Uploading via CLI lacks runtime.platform.path

[Sorunome]

When uploading via CLI it lacks runtime.platform.path

e.g.

$ arduino GraphicTest/GraphicTest.ino -v --upload --useprogrammer
<compiling output>
Uploading...
/home/sorunome/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/openocd/0.9.0-arduino6-static/bin/openocd -d2 -s /home/sorunome/.arduino15/packages/arduino/tools/openocd/0.9.0-arduino6-static/share/openocd/scripts/ -f {runtime.platform.path}/variants/arduino_zero/openocd_scripts/arduino_zero.cfg -c telnet_port disabled; program {{/tmp/arduino_build_20957/GraphicTest.ino.elf}} verify reset; shutdown 
An error occurred while uploading the sketch
Open On-Chip Debugger 0.9.0-g932ec70 (2017-02-15-11:32)
Licensed under GNU GPL v2
For bug reports, read
	http://openocd.org/doc/doxygen/bugs.html
debug_level: 2
Runtime Error: embedded:startup.tcl:60: Can't find {runtime.platform.path}/variants/arduino_zero/openocd_scripts/arduino_zero.cfg
in procedure 'script' 
at file "embedded:startup.tcl", line 60

running arduino --get-prefs doesn't show it, either

EDIT: Using version 1.8.3 on archlinux

[cmaglie]

You must specify a board with the --board option. The runtime.platform.path depends on the core used that is known only after a board is selected.
For example:

./arduino --board arduino:avr:uno  --get-pref runtime.platform.path

on my machine gives:

/home/cmaglie/Code/arduino/build/linux/work/hardware/arduino/avr

that is where the AVR core is installed.

[Sorunome]

Well, when i don't specify --board it uses whatever i set in the gui so i'd expect to set runtime.platform.path accordingly

[cmaglie]

Can you paste the command line you use to upload/verify without the --board option?

[Sorunome]

It's in top post, `arduino GraphicTest/GraphicTest.ino -v --upload --useprogrammer`