[BUG] versions > 0.7.1 Copy-GitRepository error

[user8446]

@felixfbecker Hello,

After the 0.8.1 update Copy-GitRepository throws:

MethodInvocationException: C:\Users\###\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\PowerGit\0.8.1\Functions\Copy-GitRepository.ps1:152:13
Line |
 152 |              $gitPath = [LibGit2Sharp.Repository]::Clone($Source, $Des …
        |              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        | Exception calling "Clone" with "3" argument(s): "The type initializer for 'LibGit2Sharp.Core.NativeMethods' threw an exception."

Downgrading to 0.7.1 works as expected

Edit: Repro'ed with all versions after 0.8.1 as well

[ThomasNieto]

This is due to an issue with the module being deployed with a file called installed. The module uses that file to indicate if the required platform specific binary has been copied to the correct location. Right now, the MacOS version is present causing issues on Windows. If you run this command it will remove the bad files so it can import correctly.

$module = Get-Module PowerGit -ListAvailable | sort version -Descending | select -exp modulebase -First 1
rm $module\Assemblies\installed, $module\Assemblies\libgit2-*

@felixfbecker can we please get this resolved? Instead of copying the file in the appropriate place PowerShell 7 added a unmanaged native library resolver that handles this work for you. Here is the link for more information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/dev-cross-plat/writing-portable-modules?view=powershell-7.2#dependency-on-native-libraries

[user8446]

Just want to say thanks for researching and the workaround @ThomasNieto