[JENKINS-67036] Jenkins Powershell wrapper breaks valid Powershell scripts

The following script fails when run in Jenkins:

node("windows") {

  powershell('''\

    function Invoke-NativeCommand {

      # Do something useful here

    }


    function New-GitInvoker([string]$Path) {

      return {

Invoke-NativeCommand git `-C $Path @​args

      }.GetNewClosure()

    }

		

    $git = New-GitInvoker 'testRepoPath'

    & $git fetch `-p ssh://someUrl

    '''.stripIndent()

  )

}

The error is:

```
powershell.exe : Invoke-NativeCommand : The term 'Invoke-NativeCommand' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script

At D:\Jenkins\workspace\@​tmp\durable-38d496fa\powershellWrapper.ps1:3 char:1
+ & powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Comm ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Invoke-NativeCo...nction, script :String) [], RemoteException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError
file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At D:\Jenkins\workspace\@​tmp\durable-38d496fa\powershellScript.ps1:7 char:3
+ Invoke-NativeCommand git `-C $Path @​args
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Invoke-NativeCommand:String) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

```

When run directly using PowerShell, the same script runs to completion without error.  Perhaps the wrapper messes up closures?

A workaround exists - simply write the powershell script to a file and run it directly using powershell in the "bat" pipeline command:

bat 'powershell -NoProfile -File myscript.ps1'

Jenkins 2.289.1

durable-task plugin version 1.37

Pipeline: Nodes and Processes 2.39

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Originally reported by timpatt, imported from: Jenkins Powershell wrapper breaks valid Powershell scripts

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): durable-task-plugin
  
• label(s): pipeline, powershell
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 2025-12-09
  

Raw content of original issue

The following script fails when run in Jenkins:



node("windows") {

  powershell('''\

    function Invoke-NativeCommand {

      # Do something useful here

    }


    function New-GitInvoker([string]$Path) {

      return {

        Invoke-NativeCommand git `-C $Path @args

      }.GetNewClosure()

    }

		

    $git = New-GitInvoker 'testRepoPath'

    & $git fetch `-p ssh://someUrl

    '''.stripIndent()

  )

}





The error is:



powershell.exe : Invoke-NativeCommand : The term 'Invoke-NativeCommand' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script


At D:\Jenkins\workspace\<job_name>@tmp\durable-38d496fa\powershellWrapper.ps1:3 char:1

+ & powershell -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Comm ...

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (Invoke-NativeCo...nction, script :String) [], RemoteException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

At D:\Jenkins\workspace\<job_name>@tmp\durable-38d496fa\powershellScript.ps1:7 char:3

+         Invoke-NativeCommand git `-C $Path @args

+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (Invoke-NativeCommand:String) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException





When run directly using PowerShell, the same script runs to completion without error.  Perhaps the wrapper messes up closures?


A workaround exists - simply write the powershell script to a file and run it directly using powershell in the "bat" pipeline command:


bat 'powershell -NoProfile -File myscript.ps1'


Jenkins 2.289.1

 durable-task plugin version 1.37

 Pipeline: Nodes and Processes 2.39