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"Find-Command" & "Install-Module" cmdlets show identify OS compatibility #2374
Description
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
Activity
joeyaiello commentedon Sep 29, 2016
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.
SteveL-MSFT commentedon Oct 17, 2016
This issue was moved to PowerShell/PowerShellGet#19