.NET Global Tool Startup Issue

[dorgrn]

Issue Type: Bug

Just opening vscode.
Extension crashes.
Added the log after looking at the powershell extension logs tab.
Trying to debug any powershell file will trigger the same messages.

Extension version: 2020.3.0
VS Code version: Code 1.43.0 (78a4c91400152c0f27ba4d363eb56d2835f9903a, 2020-03-09T19:47:57.235Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8650U CPU @ 1.90GHz (8 x 2112)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled flash_3d: enabled flash_stage3d: enabled flash_stage3d_baseline: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: disabled_off protected_video_decode: enabled rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: disabled_off_ok video_decode: enabled viz_display_compositor: enabled_on viz_hit_test_surface_layer: disabled_off_ok webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	15.93GB (7.29GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Adding logs:

3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] - Visual Studio Code v1.43.0 64-bit
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] - PowerShell Extension v2020.3.0
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] - Operating System: Windows 64-bit
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] - Language server starting --
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] -     PowerShell executable: C:\Users\dogrinsh\.dotnet\tools\pwsh.exe
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] -     PowerShell args: -NoProfile -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command Import-Module 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\modules\PowerShellEditorServices\PowerShellEditorServices.psd1'; Start-EditorServices -HostName 'Visual Studio Code Host' -HostProfileId 'Microsoft.VSCode' -HostVersion '2020.3.0' -AdditionalModules @('PowerShellEditorServices.VSCode') -BundledModulesPath 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\modules' -EnableConsoleRepl -LogLevel 'Normal' -LogPath 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\logs\1583843971-b11e15e1-0da4-4a8c-8176-b9dd440e65411583843968301\EditorServices.log' -SessionDetailsPath 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\sessions\PSES-VSCode-14608-115415' -FeatureFlags @() 
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] -     PowerShell Editor Services args: Import-Module 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\modules\PowerShellEditorServices\PowerShellEditorServices.psd1'; Start-EditorServices -HostName 'Visual Studio Code Host' -HostProfileId 'Microsoft.VSCode' -HostVersion '2020.3.0' -AdditionalModules @('PowerShellEditorServices.VSCode') -BundledModulesPath 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\modules' -EnableConsoleRepl -LogLevel 'Normal' -LogPath 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\logs\1583843971-b11e15e1-0da4-4a8c-8176-b9dd440e65411583843968301\EditorServices.log' -SessionDetailsPath 'c:\Users\dogrinsh\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.3.0\sessions\PSES-VSCode-14608-115415' -FeatureFlags @() 
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] - pwsh.exe started.
3/10/2020 2:39:31 PM [NORMAL] - Waiting for session file
3/10/2020 2:41:31 PM [NORMAL] - Error occurred retrieving session file
3/10/2020 2:41:31 PM [NORMAL] - Language server startup failed.
3/10/2020 2:41:31 PM [ERROR] - The language service could not be started: 
3/10/2020 2:41:31 PM [ERROR] - Timed out waiting for session file to appear.

[dorgrn]

I'm not sure why but the extension is trying to load powershell core (pwsh.exe) rather than powershell.exe.

my config file looks like this:

{
    "window.zoomLevel": 1,
    "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
    "editor.fontFamily": "'Cascadia Code',Consolas, 'Courier New', monospace",
    "editor.fontLigatures": true
}

Removing the font settings does not help.
Tried disabling all other extensions.

[James-Pickett]

@dorgrin6 , I just deleted my pwsh.exe and it booted up fine. Obviously, that's not a good long term solution if you still want to have powershell core, but it will get you moving.

[rjmholt]

@dorgrin6 were there any other logs, like StartEditorServices.log?

I'm not sure why but the extension is trying to load powershell core (pwsh.exe) rather than powershell.exe.

By default, if you have pwsh.exe installed, the extension will look for that first. You can change this by setting the PowerShell Default Version or clicking on the little version icon in the bottom right and selecting the PowerShell you want from the drop down.

[rjmholt]

Oh you might need to set the log level to Diagnostic in the settings

[SydneyhSmith]

@dorgrin6 what version of the .NET global tool are you using? to find this run:
C:\Users\dogrinsh\.dotnet\tools\pwsh.exe -v

[alfredmyers]

I'm seeing this on Ubuntu 18.04 as well.
Same versions of vscode and and extension as OP.
PSVersion: 6.2.3.

[rjmholt]

This is #2158.

Older versions of the PowerShell dotnet global tool have a bug in them where arguments are not processed properly, breaking our startup invocation.

Please update your PowerShell version to 7 to enable this, or install a non-global tool PowerShell installation and configure the PowerShell extension to use it like:

"powershell.powerShellDefaultVersion": "PowerShell (x64)"