react-native ios Podfile issue with “use_native_modules!”

Question

In my react-native project (react-native@0.60) in the ios/ dir I run pod install and get this error:

[!] Invalid `Podfile` file: no implicit con         


        

Answer 1

The issue is that:

use_native_modules!

is unsupported by earlier versions of CocoaPods. For example, our install was the app downloaded from the CocaoPods website. That version is 1.5.2.

Run:

pod --version

to check which version. If need be, uninstall and then re-install but in Terminal by running:

sudo gem install cocoapods

At least as of late October 2019, the current gem version available is 1.8.4. Once successfully installed, re-attempt the pod install and hopefully all is well.

Answer 2

Here is the correct answer:

1 - Your POD File should contain this line on top

require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

2 - Make sure your package.json and node_module folders has this module installed

cli-platform-ios/native_modules

3 - If you didn't find after you run yarn install - means you have old cache node_modules in your machine and you need to clean it before reinstalling the package again.

4 - Clean cache yarn cache clean

5 - Make sure you have this file react-native.config.js and its configuration is VALID - and it doesn't have non-existing NPM packages - this step is LAST AND MOSTLY THE CAUSE of the error

Example of my react-native.config.js

module.exports = {
  project: {
    ios: {},
    android: {},
  },
  assets: ['./assets/fonts/'],
  dependencies: {}, // make sure this dependencies are all valid installed packages or empty if you don't need it
};

6 - Install node packages yarn install and your pods should work now! pod install --repo-update

HAPPY coding!

Answer 3

Go to this repository : ProjectName -> ios -> Podfile In Podfile, delete use_native_modules! Execute again pod install And Enjoy your use

Answer 4

Verify if you have @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios in your package.json,

if you dont run:

npm install @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios

then

cd ios && pod install

Answer 5

Downgraded @react-native-community/cli-platform-ios from 3.1.0 to 3.0.0 and it worked.

Added

"@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios": "3.0.0"

to package.json.

Run npm install and then pod install to get it working again.

Answer 6

Don't use yarn install. Thats what worked for me...

• Go to main folder
• Delete nodes folder
• Run sudo npm install or just npm install
• cd ios
• pod install