PowerShell Pro Tools 2021.12.1

adam · December 17, 2021, 6:27pm

A couple of fixings to packaging rolling out.

Fixed an issue where packaging an executable into an output directory with an apostrophe does not work.
Fixed an issue where PS7.1 and PS7.2 output directories would contain all unpackaged files

banyula · December 20, 2021, 12:49pm

Adam, I am trying to download 2021.12.1 however it is not available in the PowerShell Gallery.

This was taken today 12/20/2021:

adam · December 20, 2021, 3:28pm

The release pipeline failed. I will get this fixed.

adam · December 20, 2021, 3:58pm

This has been released.

banyula · December 20, 2021, 5:12pm

I just downloaded and tried creating the EXE again for NET 6.0 and PWSH 7.2. I am getting a strange error (see below), either using Merge-Script or directly from Visual Studio 2022.

PS ManageSmartkeys [12/20/2021 12:05:49]> merge-script -ConfigFile .\ManageSmartkeys-Core.psd1 -verbose
VERBOSE: Checking license
VERBOSE: OutputPath is C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\Core
VERBOSE: Bundling C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys.ps1
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\ListSmartkeys.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\DisplaySaving.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\APIfunctions.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys.designer.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys.resources.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\SmartkeyName.designer.ps1.
VERBOSE: Parsing file C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\SynchronizePEM.designer.ps1.
VERBOSE: Checking path $inFileName for XAML.
VERBOSE: Packaging C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\ManageSmartkeys.ps1
VERBOSE: Creating temp directory: C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f
VERBOSE: Packaging modules...
VERBOSE: Checking dotnet version.
VERBOSE: Checking dotnet SDK version.
VERBOSE: 6.0.101
VERBOSE: .NET SDK Version: 6.0.101
VERBOSE: Creating package project.
VERBOSE: Using .NET Framework version: net6.0
VERBOSE:   Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\ManageSmartCore.csproj (in 498 ms).
VERBOSE:   Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\ManageSmartCore.csproj (in 498 ms).
VERBOSE: Packaging C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\ManageSmartkeys.ps1 ->
C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\Core\ManageSmartCore.exe
VERBOSE: Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\ManageSmartCore.csproj (in 550 ms).
  ManageSmartCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\bin\Release\net6.0-windows\win-x64\ManageSmartCore.dll
  ManageSmartCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\out\
VERBOSE: Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\ManageSmartCore.csproj (in 550 ms).
  ManageSmartCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\bin\Release\net6.0-windows\win-x64\ManageSmartCore.dll
  ManageSmartCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\out\
VERBOSE: input path is not a directory: C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\b7a9309e81dd40769e0603f8919f226f\out
merge-script : Unknown error (0xffffffff)
At line:1 char:1
+ merge-script -ConfigFile .\ManageSmartkeys-Core.psd1 -verbose
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [Merge-Script], Exception
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PowerShellToolsPro.Cmdlets.MergeScriptCommand

PS ManageSmartkeys [12/20/2021 12:06:05]>

Rebuild started...
------ Rebuild All started: Project: ManageSmartkeys, Configuration: Release Any CPU ------
		Checking license
		OutputPath is C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\bin\Release\
		Packaging ManageSmartkeys.ps1
		Creating temp directory: C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486
		Packaging modules...
		Checking dotnet version.
		Checking dotnet SDK version.
		6.0.101

		.NET SDK Version: 6.0.101

		Creating package project.
		Using .NET Framework version: net6.0
		  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\ManageKeysCore.csproj (in 592 ms).

		  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\ManageKeysCore.csproj (in 592 ms).

		Packaging ManageSmartkeys.ps1 -> C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\bin\Release\ManageKeysCore.exe
		Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\ManageKeysCore.csproj (in 528 ms).
  ManageKeysCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\bin\Release\net6.0-windows\win-x64\ManageKeysCore.dll
  ManageKeysCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\out\

		Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\ManageKeysCore.csproj (in 528 ms).
  ManageKeysCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\bin\Release\net6.0-windows\win-x64\ManageKeysCore.dll
  ManageKeysCore -> C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\out\

		input path is not a directory: C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\out

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Professional\MSBuild\PowerShell Tools for Visual Studio\PowerShellTools.targets(7,5): error : Unknown error (0xffffffff)
========== Rebuild All: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========

Please advise.

adam · December 20, 2021, 5:26pm

Hmm. I can’t reproduce this one.

