react-native RCTAppDelegate.h file not found

Description

I have updated my RN app from 0.70.6 to 0.71.4. The pod install working well. But when I'm trying to run the app it gave me the error saying RCTAppDelegate.h file not found. But I hadn't problems with android running

React Native Version

0.71.4

Output of `npx react-native info`

System: OS: macOS 13.2.1 CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max Memory: 732.19 MB / 32.00 GB Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh Binaries: Node: 16.14.1 - /usr/local/bin/node Yarn: 1.22.17 - /usr/local/bin/yarn npm: 8.5.0 - /usr/local/bin/npm Watchman: Not Found Managers: CocoaPods: 1.12.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/pod SDKs: iOS SDK: Platforms: DriverKit 22.2, iOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1 Android SDK: Not Found IDEs: Android Studio: 2021.2 AI-212.5712.43.2112.8609683 Xcode: 14.2/14C18 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild Languages: Java: 11.0.15 - /usr/bin/javac npmPackages: @react-native-community/cli: Not Found react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0 react-native: 0.71.4 => 0.71.4 react-native-macos: Not Found npmGlobalPackages: react-native: Not Found

Steps to reproduce

just need to run run ios

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

Sorry it's a private repo, and I can't share the code with you

Mar 23 '23 16:03 griarman

I found the issue, it was connected with an m1 chip, on intel, and on a real device it works normally

Mar 24 '23 13:03 griarman

I found the issue, it was connected with an m1 chip, on intel, and on a real device it works normally

having the same issue here, did you figure out how to fix with an M1 or just worked with Intel?

Mar 27 '23 17:03 RSchneider94

yea I'm not sure what was the real problem, but deleting podfile.lock, pods, build and removing cache helped

Mar 29 '23 11:03 griarman

yea I'm not sure what was the real problem, but deleting podfile.lock, pods, build and removing cache helped

thanks for answering! unfortunately here no way to make it work, tried all that and still with problems 😭

Mar 29 '23 17:03 RSchneider94

same problem, hope to find help...

Mar 30 '23 11:03 cuteWarmFrog

I give a try again following these steps again and using Xcode that build was still failing, but when trying to run directly the react-native run-ios command it has built successfully and worked.

Mar 30 '23 14:03 RSchneider94

This solution on stackoverflow helped me solve this issue. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71933392/react-native-ios-undefined-symbols-for-architecture-x86-64

Apr 01 '23 21:04 sheriffyusuf

I was getting this error. I had created a new target, and that target wasn't in my Podfile. It disappeared after adding

target 'MyNewTarget' do
  inherit! :complete
end

within the larger target.

Apr 13 '23 21:04 aaron-tpg

same issue 🥲

Apr 28 '23 17:04 developaul-k

Same issue on M1 "react": "18.2.0", "react-native": "0.71.7"

Apr 30 '23 09:04 yshakouri

I'm getting this issue as well

May 05 '23 12:05 ucheNkadiCode

I got it fixed by following a console warning when building with scratch configuration on my Podfile, Instead of adding use_frameworks! :linkage => :static (as suggested on react native firebase package docs) I added use_modular_headers! just above the target initialization line,

Hope this works for you too

May 06 '23 21:05 callmesilva

I was able to fixed this issue with by making sure use_frameworks! :linkage => :static was above use_react-native

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true



platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
deployment_target = '13.0'
prepare_react_native_project!
# If you are using a `react-native-flipper` your iOS build will fail when `NO_FLIPPER=1` is set.
# because `react-native-flipper` depends on (FlipperKit,...) that will be excluded
#
# To fix this you can also exclude `react-native-flipper` using a `react-native.config.js`
# ```js
# module.exports = {
#   dependencies: {
#     ...(process.env.NO_FLIPPER ? { 'react-native-flipper': { platforms: { ios: null } } } : {}),
# ```
flipper_config = ENV['NO_FLIPPER'] == "1" ? FlipperConfiguration.disabled : FlipperConfiguration.enabled
linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
if linkage != nil
  Pod::UI.puts "Configuring Pod with #{linkage}ally linked Frameworks".green
  use_frameworks! :linkage => linkage.to_sym
end

target 'AppName' do
  config = use_native_modules!

