Invalid `Podfile` file: cannot load such file - react-native

Question

I'm getting to ios folder and use "pod install" command.
And error below
[!] Invalid `Podfile` file: cannot load such file -- /Users/blabla/works/blabla-app/node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.
from /Users/blabla/works/blabla-app/ios/Podfile:2
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require_relative '../node_modules/#react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
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I removed node_modules folder, I deleted package-lock.json and used "npm install" command. I deleted cocoapods and reinstall.
And nothing worked for me.
My package.json file is below (only packages not all)
"#codler/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "^1.0.1",
"axios": "^0.19.0",
"entities": "^2.1.0",
"expo": "^38.0.8",
"expo-cli": "^3.28.5",
"native-base": "github:Healthyco/NativeBase#feature/fix-request-animation",
"native-base-autocomplete": "^1.3.2",
"prop-types": "^15.7.2",
"react": "16.9.0",
"react-native": "0.62.0",
"react-native-camera": "^3.40.0",
"react-native-camera-hooks": "^0.3.1",
"react-native-chart-kit": "^6.7.0",
"react-native-daterange-picker": "^1.4.0",
"react-native-gesture-handler": "^1.3.0",
"react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view": "https://github.com/APSL/react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view#fb40649a9c84aa23d6a55355e9e0e432795967a6",
"react-native-keyboard-aware-scrollview": "^2.1.0",
"react-native-linear-gradient": "^2.5.6",
"react-native-masked-text": "^1.13.0",
"react-native-modal": "^11.5.6",
"react-native-safe-area-context": "~3.0.7",
"react-native-screens": "^2.7.0",
"react-native-svg": "^12.1.0",
"react-native-swipe-list-view": "^3.2.5",
"react-native-vector-icons": "^7.1.0",
"react-navigation": "^3.11.2",
"react-redux": "^7.2.0",
"redux": "^4.0.1",
"redux-persist": "^5.10.0",
"redux-saga": "^1.0.2",
"reduxsauce": "^1.0.1",
"victory-native": "^35.3.1"
my podfile:
I remembered that, I downgraded from react 63.2 to 62.0
require_relative '../node_modules/#react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
platform :ios, '10.0'
target 'blabla' do
config = use_native_modules!
use_react_native!(:path => config["reactNativePath"])
pod 'RNSVG', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-svg'
pod 'RNVectorIcons', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons'
target 'blablaTests' do
inherit! :complete
# Pods for testing
end
# Enables Flipper.
#
# Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
# you should disable these next few lines.
use_flipper!
post_install do |installer|
flipper_post_install(installer)
end
end
target 'blabla-tvOS' do
# Pods for [YourProjectName]-tvOS
target 'blabla-tvOSTests' do
inherit! :search_paths
# Pods for testing
end
end

Answer 1

You are likely missing the react-native npm module.
You should include it in your packages.json to reduce the likelihood of encountering this error in the future, by using this command.
$ npm install --save react-native

Answer 2

What worked for me whas deleting the ios directory and then running the build command again, i.e.:
rm -rf ios
eas build -p ios
(or whatever build command you are using)