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On github actions ubuntu-latest analysis fails with "The term 'Get-Command' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet"

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
github-actions, powershell, ubuntu
Domain
ci-cd

Research direction

Start by comparing the linked failing Ubuntu-latest workflow run using PSScriptAnalyzer 1.25 with the working 1.24 run; the report says the only change is the pinned version. Reproduce the analysis against a PowerShell 7 project and determine why 1.25 cannot resolve Get-Command. Done means the 1.25 analysis completes successfully on the same workflow without reverting to 1.24.

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Description

I can't exactly pinpoint what causes this. When I run the pwoershell script analyzet 1.25 on Ubuntu-latest github runners against a powershell 7 project, the analyzer fails to complete its analysis and throws:

Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer: /home/runner/work/_temp/e8c5014b-7f61-4956-b6d1-75953a6d07f6.ps1:7
Line |
   7 |  $results = Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer -Path './' -Recurse -Settings 'PSScr …
     |             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     | The term 'Get-Command' is not recognized as a name of a cmdlet,
     | function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling of the
     | name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try
     | again.

Reverting to 1.24 does not exhibit the issue.

Failing workflow run 1.25:
https://github.com/jessehouwing/actions-semver-checker/actions/runs/32254079386/job/96071605798

Working workflow run 1.24:
https://github.com/jessehouwing/actions-semver-checker/actions/runs/32257267058

No changes other than changing the pinned version:
https://github.com/jessehouwing/actions-semver-checker/pull/454

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