🐛 Build fails with CMake error: Target "ReactAndroid::reactnativejni" not found when using EAS (Expo) and VisionCamera

[oussamakh96]

What's happening?

When building the app using eas build -p android, the build fails at the CMake configuration step for react-native-vision-camera. The error indicates that ReactAndroid::reactnativejni is not found during add_library() in CMakeLists.txt.

Can you provide an official workaround or patch to correctly link ReactAndroid::reactnativejni when using VisionCamera with CMake?

"react-native": "0.76.9", "expo": "^52.0.0", "react-native-vision-camera": "4.5.2", eas-cli/16.3.2
win32-x64
node-v20.18.2

Reproduceable Code

<Camera
                isMirrored={false}
                ref={cameraRef}
                style={StyleSheet.absoluteFill}
                device={device}
                isActive={true}
                photo={true}
                video={false}
                enableZoomGesture={true}
                flash={flashState ? "on" : "off"}
                onUIRotationChanged={(orientation) => {
                  setOrientationDegre(orientation);
                }}
              />

Relevant log output

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':react-native-vision-camera:configureCMakeDebug[arm64-v8a]'.
> [CXX1429] error when building with cmake using /home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/CMakeLists.txt: -- The C compiler identification is Clang 17.0.2
  -- The CXX compiler identification is Clang 17.0.2
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working C compiler: /home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/clang - skipped
  -- Detecting C compile features
  -- Detecting C compile features - done
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/clang++ - skipped
  -- Detecting CXX compile features
  -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
  -- Configuring done
  -- Generating done
  
  C++ build system [configure] failed while executing:
      /home/expo/Android/Sdk/cmake/3.22.1/bin/cmake \
        -H/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android \
        -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Android \
        -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON \
        -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=24 \
        -DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-24 \
        -DANDROID_ABI=arm64-v8a \
        -DCMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI=arm64-v8a \
        -DANDROID_NDK=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125 \
        -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125 \
        -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake \
        -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/cmake/3.22.1/bin/ninja \
        "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-O2 -frtti -fexceptions -Wall -Wno-unused-variable -fstack-protector-all" \
        -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/build/intermediates/cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/obj/arm64-v8a \
        -DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/build/intermediates/cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/obj/arm64-v8a \
        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
        -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/.cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/prefab/arm64-v8a/prefab \
        -B/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/.cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/arm64-v8a \
        -GNinja \
        -DANDROID_STL=c++_shared \
        -DNODE_MODULES_DIR=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules \
        -DENABLE_FRAME_PROCESSORS=OFF
    from /home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android
  VisionCamera: Frame Processors: OFF!
  CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:26 (add_library):
    Target "VisionCamera" links to target "ReactAndroid::reactnativejni" but
    the target was not found.  Perhaps a find_package() call is missing for an
    IMPORTED target, or an ALIAS target is missing?
  
  
  CMake Generate step failed.  Build files cannot be regenerated correctly. : com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: -- The C compiler identification is Clang 17.0.2
  -- The CXX compiler identification is Clang 17.0.2
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working C compiler: /home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/clang - skipped
  -- Detecting C compile features
  -- Detecting C compile features - done
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/linux-x86_64/bin/clang++ - skipped
  -- Detecting CXX compile features
  -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
  -- Configuring done
  -- Generating done
  
  C++ build system [configure] failed while executing:
      /home/expo/Android/Sdk/cmake/3.22.1/bin/cmake \
        -H/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android \
        -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Android \
        -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON \
        -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=24 \
        -DANDROID_PLATFORM=android-24 \
        -DANDROID_ABI=arm64-v8a \
        -DCMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI=arm64-v8a \
        -DANDROID_NDK=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125 \
        -DCMAKE_ANDROID_NDK=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125 \
        -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/ndk/26.1.10909125/build/cmake/android.toolchain.cmake \
        -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=/home/expo/Android/Sdk/cmake/3.22.1/bin/ninja \
        "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-O2 -frtti -fexceptions -Wall -Wno-unused-variable -fstack-protector-all" \
        -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/build/intermediates/cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/obj/arm64-v8a \
        -DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/build/intermediates/cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/obj/arm64-v8a \
        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
        -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/.cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/prefab/arm64-v8a/prefab \
        -B/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android/.cxx/Debug/6w4i6ge2/arm64-v8a \
        -GNinja \
        -DANDROID_STL=c++_shared \
        -DNODE_MODULES_DIR=/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules \
        -DENABLE_FRAME_PROCESSORS=OFF
    from /home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/react-native-vision-camera/android
  VisionCamera: Frame Processors: OFF!
  CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:26 (add_library):
    Target "VisionCamera" links to target "ReactAndroid::reactnativejni" but
    the target was not found.  Perhaps a find_package() call is missing for an
    IMPORTED target, or an ALIAS target is missing?

  CMake Generate step failed.  Build files cannot be regenerated correctly.

Camera Device

i don't have this info

Device

Android

VisionCamera Version

4.5.2

Can you reproduce this issue in the VisionCamera Example app?

I didn't try (⚠️ your issue might get ignored & closed if you don't try this)

Additional information

• [x] I am using Expo
• [x] I have enabled Frame Processors (react-native-worklets-core)
• [x] I have read the Troubleshooting Guide
• [x] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
• [x] I searched for similar issues in this repository and found none.

[maintenance-hans[bot]]

Guten Tag, Hans here 🍻

Thank you for your detailed report! It looks like you are having some trouble with the CMake configuration. However, I noticed you haven't tried running the example app to reproduce the issue. This step is quite important, as it helps determine if the problem is with your code or the library itself.

Please try to reproduce the issue in the VisionCamera Example app and let us know what you find. If it still fails, remember to include any relevant logs and information so mrousavy can assist you more effectively.

If you find the library helpful, consider sponsoring the project here. This helps keep the development going!

Best of luck!

Note: If you think I made a mistake, please ping @mrousavy to take a look.

[bernborgess]

I'm having the same issue in 4.5.3

[bernborgess]

I'm having the same issue in 4.5.3

4.6.4 works again

[monishkh]

I'm having the same issue in 4.5.3

4.6.4 works again

did you solve issue

[EduardoMiola]

I'm having the same issue in 4.5.3

4.6.4 works again

did you solve issue

Were you able to solve the issue?

[bernborgess]

I'm having the same issue in 4.5.3

4.6.4 works again

did you solve issue

Were you able to solve the issue?

It started working in new version. I think you also need to enable new architecture