  # Flags change depending on the env values.
  flags = get_default_flags()

  # This has to come before use_react_native or you get AppDelegate or RCTEventEmitter not found
  use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
  
  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    :hermes_enabled => flags[:hermes_enabled],
    :fabric_enabled => flags[:fabric_enabled],
    # An absolute path to your application root.
    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
  )


end

I added use_modular_headers! just above the target initialization line,

@callmesilva Is this use_modular_headers safe to use? Could it be away to get around the fact that use_frameworks is not supported on the new architecture?

May 06 '23 22:05 ucheNkadiCode

I was able to fixed this issue with by making sure use_frameworks! :linkage => :static was above use_react-native

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true



platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
deployment_target = '13.0'
prepare_react_native_project!
# If you are using a `react-native-flipper` your iOS build will fail when `NO_FLIPPER=1` is set.
# because `react-native-flipper` depends on (FlipperKit,...) that will be excluded
#
# To fix this you can also exclude `react-native-flipper` using a `react-native.config.js`
# ```js
# module.exports = {
#   dependencies: {
#     ...(process.env.NO_FLIPPER ? { 'react-native-flipper': { platforms: { ios: null } } } : {}),
# ```
flipper_config = ENV['NO_FLIPPER'] == "1" ? FlipperConfiguration.disabled : FlipperConfiguration.enabled
linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
if linkage != nil
  Pod::UI.puts "Configuring Pod with #{linkage}ally linked Frameworks".green
  use_frameworks! :linkage => linkage.to_sym
end

target 'AppName' do
  config = use_native_modules!

  # Flags change depending on the env values.
  flags = get_default_flags()

  # This has to come before use_react_native or you get AppDelegate or RCTEventEmitter not found
  use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
  
  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    :hermes_enabled => flags[:hermes_enabled],
    :fabric_enabled => flags[:fabric_enabled],
    # An absolute path to your application root.
    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
  )


end

I added use_modular_headers! just above the target initialization line,

@callmesilva Is this use_modular_headers safe to use? Could it be away to get around the fact that use_frameworks is not supported on the new architecture?

I tried the use_frameworks! :linkage => :static way but it was causing my app to miss the RCTAppDelegate.h file. Perhaps it is supported because it allowed me to install Firebase related pods, but somehow it was messing with the actual React Native package

May 06 '23 23:05 callmesilva

Facing the same issue, Any Workaround is there yet? upgraded from 0.63 to 0.71.7, After that this issue is happening

May 15 '23 07:05 keshav-raj

same issue 🥲 upgraded from 0.63.5 to 0.71.7,

Update : Found this for resolve the issue.

https://reactnative.dev/docs/new-architecture-app-intro?ref=blixt-dev#ios---make-your-appdelegate-conform-to-rctappdelegate
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35818

But facing another issue in "rn-fetch-blob": "^0.12.0",

ios/Pods/Headers/Public/React-Core/React/RCTBridgeModule.h:12:9 'React/RCTJSThread.h' file not found This happed when I upgrade react native version from 0.63.5 to 0.71.7.

issues occurred in the following files

node_modules/rn-fetch-blob/ios/RNFetchBlobReqBuilder.m:11:
node_modules/rn-fetch-blob/ios/RNFetchBlobNetwork.h:14:
node_modules/rn-fetch-blob/ios/RNFetchBlobFS.h:12:
node_modules/rn-fetch-blob/ios/RNFetchBlob/RNFetchBlob.h:17:

Is there any additional configurations that need to do or did I do any incorrect configuration. Any help on this.

Update : Found this for resolve the issue

npm install remove pod remove pod.lock reinstall the arch -x86_64 pod install --repo-update

Works for me.

