error: npm install -g component

[travelbasys]

Hello...
I was not able to install component on a Windows 7 machine.
Git version is: 1.9.4.msysgit.2
Thank you.

Here is the relevant output:
...
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/escodegen
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/ast-types
npm WARN git config --get remote.origin.url returned wrong result (git://github.com/ariya/esprima.git)
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/recast
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/private
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/defs
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/escodegen
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ast-types
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/ftp
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/recast
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/defs
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/xregexp/2.0.0
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/private
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/xregexp/2.0.0
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/isarray/0.0.1
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/core-util-is
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/isarray/0.0.1
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent Cloning into bare repository 'C:\Users\kauker\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_git-re
motes\git-github-com-timaschew-cogent-5e7bf87a'...
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent fatal: unable to connect to github.com:
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent github.com[0: 192.30.252.130]: errno=No error
npm ERR! Error: Command failed: Cloning into bare repository 'C:\Users\kauker\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_git-remotes\git-github-com-
timaschew-cogent-5e7bf87a'...
npm ERR! fatal: unable to connect to github.com:
npm ERR! github.com[0: 192.30.252.130]: errno=No error
npm ERR!
npm ERR!
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:637:15)
npm ERR! at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (events.js:98:17)
npm ERR! at maybeClose (child_process.js:735:16)
npm ERR! at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:802:5)
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this log at:
npm ERR! https://github.com/isaacs/npm/issues
npm ERR! or email it to:
npm ERR! npm-@googlegroups.com

npm ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! command "C:\Users\kauker\Programs\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\kauker\Programs\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\npm
-cli.js" "install" "-g" "component"
npm ERR! cwd C:\tmp
npm ERR! node -v v0.10.18
npm ERR! npm -v 1.3.8
npm ERR! code 128
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/ariya/esprima.git Cloning into bare repository 'C:\Users\kauker\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_git-r
emotes\git-github-com-ariya-esprima-git-9077e517'...
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/ariya/esprima.git fatal: unable to connect to github.com:
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/ariya/esprima.git github.com[0: 192.30.252.130]: errno=No error
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Additional logging details can be found in:
npm ERR! C:\tmp\npm-debug.log
npm ERR! not ok code 0

[netpoetica]

When you install with -g you must be an admin/have admin privileges, on windows I believe. Are you able to install any other packages with -g (grunt-cli for example)?

[cristiandouce]

I think it's something else

npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent Cloning into bare repository 'C:\Users\kauker\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_git-re
motes\git-github-com-timaschew-cogent-5e7bf87a'...
npm ERR! git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent fatal: unable to connect to github.com:

notice the unable to connect to github.com message when trying to install cogent

[cristiandouce]

I think you should check that you are actually able to clone the repository by yourself

Can you run git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent and check it doesn't fail?

If it does, you should probably update git or your git credentials.

[timaschew]

what is your npm version?

and can you try this one

• create empty directory and then add this file package.json:

{
  "name": "component-test",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "dependencies": {
    "cogent": "git+https://github.com/timaschew/cogent#fix-redirects",
  }
}

• and then just a npm install

Does this work for you?

[travelbasys]

Solution found!

@netpoetica: Yes, I did have admin privilege. But I could not install -g grunt-cli. Same error messages.
@cristiandouce: Yes, the problem is with the "git:" url.
git clone git://github.com/timaschew/cogent fails but
git clone https://github.com/timaschew/cogent is ok.
I always use https: when cloning from github.
I am sitting behind a firewall.
@timaschew: I tried your example, but it failed, too.

A solution is given on this page:
https://coderwall.com/p/sitezg/force-git-to-clone-with-https-instead-of-git-urls

git config --global url."https://github.com".insteadOf git://github.com

replaces the git: protocol by https: on github.com.
After that, npm install -g component worked fine.

Thank you to all contributors.

[netpoetica]

Glad you found a solution, thank you for sharing!