React Native Expo Build Failing due to cocoapods version

[sugaith]

Summary

Recently, expo eas started to spontaneously install cocoapods 1.15.0 which was causing expo iOS builds to fail.

The thing is that even forcing the installation (in several ways) of a previous working cocoapods version (in our case, 1.14.3), the expo build overwrites it and still uses 1.15.0 to run pod install.

Already Modified eas.json with

...
 "ios": {
        "image": "latest",
        "resourceClass": "default",
        "cocoapods": "1.14.3"
   },
   ...

but this takes no effect at all. eas build with --clear-cache also no effect

Using app configuration:

[READ_APP_CONFIG] Using app configuration:
[READ_APP_CONFIG] {
  "name": "Closet Kitchen Sink",
  "slug": "closet-kitchen-sink",
  "version": "0.1.2",
  "sdkVersion": "49.0.0",
  "platforms": [
    "ios",
    "android",
    "web"
  ],
  "orientation": "portrait",
  "icon": "./assets/icon.png",
  "splash": {
    "image": "./assets/splash.png",
    "resizeMode": "contain",
    "backgroundColor": "#ffffff"
  },
  "updates": {
    "fallbackToCacheTimeout": 0,
    "url": "https://u.expo.dev/e45e67a4-43eb-4b49-9510-314c393e4783"
  },
  "assetBundlePatterns": [
    "**/*"
  ],
  "ios": {
    "supportsTablet": true,
    "bundleIdentifier": "com.xxxxxx.closetkitchensink",
    "infoPlist": {
      "UIBackgroundModes": [
        "fetch",
        "remote-notification"
      ]
    },
    "googleServicesFile": "./GoogleService-Info-qa.plist"
  },
  "android": {
    "allowBackup": false,
    "softwareKeyboardLayoutMode": "pan",
    "adaptiveIcon": {
      "foregroundImage": "./assets/adaptive-icon.png",
      "backgroundColor": "#FFFFFF"
    },
    "package": "com.xxxxxxx.closetkitchensink",
    "googleServicesFile": "./google-services-qa.json"
  },
  "web": {
    "favicon": "./assets/favicon.png",
    "bundler": "metro"
  },
  "plugins": [
    [
      "expo-build-properties",
      {
        "ios": {
          "flipper": false,
          "deploymentTarget": "14.0",
          "useFrameworks": "static"
        }
      }
    ],
    [
      "@react-native-firebase/app"
    ],
    [
      "./plugins/withAndroidRiveAssets"
    ]
  ],
  "extra": {
    "eas": {
      "projectId": "333333333333"
    }
  },
  "owner": "xxx-xxx",
  "runtimeVersion": {
    "policy": "sdkVersion"
  }
}

Some logs:

Cocoapods version in your eas.json does not match the version currently installed in your system
[SETUP_WORKINGDIR] Preparing workingdir /var/folders/gh/0cww6vn93nv_jjsw3xkm0b4m0000gn/T/eas-build-local-nodejs/dcc0aa2c-750e-4b87-b960-a3fa38047581
[START_BUILD] Starting build
 "job": {
   "type": "managed",
   "platform": "ios",
   "projectArchive": {
     "type": "PATH",
     "path": "/var/folders/gh/0cww6vn93nv_jjsw3xkm0b4m0000gn/T/eas-cli-nodejs/713f90[82](https://github.com/xxxxxxxxxxxx/actions/runs/7991059456/job/21821579243#step:13:83)-5b0f-4af4-9d9c-90a019cc0deb.tar.gz"
   },
   "projectRootDirectory": "apps/kitchen-sink-app",
   "builderEnvironment": {
     "image": "latest",
     "cocoapods": "1.14.3"
   },
   "cache": {
     "disabled": false,
     "paths": [],
     "clear": true
   },
   "updates": {},
   "scheme": "ClosetKitchenSink",
   "version": {
     "buildNumber": "[96](https://xxxxxxxxx/Closet-Kitchen-Sink/actions/runs/7991059456/job/21821579243#step:13:97)"
   },
   "experimental": {},
   "mode": "build",
   "triggeredBy": "EAS_CLI"
 }

...

