Prompt not appearing. Cmder/ConEmu, Windows 11 arm64 on M1 MacBook Pro under UTM.

[stevehjohn]

System Details

• posh-git version/path: latest as of 28/01/2023.
• PowerShell version: 5.1.25276.1000
• Git version: latest as of 28/01/2023.
• Operating system name and version: Windows 11 arm64 on M1 MacBook under UTM.

Issue Description

Hi,

The posh-git prompt is not appearing even though the module is imported as verified by manually calling $GitPromptScriptBlock.Invoke().

I've used posh-git many times and still am on 2 other machines... something is just not working in this case.

As with the other machines, the terminal is cmder. I cannot figure out what is causing this.

Sorry to add to your issues.

Steve.

[dahlbyk]

Interesting. Is something else in your $PROFILE providing a custom prompt? posh-git won't override if prompt has changed from the default:

posh-git/src/posh-git.psm1

Lines 140 to 144 in 4b746d6

	# If there is no prompt function or the prompt function is the default, replace the current prompt function definition
	if ($ForcePoshGitPrompt -or !$currentPromptDef -or ($currentPromptDef -eq $defaultPromptDef)) {
	# Set the posh-git prompt as the default prompt
	Set-Item Function:\prompt -Value $GitPromptScriptBlock
	}

Does Get-Item Function:\prompt | Select -Exp Definition match the posh-git prompt that starts here?

posh-git/src/posh-git.psm1

Lines 33 to 35 in 4b746d6

	$GitPromptScriptBlock = {
	$origDollarQuestion = $global:?
	$origLastExitCode = $global:LASTEXITCODE

[stevehjohn]

My $PROFILE file is empty.

Get-Item Function:\prompt | Select -Exp Definition

Returns the following...

      $realLASTEXITCODE = $LASTEXITCODE
      $host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = Microsoft.PowerShell.Management\Split-Path $pwd.ProviderPath -Leaf
      PrePrompt | Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Host -NoNewline
      CmderPrompt
      PostPrompt | Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility\Write-Host -NoNewline
      $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
      return " "

This is identical to what it returns on another machine where the prompt works.

Thanks,

Steve.

[dahlbyk]

If $PROFILE is empty, is posh-git loading from one of the other profile locations?

• $PROFILE.AllUsersAllHosts
• $PROFILE.AllUsersCurrentHost
• $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts
• $PROFILE.CurrentUserCurrentHost

[stevehjohn]

Hi,

Sorry, but they are all empty. Here is the script Cmder runs on startup if it helps...

https://gist.github.com/stevehjohn/a3d59cd0393f976b3e5c89c1a2f67777

Thanks,

Steve.

[dahlbyk]

And this same Cmder script has the expected behavior on other systems? I would expect this to be a problem everywhere: https://gist.github.com/stevehjohn/a3d59cd0393f976b3e5c89c1a2f67777#file-profile-ps1-L178-L182. Importing posh-git after a custom prompt exists will skip overwriting it. You can override that on import, or just import posh-git first. The Cmder script has a similar check to avoid overwriting a custom prompt.

Do you have a user_profile.ps1 or config\profile.d\*.ps1 on any of these systems?

[stevehjohn]

Hey,

Yep all appears to be the same. I really don't know why one works and the other doesn't.

I don't want to waste too much of your time. I'll keep chipping away at it and see if I can get it working.

Feel free to close this issue, or leave it open if you'd like me to update with a solution if/when I find one.

Thanks,

Steve.

[dahlbyk]

You might try asking the Cmder folks? I know they've put effort into making it Just Work, so they may have ideas. Sorry!