Unable to compile TypeScript

[mkuger]

After checking out the repo npm run tsc fails.
npm: '3.8.2'
node: '0.10.43'

npm ERR! Linux 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 npm ERR! argv "node" "/bin/npm" "run" "tsc" npm ERR! node v0.10.43 npm ERR! npm v3.8.2 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE npm ERR! angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 tsc:tsc npm ERR! Exit status 2 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 tsc script 'tsc'. npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed. npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the angular2-quickstart package, npm ERR! not with npm itself. npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system: npm ERR! tsc npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with: npm ERR! npm bugs angular2-quickstart npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls angular2-quickstart npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

[Foxandxss]

do you have the typings installed?

[mkuger]

I'm new to angular / NPM and just tried to follow the readme. What do I have to do?
I did npm install -g concurrently lite-server as it was suggested on stack overflow, then npm install in the app-folder

[Foxandxss]

For the sake of debugging, try running:

$ ./node_modules/.bin/typings install

And then:

$ npm start

[mkuger]

I deleted the node_modules folder and ran npm install again, but it fails with
npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:
npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fsevents@1.0.8
npm WARN angular2-quickstart@1.0.0 No repository field.
npm ERR! Linux 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64
npm ERR! argv "node" "/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v0.10.43
npm ERR! npm v3.8.2
npm ERR! path ../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js
npm ERR! code UNKNOWN
npm ERR! errno -1

npm ERR! UNKNOWN, symlink '../mkdirp/bin/cmd.js'
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR! https://github.com/npm/npm/issues

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR! /projects/github/angular-quickstart/npm-debug.log

[Foxandxss]

That is really weird. Do you have a typings folder? But still, that is a weird error.

For what is worth, the current version of this quickstart is not working correctly. It will be resolved shortly when beta .12 arrives.

[mkuger]

there is a typings-core folder, but no typings

[Foxandxss]

not inside node_modules, in the root of your project.

[mkuger]

no, there is no typings-folder in the root of my project.
BTW: thanks for your help!

[Foxandxss]

Could you get the latest copy of this repo and try again? We updated it to the latest versions so it should do fine now.

Thank you.

[wardbell]

You should not need (or want) global npm installs! It has nothing to with Angular versions either.

[wardbell]

Closing because (a) we do not handle support requests in github, (b) can't repro, (c) the above issue is not actionable.

[SimonHurst]

For what it's worth the error message here sucks, It was actually an error in my code that created this in ability to build. Thankfully I was using a nice IDE that pointed it out to me or I could have spent hours on this.

Check your code that you've named your variables correctly I was missing an (s) on the end of mine, so obviously there was not object of that type available. Now if I'd made the error while the thing was running, I suspect I would have got a much nicer error message in the console. Probably just the way things have to be. But perhaps it could be improved? In the event you stoped it running and had to build it again. Only adding this here as this was pretty much at the top of the goole search and a nice pointer for whomever stumbles across this again.