[INSTALL_PODS] Installing glog (0.3.5)
[INSTALL_PODS] Installing hermes-engine (0.72.10)
[INSTALL_PODS] [!] Error installing hermes-engine
[INSTALL_PODS] ――― MARKDOWN TEMPLATE ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
[INSTALL_PODS] ### Command
[INSTALL_PODS] ```
[INSTALL_PODS] /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/3.0.0/bin/pod install
[INSTALL_PODS] ```
[INSTALL_PODS] ### Report
[INSTALL_PODS] * What did you do?
[INSTALL_PODS] * What did you expect to happen?
[INSTALL_PODS] * What happened instead?
[INSTALL_PODS] ### Stack
[INSTALL_PODS] ```
[INSTALL_PODS]    CocoaPods : 1.15.0
[INSTALL_PODS]         Ruby : ruby 3.0.6p216 (2023-03-30 revision 23a532679b) [x86_64-darwin21]
[INSTALL_PODS]     RubyGems : 3.5.5
[INSTALL_PODS]         Host : macOS 12.7.3 (21H1015)
[INSTALL_PODS]        Xcode : 14.2 (14C18)
[INSTALL_PODS]          Git : git version 2.43.0
[INSTALL_PODS] Ruby lib dir : /usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.0.6_1/lib

Managed or bare?

Managed

Environment

expo-env-info 1.2.0 environment info:
    System:
      OS: macOS 12.7.3
      Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
    Binaries:
      Node: 18.19.0 - /var/folders/gh/0cww6vn93nv_jjsw3xkm0b4m0000gn/T/yarn--1708531962090-0.9098061866296252/node
      Yarn: 1.22.19 - /var/folders/gh/0cww6vn93nv_jjsw3xkm0b4m0000gn/T/yarn--1708531962090-0.9098061866296252/yarn
      npm: 10.2.3 - ~/hostedtoolcache/node/18.19.0/x64/bin/npm
    Managers:
      CocoaPods: 1.14.3 - /Users/runner/hostedtoolcache/Ruby/2.7.6/x64/bin/pod
    SDKs:
      iOS SDK:
        Platforms: DriverKit 22.2, iOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1
      Android SDK:
        API Levels: 31, 32, 33, 33, 33, [34](https://github.com/Utility-NYC/Closet-Kitchen-Sink/actions/runs/7991911947/job/21824514886#step:15:35), 34, 34
        Build Tools: 31.0.0, 32.0.0, 33.0.0, 33.0.1, 33.0.2, 33.0.3, 34.0.0
        Android NDK: 25.2.9519653
    IDEs:
      Xcode: 14.2/14C18 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
    npmPackages:
      @expo/metro-config: ~0.10.7 => 0.10.7 
      babel-preset-expo: ~9.5.1 => 9.5.2 
      expo: ~[49](https://xxxxxxxxxx/Closet-Kitchen-Sink/actions/runs/7991911947/job/21824514886#step:15:50).0.18 => 49.0.22 
      metro: 0.78.0 => 0.78.0 
      react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0 
      react-dom: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0 
      react-native: 0.72.10 => 0.72.10 
      react-native-web: ~0.19.6 => 0.19.9 
    Expo Workflow: managed

Error output

No response

Reproducible demo or steps to reproduce from a blank project

eas build --profile=store --plarform=ios

[szdziedzic]

Hi there, I see that your logs come from the --local build. There are some limitations regarding local builds: https://docs.expo.dev/build-reference/local-builds/#limitations. One of them is that Customizing versions of software is not supported, fields node, yarn, fastlane, cocoapods, ndk, image in eas.json are ignored.
So basically if you run a build not on EAS servers (--local) you are responsible for making sure that the correct tool version is installed on the device. You can also see a warning about version mismatch in your logs:

Cocoapods version in your eas.json does not match the version currently installed in your system
[SETUP_WORKINGDIR] Preparing workingdir /var/folders/gh/0cww6vn93nv_jjsw3xkm0b4m0000gn/T/eas-build-local-nodejs/dcc0aa2c-750e-4b87-b960-a3fa38047581
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