iOS App Store build fails with monorepo; not finding expo-router/entry.js

[jukkamarttinen]

Build/Submit details page URL

https://expo.dev/accounts/mtv-uutiset/projects/mtvuutiset-mobile/builds/9a8c4ff3-14c7-4844-b171-b8fce7d57f2f

Summary

EAS build works for other builds / options using Monorepo, but iOS Production build fails in Run fastlane build step with the following message:
error: The resource /Users/expo/node_modules/expo-router/entry.js was not found.

Play Store build works just fine and other iOS builds as well.

Managed or bare?

Bare

Environment

expo-env-info 1.2.0 environment info:
System:
OS: macOS 14.4
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 20.11.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.1/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.21 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.1/bin/yarn
npm: 10.2.4 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.11.1/bin/npm
Watchman: 2024.01.22.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: 1.15.2 - /Users/jukkamarttinen/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.0/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 23.4, iOS 17.4, macOS 14.4, tvOS 17.4, visionOS 1.1, watchOS 10.4
Android SDK:
API Levels: 29, 30, 33, 34
Build Tools: 29.0.2, 30.0.2, 30.0.3, 33.0.1, 33.0.2, 34.0.0, 34.0.0
System Images: android-33 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2023.1 AI-231.9392.1.2311.11255304
Xcode: 15.3/15E204a - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmGlobalPackages:
eas-cli: 7.5.0
Expo Workflow: bare

✔ Check Expo config for common issues
✔ Check package.json for common issues
✔ Check dependencies for packages that should not be installed directly
✔ Check for issues with metro config
✔ Check for common project setup issues
✔ Check npm/ yarn versions
✔ Check Expo config (app.json/ app.config.js) schema
✔ Check that packages match versions required by installed Expo SDK
✔ Check for legacy global CLI installed locally
✔ Check that native modules do not use incompatible support packages
✔ Check that native modules use compatible support package versions for installed Expo SDK
✔ Check native tooling versions

Error output

No response

Reproducible demo or steps to reproduce from a blank project

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"version": "7.5.0",
"appVersionSource": "remote"
},
"build": {
"base": {
"node": "20.11.1",
"yarn": "1.22.21",
"ios": {
"resourceClass": "m-medium"
},
"android": {
"resourceClass": "medium"
},
"credentialsSource": "local"
},
"production": {
"extends": "base",
"distribution": "store",
"env": {
"EXPO_PUBLIC_APP_ENV": "production",
"EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "api-endpoint"
},
"autoIncrement": true,
"cache": {
"disabled": true
},
"android": {
"buildType": "app-bundle"
},
"ios": {
"enterpriseProvisioning": "universal",
"buildConfiguration": "Release"
}
},
"beta": {
"extends": "base",
"distribution": "internal",
"autoIncrement": true,
"env": {
"EXPO_PUBLIC_APP_ENV": "test",
"EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "api-endpoint"
},
"android": {
"buildType": "app-bundle"
},
"ios": {
"enterpriseProvisioning": "adhoc",
"buildConfiguration": "Release"
}
},
"development": {
"extends": "base",
"developmentClient": true,
"distribution": "internal",
"ios": {
"simulator": true
}
},
"preview": {
"extends": "base",
"config": "test.yml",
"distribution": "internal",
"env": {
"EXPO_PUBLIC_APP_ENV": "development",
"EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "api-endpoint"
}
},
"local": {
"extends": "base",
"distribution": "internal",
"android": {
"buildType": "apk"
},
"ios": {
"simulator": true
},
"developmentClient": true,
"env": {
"EXPO_PUBLIC_APP_ENV": "development",
"EXPO_PUBLIC_API_URL": "api-endpoint"
}
}
},
"submit": {}
}

[szdziedzic]

Hi, I see this log in your Prebuild phase for the failed build

The ios project is malformed, project files will be cleared and reinitialized.

and I don't see it for a successful sim build.

Did something change in your project between making a sim build and prod one?

[acominotto]

I have the same issue locally, with command eas build -p ios --profile preview --local

❌ error: The resource /private/var/folders/g5/vynwwv4j6676sr9ysysfqz440000gn/T/eas-build-local-nodejs/node_modules/expo-router/entry.js was not found.

I am using turborepo. The file is indeed not present as /private/var/folders/g5/vynwwv4j6676sr9ysysfqz440000gn/T/eas-build-local-nodejs/ is an empty folder
here is my eas.json

  "build": {
    "production": {
      "env": {
        "APP_ENV": "production",
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      }
    },
    "development": {
      "env": {
        "APP_ENV": "dev",
        "NODE_ENV": "development"
      },
      "distribution": "internal",
      "developmentClient": true
    },
    "preview": {
      "env": {
        "APP_ENV": "dev",
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      },
      "distribution": "internal"
    }
  }
}

[acominotto]

I have the same issue locally, with command eas build -p ios --profile preview --local

❌ error: The resource /private/var/folders/g5/vynwwv4j6676sr9ysysfqz440000gn/T/eas-build-local-nodejs/node_modules/expo-router/entry.js was not found.

I am using turborepo. The file is indeed not present as /private/var/folders/g5/vynwwv4j6676sr9ysysfqz440000gn/T/eas-build-local-nodejs/ is an empty folder here is my eas.json

  "build": {
    "production": {
      "env": {
        "APP_ENV": "production",
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      }
    },
    "development": {
      "env": {
        "APP_ENV": "dev",
        "NODE_ENV": "development"
      },
      "distribution": "internal",
      "developmentClient": true
    },
    "preview": {
      "env": {
        "APP_ENV": "dev",
        "NODE_ENV": "production"
      },
      "distribution": "internal"
    }
  }
}

Looks like I finally managed to build, I am not sure what exactly did it, but I changed the arch of cocoapods from x86 to arm according to this comment: facebook/react-native#33017 (comment)

Looks like a remnant of macbook migration.

Thanks !

[agallio]

Hi, I encounter the same issue. When running it locally using npx expo run:ios the app can be built properly. But when I tried using npx expo run:ios --configuration Release it returned the same error as reported:

error: The resource /Users/expo/node_modules/expo-router/entry.js was not found.

Can anyone help?

[acominotto]

Turns out I still had the issue afterwards. I seem to have fixed it however.

I checked using xcode what could be happening and it seems having

EXPO_USE_METRO_WORKSPACE_ROOT=1

in the .env was the issue. It made metro look for the the expo-router/entry two parents folders above its real location.

I finally succeeded in building the .ipa once I got rid of the variable in my .env.

Please tell me if you were in the same case as me :)

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[hlspablo]

Hi, I encounter the same issue. When running it locally using npx expo run:ios the app can be built properly. But when I tried using npx expo run:ios --configuration Release it returned the same error as reported:

error: The resource /Users/expo/node_modules/expo-router/entry.js was not found.

Can anyone help?

You solved the problem, and how?

[Monte9]

I checked using xcode what could be happening and it seems having
EXPO_USE_METRO_WORKSPACE_ROOT=1

@acominotto your solution was clutch! 💯 We have a monorepo setup (using Vercel turborepo) and this was the solution that worked for us.

We set EXPO_USE_METRO_WORKSPACE_ROOT to 1 for our dev environment that runs locally and we set it to 0 in eas.json to build for preview & production