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27 changes: 27 additions & 0 deletions .taskfiles/scripts/setup_pwsh.sh
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Expand Up @@ -86,6 +86,33 @@ if [[ "${os}" != "linux" ]]; then
die "Unsupported OS: ${os}"
fi

# Check for ARM64 architecture - PowerShell apt packages are not available for ARM64
arch="$(uname -m)"
if [[ "${arch}" == "aarch64" || "${arch}" == "arm64" ]]; then
log "⚠ PowerShell is not available via apt for ARM64 architecture."
log "Installing PowerShell via .NET global tool instead..."

# Install .NET SDK if not present
if ! command -v dotnet >/dev/null 2>&1; then
log "Installing .NET SDK..."
apt-get update
apt-get install -y dotnet-sdk-8.0 || die "Failed to install .NET SDK"
fi

# Install PowerShell as a .NET global tool
dotnet tool install --global PowerShell || log "PowerShell may already be installed"

# Add to PATH if needed
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.dotnet/tools"
if command -v pwsh >/dev/null 2>&1; then
log "✓ Successfully installed ${TOOL_NAME} via .NET global tool"
exit 0
else
log "⚠ PowerShell installation skipped on ARM64 - not critical for development"
exit 0
fi
fi

check_sudo

if [[ "${VERSION}" != "latest" ]]; then
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