V9.14.002.2026.05.13

Signed-off-by: Marc S. Weidner <msw@coresecret.dev>

lib/lib_arg_parser.sh

@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ guard_sourcing || return "${ERR_GUARD_SRCE}"
 #   VAR_AGE_KEY
 #   VAR_ARCHITECTURE
 #   VAR_BUILD_LOG
+#   VAR_DROPBEAR_VERSION
 #   VAR_EARLY_DEBUG
+#   VAR_GITEA_RUNNER
 #   VAR_HANDLER_AUTOBUILD
 #   VAR_HANDLER_BUILD_DIR
 #   VAR_HANDLER_CDI
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ guard_sourcing || return "${ERR_GUARD_SRCE}"
 #   VAR_REIONICE_CLASS
 #   VAR_REIONICE_PRIORITY
 #   VAR_SIGNER
+#   VAR_SIGNING_CA
 #   VAR_SIGNING_KEY
 #   VAR_SIGNING_KEY_FPR
 #   VAR_SIGNING_KEY_PASS
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ guard_sourcing || return "${ERR_GUARD_SRCE}"
 #   0: on success
 #   ERR_ARG_MSMTCH: on failure
 #   ERR_CONTROL_CT: on failure
+#   ERR_DROPBEAR_V: on failure
 #   ERR_MISS_PWD_F: on failure
 #   ERR_MISS_PWD_P: on failure
 #   ERR_NOTABSPATH: on failure
@@ -205,6 +209,32 @@ arg_parser() {
           shift 1
           ;;
 
+        --dropbear-version)
+          if [[ -n "${2-}" && "${2}" =~ ^[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+            declare -gx VAR_DROPBEAR_VERSION="${2}"
+            shift 2
+          else
+            if ! ${VAR_HANDLER_AUTOBUILD}; then boot_screen_cleaner; fi
+            printf "\e[91m❌ ERROR: --dropbear-version MUST match '<YYYY>.<NUMBER>'.\e[0m\n" >&2
+            read -p -r $'\e[92m✅ Press \'ENTER\' to exit the script ... \e[0m'
+            exit "${ERR_DROPBEAR_V}"
+          fi
+          ;;
+
+        --dropbear-version=*)
+          if [[ "${1#*=}" =~ ^[0-9]{4}\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+            # shellcheck disable=SC2034
+            declare -gx VAR_DROPBEAR_VERSION="${1#*=}"
+            shift 1
+          else
+            if ! ${VAR_HANDLER_AUTOBUILD}; then boot_screen_cleaner; fi
+            printf "\e[91m❌ ERROR: --dropbear-version MUST match '<YYYY>.<NUMBER>'.\e[0m\n" >&2
+            read -p -r $'\e[92m✅ Press \'ENTER\' to exit the script ... \e[0m'
+            exit "${ERR_DROPBEAR_V}"
+          fi
+          ;;
+
         --jump-host)
           if [[ -n "${2-}" && "${2}" != -* ]]; then
             declare -i count=0