$location or component templateUrl bug

[tamtakoe]

If I set $location as application.run dependency or if I set templateUrl (async template) router doesn't work.
http://plnkr.co/edit/kXcik8znN5HMp6ohRuMA?p=preview

If you remove problem dependency or change templateUrl to template everythink works correct.

[Narretz]

I've answered on the linked issue and I think it's a ui-router bug. At least the debugging should be done by someone who knows the ui-router.

[gkalpak]

Closing as this is indeed a uiRouter issue and has been fixed in v1.0.0alpha0 of uiRouter (see angular-ui/ui-router#2574).
The easy work-around for those who can't upgrade, is to instantiate $state early (e.g. inside a .run() block).