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"Find-Command" & "Install-Module" cmdlets should identify OS compatibility #79
Description
From Maximo Trinidad (@MaximoTrinidad) on September 28, 2016 13:29
Steps to reproduce
In Linux, using either Find-Command or Install-Module, will list all available (Windows and Linux).
Expected behavior
Install the module that can be executed Linux, as well as Windows.
It maybe a good idea to have these cmdlets check for the OS type before providing the list.
Actual behavior
A Module won't install because it need dependencies, or was built for Windows OS. Below, example has been addressed;
janegilring/PSVersion#5
Environment data
Linux: Ubuntu 16.04.1 64bit
PS /home/maxt> $PSVersionTable
Name Value
---- -----
PSVersion 6.0.0-alpha
PSEdition Core
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 3.0.0.0
GitCommitId v6.0.0-alpha.10
CLRVersion
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
Copied from original issue: PowerShell/PowerShell#2374
Reacted by Maximo Trinidad
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SteveL-MSFT commentedon Oct 17, 2016
From Joey Aiello (@joeyaiello) on September 29, 2016 16:35
We've talked about this in the past. My only reservation here is that many module authors won't know that they are actually compatible (or mostly compatible) with macOS or Linux, and I'd rather not prevent users from installing those modules. (E.g. posh-git is 99% working on Mac/Linux)
Maybe we should offer a warning at install time if compatibility isn't explicitly listed?
I also agree we should absolutely give users a way to explicitly filter by Edition.
joeyaiello commentedon Mar 17, 2017
Manikyam Bavandla (@bmanikm) we have a customer who has an external dependency on this right now, we should talk offline about how we might be able to get this prioritized
bmanikm commentedon Mar 17, 2017
For more details, please take a look at the below documentation on explicitly filtering the items by Edition.
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