May 18 '23 05:05 Danushka50

I am still getting the same error can anyone please suggest? my react-native version is 0.71.7

Jun 05 '23 12:06 Prathameshlabde

same issue!

Jun 14 '23 10:06 thanksyouall

Me too, same issue! Although, I see React-RCTAppDelegate on Development Pods

But still not found. Already do this https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/35818#issuecomment-1536291846, but still same issue.

I'm using https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase

    "@react-native-firebase/analytics": "^18.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/app": "^18.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/crashlytics": "^18.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/database": "^18.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/messaging": "^18.0.0",
    "@react-native-firebase/perf": "^18.0.0",

and my RN version is 0.71.8, i'm using M1 chip

Jun 15 '23 03:06 riyan10dec

@keshav-raj @Prathameshlabde @riyan10dec

Please, try the following steps:

Update to the most recent version of React Native (0.71.11).
Run yarn install in the root folder of your app
In the ios folder, run bundle install. This ensure that you have the right versions of Cocoapods and should make sure that cocopods works with both Intel and M1 chips
Reinstall your pods:
- If you are using firebase, use USE_FRAMEWORKS=static bundle exec pod install
- If you are not using firebase, use bundle exec pod install
Open your <app>.xcworkspace
Try to build and run the app

I hope these steps may help solving your issues.

Jun 16 '23 00:06 cipolleschi

Hi @cipolleschi , thanks for your response.

after I try your steps, when I build on XCode, I'm getting this error: Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

This is my Podfile, in case you need to see

source 'https://cdn.cocoapods.org/'

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true

platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
prepare_react_native_project!
# If you are using a `react-native-flipper` your iOS build will fail when `NO_FLIPPER=1` is set.
# because `react-native-flipper` depends on (FlipperKit,...) that will be excluded
#
# To fix this you can also exclude `react-native-flipper` using a `react-native.config.js`
# ```js
# module.exports = {
#   dependencies: {
#     ...(process.env.NO_FLIPPER ? { 'react-native-flipper': { platforms: { ios: null } } } : {}),
# ```
flipper_config = ENV['NO_FLIPPER'] == "1" ? FlipperConfiguration.disabled : FlipperConfiguration.enabled
linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
if linkage != nil
  Pod::UI.puts "Configuring Pod with #{linkage}ally linked Frameworks".green
  use_frameworks! :linkage => linkage.to_sym
end



target 'Influence' do
  config = use_native_modules!
  # permissions_path = '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/ios'
  # pod 'Permission-AppTrackingTransparency', :path => "#{permissions_path}/AppTrackingTransparency"
  # pod 'Permission-MediaLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/MediaLibrary"
  # pod 'Permission-PhotoLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/PhotoLibrary"
  # pod 'Permission-Notifications', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Notifications"


  # Flags change depending on the env values.
  flags = get_default_flags()

  use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
  # $RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true
  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    :hermes_enabled => flags[:hermes_enabled],
    :fabric_enabled => flags[:fabric_enabled],
    # An absolute path to your application root.
    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
    # Hermes is now enabled by default. Disable by setting this flag to false.
    # Upcoming versions of React Native may rely on get_default_flags(), but
    # we make it explicit here to aid in the React Native upgrade process.
    # :hermes_enabled => false,
    # :fabric_enabled => flags[:fabric_enabled],
    # Enables Flipper.
    #
    # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
    # you should disable the next line.
    # :flipper_configuration => flipper_config,
  )

  target 'InfluenceTests' do
    inherit! :complete
    # Pods for testing
  end


  post_install do |installer|
    react_native_post_install(
      installer,
      # Set `mac_catalyst_enabled` to `true` in order to apply patches
      # necessary for Mac Catalyst builds
      :mac_catalyst_enabled => false
    )
    __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)
  end

