Installation of typings error while setting up the Angular2 Typescript environment as in the documentation

[Biswajeet Nayak]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup the typescript Angular2 environment. but its constantly failing when it tries to install typings. Below is the error i get constantly trying all the methods possible.

typings ERR! message Unable to connect to "https://api.typings.org/entries/dt/co

re-js/tags/0.0.0%2B20160317120654"

typings ERR! caused by connect ETIMEDOUT 104.24.112.177:443

typings ERR! cwd C:\Users\nayakb\workspace\AngularJS2\angular2-tutorial

typings ERR! system Windows_NT 6.1.7601

typings ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\nayakb\\w

orkspace\\AngularJS2\\angular2-tutorial\\node_modules\\typings\\dist\\bin.js" "i

nstall"

typings ERR! node -v v5.9.1

typings ERR! typings -v 1.0.4

typings ERR! code EUNAVAILABLE

typings ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:

typings ERR!   <https://github.com/typings/typings/issues>

npm WARN optional Skipping failed optional dependency /chokidar/fsevents:

npm WARN notsup Not compatible with your operating system or architecture: fseve

n...@1.0.12

npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601

npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\nayakb\\AppData\

\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install"

npm ERR! node v5.9.1

npm ERR! npm  v3.9.2

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! angula...@0.0.0 postinstall: `typings install && gulp check.version

s && npm prune && gulp webdriver`

npm ERR! Exit status 1

npm ERR!

npm ERR! Failed at the angula...@0.0.0 postinstall script 'typings install &

& gulp check.versions && npm prune && gulp webdriver'.

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-seed package

,

npm ERR! not with npm itself.

npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:

npm ERR!     typings install && gulp check.versions && npm prune && gulp webdriv

er

npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:

npm ERR!     npm bugs angular2-seed

npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:

npm ERR!     npm owner ls angular2-seed

npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:

npm ERR!     C:\Users\nayakb\workspace\AngularJS2\angular2-tutorial\npm-debug.lo

g

is there any work around?

Thanks in advance :)

[Lesley Markesbery]

If you are behind a corporate proxy, this is likely a proxy issue. You can try adding a .typingsrc file as discussed here.