PowerShell / PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer
`PSUseCompatibleCmdlets` says `Install-Module` is not compatible with `desktop-5.1.14393.206-windows`
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Description
Steps to reproduce
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -ScriptDefinition 'Install-Module -Name ''Foo''' -Settings @{
Rules = @{
PSUseCompatibleCmdlets = @{
Compatibility = @('desktop-5.1.14393.206-windows')
}
}
} | Format-List -Property '*'
Expected behavior
Actual behavior
Line : 1
Column : 1
Message : 'Install-Module' is not compatible with PowerShell edition 'desktop', version '5.1.14393.206' and OS 'windows'
Extent : Install-Module
RuleName : PSUseCompatibleCmdlets
Severity : Warning
ScriptName :
ScriptPath :
RuleSuppressionID :
SuggestedCorrections :
IsSuppressed : False
If an unexpected error was thrown then please report the full error details using e.g. $error[0] | Select-Object *
Environment data
- PowerShell v7.4.6 x64 on Windows 11 24H2 x64
- PSScriptAnalyzer v1.23.0
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Research direction
Start with the supplied PowerShell reproduction and inspect the PSUseCompatibleCmdlets rule and its compatibility lookup for Install-Module. Verify the command's reported compatibility result and determine the intended result for the desktop-5.1.14393.206-windows target; the issue is resolved when the rule reports the correct result and the reproduction is covered by a test.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, powershell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100