From b8d36438b77a3edb539d6fff784d32f014bc3b6d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andy Hanson <anhans@microsoft.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2016 07:28:35 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add compile-scripts script

---
 README.md    | 9 ++++++++-
 package.json | 1 +
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c5ca5f4c6..cd3220316d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -109,7 +109,14 @@ Your package should have this structure:
 | foo-tests.ts | This contains sample code which tests the typings. This code does *not* run, but it is type-checked. |
 | tsconfig.json | This allows you to run `tsc` within the package. |
 
-Generate these by running `tsc -p scripts`, then `node scripts/new-package.js new-package-name`.
+Generate these by running the following from the root directory:
+
+```sh
+npm install
+npm run compile-scripts
+node scripts/new-package.js new-package-name
+```
+
 You may edit the `tsconfig.json` to add new files or to add the `"jsx"` compiler option.
 
 DefinitelyTyped members routinely monitor for new PRs, though keep in mind that the number of other PRs may slow things down.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2bc1eae594..a73561d712 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "node": ">= 0.12.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
+    "compile-scripts": "tsc -p scripts",
     "test": "dt --all",
     "changes": "dt --changes",
     "lint": "dt --lint",