Incorrect path for Pods.debug.xcconfig in Xcode?

Question

so I used Venmo/Synx on my Xcode project with CocoaPods, and it completely screwed everything up.

I was able to fix the Manifest.lock and Podfile.lock errors, but now I am getting this error:

The file “Pods.debug.xcconfig” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file. (/Users/user/GitHub/xxxxxx/Pods/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods/Pods.debug.xcconfig)

As you can see, the path is incorrect, as there is no Pods/Pods directory (there is one extra pod).

How can I fix this? I have only added PODS_ROOT to the user-defined variable, as that fixed my Podfile and Manifest.lock files.

Any help would be much appreciated!

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Edit:

After adding PODS_ROOT, I get this when running pod install.

[!] The `Project [Debug]` target overrides the `PODS_ROOT` build setting defined in `Pods/Target Support Files/Pods/Pods.debug.xcconfig'. This can lead to problems with the CocoaPods installation
    - Use the `$(inherited)` flag, or
    - Remove the build settings from the target.

Answer 1

I had the same problem in Xcode 6.1.1. I did the following to solve it:

1. Set the configuration file setting* "None" for the Pods related target.
2. Close the .xcworkspace.
3. run pod install again
4. now open and build your .xcworkspace

*The configuration file setting is found by selecting the project (not the target) and then the Info tab.

Answer 2

If your path to pods in error is wrong try this:

• use pod deintegrate
• delete all pod remains files - Podfile.lock, Pods, <Project>.xcworkspace
• open <Project>.xcodeproj
• remove Pods project on left side
• try pod install

Answer 3

I faced this issue when I upgraded/downgraded cocoapods between 1.6.x and 1.5.x. The following step fixed this error

1, go to project info tab

2, just under Deployment target, there is configurations field. change your configuration. In my case, there are 2 options

/Users/user/GitHub/xxxxxx/Pods/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods/Pods.debug.xcconfig

/Users/user/GitHub/xxxxxx/Pods/Target Support Files/Pods/Pods.debug.xcconfig

3, clean and build again.

Answer 4

I had the same problem with Xcode 11 but I just updated CocoaPods and it worked.

1. Update CocoaPods to latest version with sudo gem install cocoapods
2. Run pod install again

Answer 5

I had the same error while trying to build my project for the first time. This is how I resolved it:

• pod deintegrate
• sudo gem install cocoapods-clean
• pod clean

Open the project and delete the “Pods” folder that should be red.

• pod setup
• pod install

Reopen and build the project, I think it's good to go!

Answer 6

1- Remove your Pods folder Podfile.lock and xcworkspace files root in your project.

2- Open .xcodeproj

3- Go to Build Settings and under Build Options search Always Embed Swift Standard Libraries

4- Update its value with $(inherited)

5- Close project and pod install again

Answer 7

There has been an update to cocoa pods that is causing this problem. Please refer to the cocoa pods release notes :

Change shell script relative paths to use ${PODS_ROOT} instead of ${SRCROOT}/Pods. Whirlwind #7878

This was done in version 1.6.0.beta.1 (2018-08-16) Release notes are here: cocoapods release notes

Answer 8

A few things worth trying:

• As Keith mentioned above, you definitely want to exclude Pods from synx.
• You almost certainly do not want to override the PODS_ROOT build setting.
• I've seen similar errors to yours in a project with multiple targets. Make sure that your Podfile includes a link_with setting that specifies all your app targets.
• If you have at least one test target, consider using your Podfile to explicitly import all your app pods to both your application and test targets.
• I've not too much experience using a custom xcconfig with CocoaPods, but you might first try removing your xcconfig and allowing CocoaPods to generate its own first.

Answer 9

I got the same situation in Xcode 10.1. This is what works for me.

1. Open <Project>.xcworkspace
2. Go into your <project_name> folder(by default it's blue), delete the Pods folder (by default it's yellow)
3. In Terminal.app, run pod install again
4. Then I'm able to CMD + R to run the simulator

Answer 10

Try deleting the debug.xcconfig file and run pod install again. It solved my issue

Answer 11

In my case, I deleted my Podfile, Podfile.lock. Run pod init, then copy all pods to new Podfile, then run pod install again and it's worked. I think it's happened for the differences from folder paths in the old project (for me, I cloned another project from Git repo).

Answer 12

For me, changing Build system to Legacy in File -> workspace settings did the trick

Answer 13

I had the same error and I fixed in following way

1 - Goto your projected setting by blue icon of your project from left pan 2 - Select your project under the project 3 - Select Info window 4 - Check IOS deployement target. This target should be same as you set in general settings of your project (Pic 2).

Answer 14

1. Close project
2. Do pod deintegrate
3. Delete - Podfile.lock, Pods,.xcworkspace in project directory
4. Do sudo gem install cocoapods
5. Do pod install