npm install errors following README

[rabbah]

confirmed with a fresh clone and build as documented in the README:

added 42 packages in 10.814s
src/lib/cmds/edit-amd.ts:42:52 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/compile'.

42 import { compileSource, sourceToComposition } from '../../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/compile'
                                                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 2
npm ERR! [email protected] postinstall: `../../../../node_modules/.bin/tsc`
npm ERR! Exit status 2
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the [email protected] postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/rabbah/.npm/_logs/2019-01-10T05_43_01_199Z-debug.log
src/test/composer1/wskflow_tests.ts:200:43 - error TS2345: Argument of type '() => Client<boolean>' is not assignable to parameter of type '() => boolean | Promise<boolean> | (Client<RawResult<any>> & RawResult<any>)'.
  Type 'Client<boolean>' is not assignable to type 'boolean | Promise<boolean> | (Client<RawResult<any>> & RawResult<any>)'.
    Type 'Client<boolean>' is not assignable to type 'Client<RawResult<any>> & RawResult<any>'.
      Type 'Client<boolean>' is not assignable to type 'Client<RawResult<any>>'.
        Type 'boolean' is not assignable to type 'RawResult<any>'.

200     .then(() => this.app.client.waitUntil(() => {
                                              ~~~~~~~

src/test/composer1/zzz-bottom-bar-back-button.ts:69:21 - error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.

69       .then(path => path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1))
                       ~~~~

src/test/composer1/zzz-bottom-bar-back-button.ts:69:36 - error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.

69       .then(path => path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1))
                                      ~~~~

src/test/composer1/zzz-bottom-bar-back-button.ts:83:21 - error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.

83       .then(path => path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1))
                       ~~~~

src/test/composer1/zzz-bottom-bar-back-button.ts:83:36 - error TS2531: Object is possibly 'null'.

83       .then(path => path.substring(path.lastIndexOf('/') + 1))
                                      ~~~~

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 2
npm ERR! @shell/[email protected] postinstall: `../../../../node_modules/.bin/tsc`
npm ERR! Exit status 2
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the @shell/[email protected] postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/rabbah/.npm/_logs/2019-01-10T05_43_01_262Z-debug.log
src/lib/flowCommand.ts:23:26 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/ast'.

23 import * as astUtil from '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/ast'
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

src/lib/preview.ts:34:25 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/badges'.

34 import * as badges from '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/badges'
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

src/lib/preview.ts:35:27 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/messages'.

35 import * as messages from '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/messages'  // TODO: import from plugin js file
                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

src/lib/preview.ts:38:30 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/compile'.

38 import * as compileUtil from '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/compile'
                                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

src/lib/util.ts:18:26 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/ast'.

18 import * as astUtil from '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/ast'
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

src/lib/util.ts:19:25 - error TS2307: Cannot find module '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/badges'.

19 import * as badges from '../../../apache-composer/plugin/lib/utility/badges'
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 2
npm ERR! @shell/[email protected] postinstall: `../../../../node_modules/.bin/tsc && rm -rf node_modules/jquery/src && rm -f node_modules/jquery/external/sizzle/dist/sizzle.js && rm -f node_modules/jquery/dist/core.js && mv -f node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.js node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.js && rm -f node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.slim* && mv -f node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.min.map node_modules/jquery/dist/jquery.map && rm -rf node_modules/d3/src && mv node_modules/d3/d3.min.js node_modules/d3/d3.js && rm -f node_modules/elkjs/lib/elk-worker.js node_modules/elkjs/lib/elk.bundled.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 2
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Failed at the @shell/[email protected] postinstall script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Users/rabbah/.npm/_logs/2019-01-10T05_43_01_890Z-debug.log
npm WARN [email protected] No repository field.

added 93 packages in 27.279s

> [email protected] build /Users/rabbah/projects/kui/app
> node ./bin/build.js standalone

task: write config
task: read index.html template
task: write package.json
task: evaluate macros
task: write index.html
ok: build successful

> [email protected] compile /Users/rabbah/projects/kui/app
> if [ -d ../dist ]; then cd ../dist/bin && ./compile.js; fi

  ✓ plugin	apache-composer
  ✓ preload	apache-composer
  ✓ plugin	bash-like
  ✓ plugin	core-support
  ✓ preload	core-support
  ✓ plugin	editor
  ✓ preload	editor
  ✓ plugin	field-installed-plugins
  ✓ plugin	grid
  ✓ plugin	k8s
  ✓ plugin	openwhisk
  ✓ plugin	openwhisk-debug
  ✓ plugin	tutorials
  ✓ preload	tutorials
  ✓ plugin	wskflow
commencing seticon
Using appName=Kui and appIcon=../app/content/icons/png/kui.png

done
added 210 packages in 37.365s
added 291 packages in 47.033s
penguin [master *] kui> 

[starpit]

i suspect this one is now obsolete, or sufficiently morphed. in particular, the ../../../ require paths are no more