#   # Fix Xcode 14 warnings like:
#   # warning: Run script build phase '[CP] Copy XCFrameworks' will be run during every build because it does not specify any outputs. To address this warning, either add output dependencies to the script phase, or configure it to run in every build by unchecking "Based on dependency analysis" in the script phase. (in target 'ATargetNameHere' from project 'YourProjectName')
#   # Ref.: https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/11444
#   post_integrate do |installer|
#     main_project = installer.aggregate_targets[0].user_project
#     pods_project = installer.pods_project
#     targets = main_project.targets + pods_project.targets
#     targets.each do |target|
#       run_script_build_phases = target.build_phases.filter { |phase| phase.is_a?(Xcodeproj::Project::Object::PBXShellScriptBuildPhase) }
#       cocoapods_run_script_build_phases = run_script_build_phases.filter { |phase| phase.name.start_with?("[CP]") }
#       cocoapods_run_script_build_phases.each do |run_script|
#         next unless (run_script.input_paths || []).empty? && (run_script.output_paths || []).empty?
#         run_script.always_out_of_date = "1"
#       end
#     end
#     main_project.save
#     pods_project.save
#   end
end

Update 2

I found that the error above because of the

line 3: $(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION) + 1: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "$(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION) + 1")
Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

I found the log on /Users/<user>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/<project>/Logs/Build/blabla.xcactivitylog

Hope my solution help someone

Jun 16 '23 11:06 riyan10dec

Hi @riyan10dec, just to understand, the error:

line 3: $(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION) + 1: syntax error: operand expected (error token is "$(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION) + 1")
Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

Is local to your configuration, right? I have never seen the $(CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION) + 1 anywhere in the React Native codebase...

Jun 16 '23 17:06 cipolleschi

@cipolleschi Maybe from this lib (I'm using this lib to auto increment the build number, everytime i build APK and IPA file): https://github.com/stovmascript/react-native-version

My solution is to revert CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION and MARKETING_VERSION on Info.plist to hardcoded version number

Jun 19 '23 06:06 riyan10dec

For those who still have this issue, first make sure you opened "projectName".xcworkspace and not "projectName".xcodeproj in XCode.

Jul 05 '23 14:07 sabeti

If after trying all of the above and you are able to run on a real device, but not the simulator; try checking that the project, targets and pods build settings Excluded Architectures - Any iOS Simulator SDK are set to i386. My project build settings had it set to i386, but targets build settings had it set to arm64. I changed it to i386 for all and was able to run on a simulator.

Also you might have this in your Podfile if you are upgrading from an older react native project. This sets it back to arm64 after each pod install. Remove this as well.

installer.pods_project.build_configurations.each do |config|
  config.build_settings["EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]"] = "arm64"
end

Jul 09 '23 19:07 chrisluo

If you are using React Native Config, please check the Podfile.

You must define the target inside the abstract_target ex:

abstract_target 'YourProjectNameCommonPods' do
  config = use_native_modules!
  ...
  
  target 'YourTargetName' do
  end
  
  ...
  post_install do |installer|
  ...

Aug 13 '23 10:08 tranminhnhat1005

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/36611#issuecomment-1552463986 save my time

Aug 17 '23 06:08 KhanhtqProteans

@cipolleschi hi, all the solutions above i tried but still has the issue。can you help me fix it, here is my podfile

# Resolve react_native_pods.rb with node to allow for hoisting
require Pod::Executable.execute_command('node', ['-p',
  'require.resolve(
    "react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb",
    {paths: [process.argv[1]]},
  )', __dir__]).strip

platform :ios, '14.0'
source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'
prepare_react_native_project!

