codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix The Install.ps1 doesn't return OSArchitecture correctly for all Windows PowerShell Versions Correctly [1 comments, 2 participants]

Under certain PowerShell configurations, that specific Property is filtered out, so it returns nothing and the script produces an error. Observe the error message that OSArchitecture doesn't exist on said object. The script succeeds and doesn't produce an error

TL;DR

Modify the Install.ps1 script to use the fully qualified namespace when accessing the OSArchitecture property to ensure compatibility across different PowerShell configurations.

Guidance

• Update the line in Install.ps1 to use the fully qualified namespace: $architecture = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation,mscorlib]::OSArchitecture.ToString().ToLower()
• Verify that the script runs without errors after making this change by re-running the steps to reproduce the bug
• Test the script in both PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7 to ensure compatibility
• Consider adding error handling to the script to handle any potential issues with accessing the OSArchitecture property

Example

# Before
$architecture = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation]::OSArchitecture

# After
$architecture = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation,mscorlib]::OSArchitecture.ToString().ToLower()

Notes

This fix assumes that the issue is solely due to the missing property in certain PowerShell configurations. If other issues arise, additional debugging may be necessary.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Modify the Install.ps1 script to use the fully qualified namespace, as this ensures compatibility across different PowerShell configurations without requiring any version upgrades.