Run wsl.exe with Powerline font in Windows Terminal will crash

[kkbruce]

Environment

Windows build number:
Platform ServicePack Version      VersionString
-------- ----------- -------      -------------
 Win32NT             10.0.18362.0 Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.18362.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable):
0.4.2382.0
Any other software?

Steps to reproduce

I install WSL - Ubuntu in Windows 10, want setup WSL in Windows Terminal. If change profile fontFace from Consolas to Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline (https://github.com/powerline/fonts/tree/master/UbuntuMono), Windows Terminal will crash and close.

{
            "acrylicOpacity" : 0.5,
            "background" : "#012456",
            "closeOnExit" : true,
            "colorScheme" : "Campbell",
            "commandline" : "wsl.exe -d Ubuntu /bin/bash -c zsh",
            "cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF",
            "cursorShape" : "bar",
            "fontFace" : "Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline",
            "fontSize" : 10,
            "guid" : "{d5ed219b-a9ca-4618-8250-d6b965766ba6}",
            "historySize" : 9001,
            "icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png",
            "name" : "Ubuntu",
            "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
            "snapOnInput" : true,
            "startingDirectory" : "%USERPROFILE%",
            "useAcrylic" : true
        },

Expected behavior

Run wsl.exe with Powerline font in Windows Terminal.

Actual behavior

Windows Terminal crash and close.

[DHowett-MSFT]

/feedback

[ghost]

Hi there!

Can you please send us feedback with the Feedback Hub with this issue and paste the link here so we can more easily find your crash information on the back end?

Thanks!

[DHowett-MSFT]

Also, you can just use chsh to set your shell to zsh instead of starting bash just to start zsh...

[kkbruce]

Feedback link: https://aka.ms/AA63upg

[kkbruce]

I change use https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tree/master/patched-fonts/DejaVuSansMono/Regular/complete font and commandline is work now.

{
            "acrylicOpacity" : 0.5,
            "background" : "#012456",
            "closeOnExit" : true,
            "colorScheme" : "Campbell",
            "commandline" : "C:/Windows/System32/bash.exe -c zsh",
            "cursorColor" : "#FFFFFF",
            "cursorShape" : "bar",
            "fontFace" : "DejaVuSansMono Nerd Font",
            "fontSize" : 10,
            "guid" : "{d5ed219b-a9ca-4618-8250-d6b965766ba6}",
            "historySize" : 9001,
            "icon" : "ms-appx:///ProfileIcons/{61c54bbd-c2c6-5271-96e7-009a87ff44bf}.png",
            "name" : "Ubuntu",
            "padding" : "0, 0, 0, 0",
            "snapOnInput" : true,
            "startingDirectory" : "%USERPROFILE%",
            "useAcrylic" : true
        },

[utybo]

I can confirm that the Windows Terminal crashes when "Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline" font is used in any terminal, not just the WSL one. Workaround is to either use the non-derivative version which works fine, or another Powerline-compatible font.

[betteridiot]

Yes, I can confirm that some of the Powerline fonts do not work, but not all of them. My suggestion is to keep trying different powerline fonts until it doesn't crash. I currently use "Noto Mono for Powerline"

[speedy1812]

I had the same problem with "Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline" crashing the Windows Terminal. But it turns out that the Nerd Font version of Ubuntu Mono doesn't have the same problem.

[DHowett-MSFT]

This seems like /dup #602.

1                              32
|------------------------------|
Ubuntu Mono derivative Powerline
DejaVuSansMono Nerd Font
Noto Mono for Powerline

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

[tautomer]

For my case, Menlo powerline works, Meslo falls bak to the default and Droid Sans Mono family directly crashes the terminal.