Install-script error: could not parse script

[enthusedcoder]

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Steps to reproduce

After installing the latest version of powershellget (3.0.22), I attempted to use the "install-script" cmdlet to install a powershell script from the psgallery. The command that I ran was pretty basic:

install-script -Name wimwitch

I also tried running the command with a couple of additional parameters when I encountered the error:

install-script -Name wimwitch -Force -AllowPrerelease

Regardless of which command I ran, however, I ran into the following error(s) each time:

Install-Script : Could not parse 'C:\Users\john\AppData\Local\Temp\1906e893-f420-43e8-871c-e286378505c5\wimwitch\3.4.6\WIMWitch.ps1' as a PowerShell script file due 
to missing the closing '#>' for HelpInfo comment block
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Script wimwitch
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ParserError: (:) [Install-PSResource], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MissingEndBracketToHelpInfoCommentParseError,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
 
Install-Script : PSScriptFile could not be parsed
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Script wimwitch
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ReadError: (Microsoft.Power...stallPSResource:InstallPSResource) [Install-PSResource], InvalidOperationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PSScriptParseError,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
 
Install-Script : Package(s) 'wimwitch' could not be installed from repository 'PSGallery'.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Script wimwitch
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Power...stallPSResource:InstallPSResource) [Install-PSResource], ResourceNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InstallPackageFailure,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource

However, I was able to successfully install the script when I used the save-script cmdlet from powershellget version 1.0.0.1. Furthermore, this does affect all psgallery scripts, as I am able to successfully install other psgallery scripts using "install-script" from powershellget 3.0.22. This tells me that there is something specific about the wimwitch script that the module does not like when attempting to parse it.

Expected behavior

PS > install-script -Name wimwitch #using latest version of powershellget
(Script successfully installs on computer)

Actual behavior

PS > install-script -Name wimwitch #using latest version of powershellget

(See above error)

Error details

PS > get-error

Exception             :
    Type    :
Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.UtilClasses.ResourceNotFoundException
    Message : Package(s) 'wimwitch' could not be installed from repository
'PSGallery'.
    HResult : -2146233088
TargetObject          :
Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGet.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
CategoryInfo          : InvalidData:
(Microsoft.PowerShel…s.InstallPSResource:InstallPSResource)
[Install-PSResource], ResourceNotFoundException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : InstallPackageFailure,Microsoft.PowerShell.PSResourceGe t.Cmdlets.InstallPSResource
InvocationInfo        :
    MyCommand        : Install-PSResource
    ScriptLineNumber : 1
    OffsetInLine     : 1
    HistoryId        : 4
    Line             : install-script wimwitch
    PositionMessage  : At line:1 char:1
                       + install-script wimwitch
                       + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    InvocationName   : install-script
    CommandOrigin    : Internal
ScriptStackTrace      : at Install-Script<Process>, C:\Users\john\Documents\W indowsPowerShell\Modules\powershellget\3.0.22\PowerShellGet.psm1: line 1175
                        at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 1
PipelineIterationInfo :

Environment data

$PSVersiontable

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.3.8
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.3.8
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.22621
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Version

3.0.22

Visuals

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[enthusedcoder]

Since this error seems to be rooted in the microsoft.powershell.psresourceget module, closing this ticket to move it over to that affected module's repo