Install for @angular/cli not working on Mac

Question

I\'m trying to setup Angular 2 using \"npm install @angular/cli -g \"

After the install, the only warning I see is the UNMET PEER DEPENDENCY rxjs@^5.0.1, which I th

Answer 1

Most likely, the directory in which the global modules are installed is not in your $PATH -- and therefore unknown to your shell.

To fix this issue, we can create a new directory for global node_modules, configure npm to use it, and add that directory to your $PATH.

# create a new directory where npm will install packages
$  mkdir ~/.node_modules

# set npm "prefix" config to that directory
$  npm config set prefix '~/.node_modules'

# append a line to your .zshrc instructing it to include that directory in your $PATH, making the executables known to the shell
$ echo 'export PATH=~/.node_modules/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.zshrc

# update current shell with new path (not needed for new sessions)
$ source ~/.zshrc

Then, first reinstall the latest npm (npm i -g npm), followed by the global packages you need (npm i -g @angular/cli).

For more on PATH, see this definition: http://www.linfo.org/path_env_var.html