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  1. Modules
  2. MODULES-8357

Add cross-platform support for pwsh in the PowerShell module

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Resolved
    • Normal
    • Resolution: Done
    • None
    • None
    • powershell
      • Works on all supported PowerShell Operating Systems
      • Automated tests for some of these platforms. The exact list will be decided as part of this ticket
    • Windows
    • 1
    • Windows 2019-01-16, Windows 2019-01-23, Windows 2019-01-30
    • Needs Assessment

    Description

      PowerShell 6 runs not just on Windows platforms. This issue will be track the work to ensure that non-Windows platforms also work with the pwsh provider.

      This includes the name of binary (pwsh as opposed to pwsh.exe), unit tests (Appveyor vs Travis) and acceptance tests.

      This ticket will also track with non-Windows operating systems we should support.

      PowerShell 6 Support Matrix is at;
      https://github.com/powerShell/PowerShell#get-powershell

      https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/powershell/2018/01/10/powershell-core-6-0-generally-available-ga-and-supported/

      PowerShell Core is officially supported on the following platforms:
      		 
       
      		 
      Windows 7, 8.1, and 10
      		 
      Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016
      		 
      Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel
      		 
      Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 17.04
      		 
      Debian 8.7+, and 9
      		 
      CentOS 7
      		 
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
      		 
      OpenSUSE 42.2
      		 
      Fedora 25, 26
      		 
      macOS 10.12+

      PowerShell list at;
      https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/blob/d6000fdea8ed424da473b5c512f19a8db10739c7/README.md

      Windows (x64)
      Windows (x86)
      Ubuntu 18.04
      Ubuntu 16.04
      Ubuntu 14.04
      Debian 8.7+
      Debian 9
      CentOS 7
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
      OpenSUSE 42.2
      Fedora 27, Fedora 28
      macOS 10.12+

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          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. MODULES-8356 Add searching for pwsh in the PowerShell module

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved
          is blocked by

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. MODULES-8355 Create new exec provider called pwsh in the PowerShell module

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved
          relates to

          Task - A task that needs to be done. MODULES-8307 powershell : SPIKE figure out options for supporting powershell and powershell core

          • Normal - Regular issue, some loss of functionality under specific circumstances.
          • Resolved

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