# If you are using a `react-native-flipper` your iOS build will fail when `NO_FLIPPER=1` is set.
# because `react-native-flipper` depends on (FlipperKit,...) that will be excluded
#
# To fix this you can also exclude `react-native-flipper` using a `react-native.config.js`
# ```js
# module.exports = {
#   dependencies: {
#     ...(process.env.NO_FLIPPER ? { 'react-native-flipper': { platforms: { ios: null } } } : {}),
# ```
flipper_config = ENV['NO_FLIPPER'] == "1" ? FlipperConfiguration.disabled : FlipperConfiguration.enabled

linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
if linkage != nil
  Pod::UI.puts "Configuring Pod with #{linkage}ally linked Frameworks".green
  use_frameworks! :linkage => linkage.to_sym
end

target 'AuthCoreWalletDemo' do
  config = use_native_modules!
  use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
  # Flags change depending on the env values.
  flags = get_default_flags()

  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    # Hermes is now enabled by default. Disable by setting this flag to false.
    :hermes_enabled => false,#flags[:hermes_enabled],
    :fabric_enabled => flags[:fabric_enabled],
    # Enables Flipper.
    #
    # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
    # you should disable the next line.
    # :flipper_configuration => flipper_config,
    # An absolute path to your application root.
    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
  )
  
      pod 'AuthCoreAdapter', '0.1.9'
      pod 'ParticleAuthCore', '0.1.9'
      pod 'ParticleMPCCore', '0.1.9'
      pod 'Thresh', '0.1.9'
      
      pod 'ParticleWalletGUI', '1.0.2'
      pod 'ParticleWalletAPI', '1.0.2'
      pod 'ParticleNetworkBase', '1.0.2'
      pod 'ParticleAuthService', '1.0.2'
      pod 'ParticleWalletConnect', '1.0.2'
      pod 'ParticleBiconomy', '1.0.2'
      
      pod 'ParticleConnect',  '0.2.8'
      pod 'ConnectWalletConnectAdapter',  '0.2.8'
      pod 'ConnectEVMAdapter',  '0.2.8'
      pod 'ConnectSolanaAdapter',  '0.2.8'
      pod 'ConnectPhantomAdapter',  '0.2.8'
      pod 'ConnectCommon',  '0.2.8'
      pod 'ParticleAuthAdapter',  '0.2.8'
      
      pod 'SkeletonView', :git => 'https://github.com/SunZhiC/SkeletonView.git', :branch => 'main'
      pod 'SwiftMessages', :git => 'https://github.com/SunZhiC/SwiftMessages', :branch => 'master'

  target 'AuthCoreWalletDemoTests' do
    inherit! :complete
    # Pods for testing
  end

  post_install do |installer|
    # https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb#L197-L202
    react_native_post_install(
      installer,
      config[:reactNativePath],
      :mac_catalyst_enabled => false
    )
    __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)


    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      target.build_configurations.each do |config|
      config.build_settings['BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'YES'
        end
      end
    
    # This is necessary for Xcode 14, because it signs resource bundles by default
    # when building for devices.
    installer.target_installation_results.pod_target_installation_results
    .each do |pod_name, target_installation_result|
      target_installation_result.resource_bundle_targets.each do |resource_bundle_target|
        resource_bundle_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          config.build_settings['CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED'] = 'NO'
        end
      end
    end
    
    
      installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
        project.targets.each do |target|
            target.build_configurations.each do |config|
                config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '14.0'
             end
        end
      end

        installer.pods_project.build_configurations.each do |config|
          config.build_settings['VALID_ARCHS'] = 'arm64, arm64e, x86_64'
        end
    end
end

Aug 18 '23 04:08 tuguilin1

@tuguilin1 from your podfile, I can see you have a lot of custom Pod dependencies. Are they react native dependencies or iOS only ones?

RN dependencies must be installed through yarn add <dependency name> as, otherwise, the autolinking mechanism may fail.

Secondly, can you show the Xcode error you are encountering?

Aug 18 '23 10:08 cipolleschi

Got the same issue as soon as I enable static linking. I did everything as described here but could not manage to make it build on iOS. Always get 'React-RCTAppDelegate/RCTAppDelegate.h' file not found. I'm on react native 0.72.4 btw.

Aug 23 '23 13:08 uloco

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RCTAppDelegate.h file not found

Description

React Native Version

Output of npx react-native info

Steps to reproduce

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

Update 2

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Output of `npx react-native info`