Tests\Unit\MSFT_xPackageResource.Tests.ps1: Test Executable Fails When Run from Path Containing Spaces

[mhendric]

Details of the scenario you tried and the problem that is occurring

Multiple tests in Tests\Unit\MSFT_xPackageResource.Tests.ps1 require Interactivity. Specifically, the Windows Installer help GUI is getting invoked, and you can't move forward until you hit OK. If this problem is in fact isolated to Windows Server 2019, it's possible that the Windows Installer options have changed. My Windows Installer version shows as 5.0.17763.1.

The operating system the target node is running

OsName : Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard
OsOperatingSystemSKU : StandardServerEdition
OsArchitecture : 64-bit
WindowsVersion : 1809
WindowsBuildLabEx : 17763.1.amd64fre.rs5_release.180914-1434
OsLanguage : en-US
OsMuiLanguages : {en-US}

Version and build of PowerShell the target node is running

PS C:> $PSVersionTable

Name Value

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PSVersion 5.1.17763.316
PSEdition Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion 10.0.17763.316
CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1

Version of the DSC module that was used ('dev' if using current dev branch)

dev

[mhendric]

I got this.

[mhendric]

It looks like this one is not a Windows 2019 specific problem. I was able to reproduce on Windows 2016. It looks like the problem is instead with the test executable, and if it's run from a folder path that contains spaces. I suspect helper function New-TestExecutable is where the problem resides.