[GR-58542] [Native Image] handling --version is not consistent

[vvlevchenko]

Describe the Issue

--version with composition with other options report errors in consistent, depending on the way additional options are provided. e.g.

~/.sdkman/candidates/java/24.ea.13-graal/bin/native-image --version -o 1.txt
Error: Option --version cannot be combined with other options.

and

NATIVE_IMAGE_OPTIONS="-o 1.txt" ~/.sdkman/candidates/java/24.ea.13-graal/bin/native-image --version
Error: Cannot specify main class in environment variable NATIVE_IMAGE_OPTIONS

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GraalVM Version

 ~/.sdkman/candidates/java/24.ea.13-graal/bin/java -version
java version "24" 2025-03-18
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment Oracle GraalVM 24-dev+14.1 (build 24+14-jvmci-b01)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM Oracle GraalVM 24-dev+14.1 (build 24+14-jvmci-b01, mixed mode, sharing)

Operating System and Version

Darwin DE-UNIT-1497 23.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 23.6.0: Mon Jul 29 21:13:04 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.141.2~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6020 arm64

Build Command

Darwin DE-UNIT-1497 23.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 23.6.0: Mon Jul 29 21:13:04 PDT 2024; root:xnu-10063.141.2~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6020 arm64

Expected Behavior

It'd be better to ignore all options in case of --version, that let use NATIVE_IMAGE_OPTIONS with build-native-tools more freely.

Actual Behavior

~/.sdkman/candidates/java/24.ea.13-graal/bin/native-image --version -o 1.txt
Error: Option --version cannot be combined with other options.

and

NATIVE_IMAGE_OPTIONS="-o 1.txt" ~/.sdkman/candidates/java/24.ea.13-graal/bin/native-image --version
Error: Cannot specify main class in environment variable NATIVE_IMAGE_OPTIONS

Steps to Reproduce

native-image --version -o 1.txt
or
NATIVE_IMAGE_OPTIONS="-o 1.txt" native-image --version

Additional Context

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Build Log Output and Error Messages

No response

[selhagani]

Hi @vvlevchenko,

Thank you for reaching out to us. I tested the cases you provided and I confirm the outcome you observed. We'll take a closer look into this and I'll make sure to keep you updated.