'RCTDefines.h' file not found and React (missing)

[connercms]

Issue

I have been following the guide to install for iOS and my build fails with error 'RCTDefines.h' file not found. In Xcode, if I go to Product > Scheme > Edit Scheme > Build, it shows React (missing). I found this issue #541 where @chrisbianca posted a solution that involved adding the React pod to the pod file by adding

pod "Yoga", :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga"
pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native', :subspecs => [
  'BatchedBridge', # Required For React Native 0.45.0+
  'Core',
  # Add any other subspecs you want to use in your project
]

but this just gives me the error

[!] No podspec found for React in ../node_modules/react-native

My podfile looks like

# Uncomment the next line to define a global platform for your project
platform :ios, '9.0'

target 'cleantouchmobile' do
  # Uncomment the next line if you're using Swift or would like to use dynamic frameworks
  # use_frameworks!

  #Pods for cleantouchmobile
  # < ---- Tried adding yoga and react pods here
  pod 'Firebase/Core'
  pod 'Firebase/Auth'
  pod 'Firebase/Database'

  target 'cleantouchmobileTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end

end

target 'cleantouchmobile-tvOS' do
  # Uncomment the next line if you're using Swift or would like to use dynamic frameworks
  # use_frameworks!

  # Pods for cleantouchmobile-tvOS

  target 'cleantouchmobile-tvOSTests' do
    inherit! :search_paths
    # Pods for testing
  end

end

I can post any other code needed.

Environment

1. Application Target Platform: IOS

2. Development Operating System: macOS High Sierra

3. Build Tools: Xcode

4. React Native version: 0.51.0

5. RNFirebase Version: 3.1.1

6. Firebase Module: Auth, Database

[chrisbianca]

Looks like you're running into the issue caused by some changes in RN 0.50 with how react-native link works. Take a look here for a temporary workaround: #636

[connercms]

Actually I'm not sure where this issue lies. I will list my steps:

1. react-native init myApp
2. cd myApp
3. npm i --save react-native-firebase
4. react-native link react-native-firebase
   • Here I get error: command link unrecognized. Make sure that you have run npm install and that you are inside a react-native project. I have definitely just cd into the react native project I just created. Googling this issue, I found a thread where someone said running 'yarn' fixes this for them.
5. Run 'yarn' - this allows me to run 'react-native link react-native-firebase'
6. Follow instructions on react native documentation to create podfile and install pods for RN modules I need
7. Good up to this point. I cd into root of my react-native project to start installing other packages and run 'npm i --save redux-thunk'
8. I get this output

> [email protected] postinstall /Users/shannons/cleantouchmobile/cleantouchmobile/node_modules/react-native-firebase
> opencollective postinstall

[server error] Cannot load the stats for react-native-firebase – please try again later
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                  Thanks for installing react-native-firebase 🙏
                 Please consider donating to our open collective
                        to help us maintain this package.


   👉  Donate: https://opencollective.com/react-native-firebase/donate

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Now when I open my .xcworkspace in Xcode and go to Product > Scheme > Edit Scheme > Build, React is missing. I can run 'yarn' again and it brings it back, but then after I install another package, ex 'npm i --save redux', it just starts from step 8 again. So to sum it up, first I get 'Command 'link' unrecognized', even though I just created the project moments before and cd into it. Then when I try to install other packages using npm i --save [package], it acts like it is installing react-native-firebase again but deletes other packages and then React is missing inside Xcode. Problem with react-native, npm or RNF?

Node: 8.1.2
npm: 5.6.0
react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native: running react-native -v inside the project I just created says 'n/a - not inside a react-native directory'
react-native-firebae: 3.1.1

[connercms]

Created a new project, followed the steps below

1. react-native init awesome
2. cd awesome
3. react-native -v => react-native-cli: 2.0.1, react-native: 0.51.0
4. npm i --save redux
5. react-native -v => react-native-cli: 2.0.1, n/a not inside a react native project directory
6. npm i
7. react-native -v => react-native-cli: 2.0.1, react-native: 0.51.0

Seems to be an issue outside this package.