Build started...
------ Build started: Project: PowerShellFormProject1, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
		Checking license
		OutputPath is C:\Users\adamr\source\repos\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1\bin\Debug\
		Bundling PowerShellFormProject1.ps1
		Parsing file PowerShellFormProject1.ps1.
		Parsing file C:\Users\adamr\source\repos\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1.designer.ps1.
		Parsing file C:\Users\adamr\source\repos\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1.resources.ps1.
		Packaging C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\PowerShellFormProject1.ps1
		Creating temp directory: C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1
		Packaging modules...
		Checking dotnet version.
		Checking dotnet SDK version.
		6.0.100

		.NET SDK Version: 6.0.100

		Creating package project.
		Using .NET Framework version: net6.0
		  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\test.csproj (in 592 ms).

		  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\test.csproj (in 592 ms).

		Packaging C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\PowerShellFormProject1.ps1 -> C:\Users\adamr\source\repos\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1\bin\Debug\test.exe
		Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\test.csproj (in 917 ms).
  test -> C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\bin\Release\net6.0-windows\win-x64\test.dll
  test -> C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\out\

		Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 17.0.0+c9eb9dd64 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\test.csproj (in 917 ms).
  test -> C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\bin\Release\net6.0-windows\win-x64\test.dll
  test -> C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\out\

		[1/4] counting contents of \\?\C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\out…
[2/4] writing runner \\?\C:\Users\adamr\AppData\Local\Temp\cfc6f33f956e4cd18f085cf612e8abd1\out\packed.exe…
[3/4] compressing 815 files and directories…
      successfully compressed 815 files and directories
[4/4] writing startup configuration…
      done!

		Output: C:\Users\adamr\source\repos\PowerShellFormProject1\PowerShellFormProject1\bin\Debug\test.exe
========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Can you see if this directory exists and try to run a build there?

cd C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Temp\a81b8a9435d64e5e8285cec872df9486\
dotnet build

It may have been cleaned up and not exist now.

Can you share the package.psd1?

banyula · December 20, 2021, 6:41pm

Yes, the temp folder was deleted, however I was able to cancel the script before it gave the error and copied the temporary folder into another location, then ran dotnet build and it worked fine.

I wonder if this folder was obtained before the proper contents are there, so perhaps you can send me a version of the script that does not remove the folder/contents or provide an extensive tracing. I can reproduce the problem anytime.

banyula · December 20, 2021, 6:48pm

This is the PSD1

@{
        Root = 'C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys.ps1' # Root script to package. This is the main entry point for the package.
        OutputPath = 'C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\Core' # The output directory for the packaging process.
        Package = @{
			OutputName = 'ManageSmartCore'
            Enabled = $true # Whether to package as an executable.
            Obfuscate = $false # Whether to obfuscate the resulting executable.
            HideConsoleWindow = $true # Whether to hide the console window.  Only valid for console applications.
			DotNetVersion = 'net6.0'
			PowerShellVersion = '7.2.0'
			FileVersion = '1.0.0' # The output file version
            FileDescription = 'Application to manage shared Smartkeys' # The output file description
            ProductName = 'ManageSmartkeys' # The output file product name
            ProductVersion = '1.0.0' # The output file product version.
            Copyright = 'PKWtest' # The output file copyright
            RequireElevation = $false # Whether to require elevation when running the executable. Only valid for console applications.
            ApplicationIconPath = 'C:\Users\Victor\Source\Repos\ManageSmartkeys\ManageSmartkeys\PkProtectKeys01.ico' # The path to the application icon to use for the executable.
            PackageType = 'Console' # The type of executable to generate. Valid values are Service or Console.
            ServiceName = "" # The name of the service if the package type is Service.
            ServiceDisplayName = "" # The display name of the service if the package type is Service.
            HighDPISupport = $true  # Whether to enable high DPI support for WinForm applications
            PowerShellArguments = '-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass' # Sets the arguments for the PowerShell process that is hosted within the executable. You can use arguments like -NoExit, -ExecutionPolicy and -NoProfile.
            Platform = 'x64' # Sets the architecture of the executable. Can be either 'x86' or 'x64'
        }
        Bundle = @{
            Enabled = $true # Whether to bundle multiple PS1s into a single PS1. Always enabled when Package is enabled.
            Modules = $false # Whether to bundle modules into the package
        }
    }

banyula · December 21, 2021, 7:22pm

Adam, I just found out 2021.12.2 was out so I installed it and tried again, however I am getting the exact same result as with the previous version.

adam · December 22, 2021, 2:30pm

This was not patched in that version. I still need to investigate this issue.

banyula · December 29, 2021, 5:03am

I just installed 2021.12.3 and this time it worked fine the merge-script for PWSH 7.2 and NET6.0.

Thanks.

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