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Install rbenv
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I took this note when I needed to install rbenv for getting CocoaPods working during developing my React Native app.
CocoaPods not working
❯ npx pod-install
npm info using npm@9.2.0
npm info using node@v19.4.0
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/pod-install 680ms (cache revalidated)
Scanning for pods...
1.11.3
> pod install
[!] Invalid `Podfile` file:
[!] Invalid `RNGestureHandler.podspec` file: undefined method `exists?' for File:Class.
# from /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec:5
# -------------------------------------------
#
> isUserApp = File.exists?(File.join(__dir__, "..", "..", "node_modules", "react-native", "package.json"))
# if isUserApp
# -------------------------------------------
.
# from /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/ios/Podfile:8
# -------------------------------------------
# target 'Inkdrop' do
> config = use_native_modules!
#
# -------------------------------------------
Couldn't install Pods. Updating the Pods project and trying again...
> pod install --repo-update
[!] Invalid `Podfile` file:
[!] Invalid `RNGestureHandler.podspec` file: undefined method `exists?' for File:Class.
# from /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec:5
# -------------------------------------------
#
> isUserApp = File.exists?(File.join(__dir__, "..", "..", "node_modules", "react-native", "package.json"))
# if isUserApp
# -------------------------------------------
.
# from /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/ios/Podfile:8
# -------------------------------------------
# target 'Inkdrop' do
> config = use_native_modules!
#
# -------------------------------------------
Couldn't install Pods. Updating the Pods project and trying again...
Command `pod install` failed.
└─ Cause: Invalid `Podfile` file:
[!] Invalid `RNGestureHandler.podspec` file: undefined method `exists?' for File:Class.
# from /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/RNGestureHandler.podspec:5
# -------------------------------------------
#
> isUserApp = File.exists?(File.join(__dir__, "..", "..", "node_modules", "react-native", "package.json"))
# if isUserApp
# -------------------------------------------
.
# from /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/ios/Podfile:8
# -------------------------------------------
# target 'Inkdrop' do
> config = use_native_modules!
#
# -------------------------------------------
Needs to upgrade Ruby
Install rbenv
brew install rbenv ruby-build
rbenv init
❯ rbenv install 3.2.0
To follow progress, use 'tail -f /var/folders/_8/_02tkrcd1k10kns_l0q1yqmm0000gn/T/ruby-build.20230119110619.5472.log' or pass --verbose
Downloading openssl-3.0.7.tar.gz...
-> https://dqw8nmjcqpjn7.cloudfront.net/83049d042a260e696f62406ac5c08bf706fd84383f945cf21bd61e9ed95c396e
Installing openssl-3.0.7...
Installed openssl-3.0.7 to /Users/nora/.rbenv/versions/3.2.0
Downloading ruby-3.2.0.tar.gz...
-> https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.2/ruby-3.2.0.tar.gz
Installing ruby-3.2.0...
ruby-build: using readline from homebrew
ruby-build: using gmp from homebrew
Installed ruby-3.2.0 to /Users/nora/.rbenv/versions/3.2.0
NOTE: to activate this Ruby version as the new default, run: rbenv global 3.2.0
❯ rbenv global 3.2.0
❯ ruby -v
ruby 3.2.0 (2022-12-25 revision a528908271) [arm64-darwin22]
fish
fisher install rbenv/fish-rbenv
Install Cocoapods via Ruby
Because pod of Homebrew still uses the old ruby in /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/ruby.
Wait, it's 3.2.0!
❯ /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/ruby -v
ruby 3.2.0 (2022-12-25 revision a528908271) [arm64-darwin22]
Okay, that's because exists?' for File:Class. deprecated in the recent Ruby versions.
Update deps
Let's try updating react-native-gesture-handler. Ok, it solved. Upgrading other deps as well.
react-native-reanimated
Ok, it solved!
❯ npx pod-install
npm info using npm@9.2.0
npm info using node@v19.4.0
npm http fetch GET 200 https://registry.npmjs.org/pod-install 78ms (cache revalidated)
Scanning for pods...
1.11.3
> pod install
Auto-linking React Native modules for target `Inkdrop`: RNCAsyncStorage, RNCClipboard, RNDeviceInfo, RNFS, RNGestureHandler, RNReactNativeHapticFeedback, RNReanimated, RNSVG, RNScreens, react-native-aes-gcm-crypto, react-native-aes-gcm-simple, react-native-get-random-values, react-native-image-picker, react-native-japanese-tokenizer, react-native-mmkv, react-native-quick-base64, react-native-quick-md5, react-native-quick-sqlite, react-native-safe-area-context, react-native-simple-crypto, and react-native-webview
[Codegen] Generating ./build/generated/ios/React-Codegen.podspec.json
Analyzing dependencies
[Codegen] Found FBReactNativeSpec
Downloading dependencies
Installing RNGestureHandler 2.9.0 (was 2.8.0)
Installing RNReanimated 2.14.2 (was 2.13.0)
Installing react-native-image-picker (5.0.0)
Generating Pods project
Setting REACT_NATIVE build settings
Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++17 on /Users/nora/Developments/inkdrop/inkdrop-mobile-next/ios/Inkdrop.xcodeproj
Pod install took 13 [s] to run
Update config react-native-quick-sqlite Release
Update config react-native-quick-sqlite Debug
Integrating client project
Pod installation complete! There are 80 dependencies from the Podfile and 72 total pods installed.
- Use the `$(inherited)` flag, or
- Remove the build settings from the target.
- Use the `$(inherited)` flag, or
- Remove the build settings from the target.
npm info ok
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