies
-  -g, --global             Check globally installed packages
   --exclude-peers          Exclude peer dependencies
   --find-by <FINDER_NAME>  Use a finder function defined in .pnpmfile.cjs
   -h, --help               Print help

packages/cli/snap-tests-global/command-why-pnpm11/snap.txt

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Options:
   -D, --dev                Only dev dependencies
   --depth <DEPTH>          Limit tree depth
   --no-optional            Exclude optional dependencies
-  -g, --global             Check globally installed packages
   --exclude-peers          Exclude peer dependencies
   --find-by <FINDER_NAME>  Use a finder function defined in .pnpmfile.cjs
   -h, --help               Print help

packages/cli/snap-tests/command-pm-no-package-json/snap.txt

@@ -9,13 +9,3 @@ No package.json found.
 
 [1]> vp why lodash # should show friendly error
 No package.json found.
-
-[1]> vp why definitely-not-installed-vite-plus-snap-pkg -g --json # should not require package.json for global why
-npm error No dependencies found matching definitely-not-installed-vite-plus-snap-pkg
-{
-  "error": {
-    "summary": "No dependencies found matching definitely-not-installed-vite-plus-snap-pkg",
-    "detail": ""
-  }
-}
-npm error A complete log of this run can be found in: <homedir>/.npm/_logs/<timestamp>-debug.log

packages/cli/snap-tests/command-pm-no-package-json/steps.json

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     "vp pm ls # should show friendly error",
     "vp pm prune # should show friendly error",
     "vp outdated # should show friendly error",
-    "vp why lodash # should show friendly error",
-    "vp why definitely-not-installed-vite-plus-snap-pkg -g --json # should not require package.json for global why"
+    "vp why lodash # should show friendly error"
   ]
 }

packages/cli/snap-tests/command-why-pnpm10/snap.txt

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Options:
   -D, --dev                    Only dev dependencies
       --depth <DEPTH>          Limit tree depth
       --no-optional            Exclude optional dependencies
-  -g, --global                 Check globally installed packages
       --exclude-peers          Exclude peer dependencies
       --find-by <FINDER_NAME>  Use a finder function defined in .pnpmfile.cjs
   -h, --help                   Print help

rfcs/why-package-command.md

@@ -101,22 +101,11 @@ vp why react --no-optional      # Exclude optional dependencies
 # Depth control
 vp why react --depth 3          # Limit tree depth to 3 levels
 
-# Global packages
-vp why typescript -g            # Check globally installed packages
-
 # Custom finder (pnpm only)
 vp why react --find-by myFinder # Use finder function from .pnpmfile.cjs
 ```
 
-### Global Packages Checking
-
-Only use `npm` to check globally installed packages, because `vp install -g` uses `npm` cli to install global packages.
-
-```bash
-vp why typescript -g            # Check globally installed packages
-
--> npm why typescript -g
-```
+We do not provide `why` feature for global packages managed by Vite+.
 
 ### Command Mapping
 
@@ -151,7 +140,6 @@ vp why typescript -g            # Check globally installed packages
 | `-D, --dev`               | `-D, --dev`               | N/A                     | N/A                 | N/A                      | N/A             | Only dev dependencies (pnpm only)                               |
 | `--depth <number>`        | `--depth <number>`        | N/A                     | N/A                 | N/A                      | `--depth`       | Limit tree depth (pnpm/bun)                                     |
 | `--no-optional`           | `--no-optional`           | N/A                     | `--ignore-optional` | N/A                      | N/A             | Exclude optional dependencies (pnpm only)                       |
-| `-g, --global`            | `-g, --global`            | N/A                     | N/A                 | N/A                      | N/A             | Check globally installed packages                               |
 | `--exclude-peers`         | `--exclude-peers`         | N/A                     | N/A                 | Removes `--peers` flag   | N/A             | Exclude peer dependencies (yarn@2+ defaults to including peers) |
 | `--find-by <finder_name>` | `--find-by <finder_name>` | N/A                     | N/A                 | N/A                      | N/A             | Use finder function from .pnpmfile.cjs                          |
 
@@ -181,7 +169,6 @@ vp why typescript -g            # Check globally installed packages
 - Supports workspace filtering with `--filter`
 - Can filter by dependency type (prod, dev, optional)
 - Supports depth limiting
-- Can check global packages with `-g`
 
 **Output format:**
 
@@ -469,10 +456,6 @@ impl PackageManager {
                     args.push("--no-optional".into());
                 }
 
-                if options.global {
-                    args.push("--global".into());
-                }
-
                 if options.exclude_peers {
                     args.push("--exclude-peers".into());
                 }
@@ -1122,7 +1105,6 @@ Options:
   -D, --dev              Only dev dependencies (pnpm-specific)
   --depth <NUMBER>       Limit tree depth (pnpm-specific)
   --no-optional          Exclude optional dependencies (pnpm-specific)
-  -g, --global           Check globally installed packages
   --exclude-peers        Exclude peer dependencies (pnpm/yarn@2+-specific)
   --find-by <FINDER_NAME> Use a finder function defined in .pnpmfile.cjs (pnpm-specific)
   -h, --help             Print help
@@ -1143,7 +1125,6 @@ Examples:
   vp why react --filter app          # Check in specific workspace (pnpm)
   vp why react --prod                # Only production deps (pnpm)
   vp why react --depth 3             # Limit tree depth (pnpm)
-  vp why typescript -g               # Check global packages
   vp why react --find-by myFinder    # Use custom finder (pnpm)
 ```
 
@@ -1268,7 +1249,6 @@ vp why package --prod --json
 | Workspace filter | ✅ `--filter`     | ✅ `--workspace` | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | pnpm and npm            |
 | Dep type filter  | ✅ `--prod/--dev` | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | pnpm only               |
 | Depth limit      | ✅ `--depth`      | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ✅ `--depth`     | pnpm and bun            |
-| Global check     | ✅ `-g`           | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | pnpm only               |
 | Tree view        | ❌ Not supported  | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ❌ Not supported | ✅ Built-in      | bun shows tree view     |
 
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