React/RCTBridgeDelegate.h' file not found - react-native

Question

I have created a new project called auth using react-native init auth at terminal.When i tried to run the project using react-native run-ios. The build failed and gave a error 'React/RCTBridgeDelegate.h' file not found.
Tried to update the react native version
react-native run-ios at terminal in mac
I expect the build to be successful and see the ios simulator
The actual result which i got is build failed and hence cant see the simulator

Answer 1

The issue is related to cocoapods dependency manager. Do the following to fix this:
Open the terminal and go to your project ios directory
Type in pod init (If it doesn't exist) and then pod install
Open the workspace project and delete the build from ios folder
Run react-native run-ios from terminal.
It should work now.

Answer 2

In my case the libPods-FOO.a library had somehow become unlinked when I did a pod update && pod install. To see if this applies to you:
In Xcode, check under Project Navigator:
[Your Project Name] --> Targets --> [Your target name] --> General
Scroll down to Frameworks, Libraries and Embedded Content
If you don't have a libPods-XXXX.a in there (where XXXX is your project name) then add it:
Click the '+' sign to add the libPods library
Search for libPods in the search box
Choose the libPods-XXXX.a and click Add.

Answer 3

Just a hint: for those of you using the M1 Macs, pod install won't work. You should use arch -x86_64 pod install as stated in this issue

Answer 4

The issue happened due to the missing of React schema in cocoapods dependency. to resolve follow these steps:
open project in XCode using ios/{project name}.xcworkspace file
From menu bar -> click Product-> Scheme -> Manage Scheme
It will open a modal -> click on the + button
List item
New modal -> In target DropDown select React and click okay
close the modal and rebuild project Project - Build
it will resolve the issue.

Answer 5

In case you have Mac with an Apple M1 chip, It can be resolve in two ways,
#SOLUTION 1
Open Application->Utilites->Terminal.app
Right-click, Terminal.app -> Get Info -> General-> Enable "Open using Rosetta"
Restart Terminal
#SOLUTION 2
From terminal execute
sudo arch -x86_64 gem install ffi
Go to iOS directory and execute
arch -x86_64 pod install

Answer 6

I did what #Vahid suggested, but I also had another issue. A set of instructions I was following told me to pull the related .xcodeproj file into my actual project and then manually link a few different files.
These steps were not necessary and were creating the issue for me.
I was following this:
https://github.com/frostney/react-native-ibeacon
But it's better to use this npm package and follow their instructions:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-ibeacons

Answer 7

It can happen if you are using mac on M1 chip and trying to run the app on a simulator. Try to install iterm2 from official site(https://iterm2.com/), and launch it with Rosetta(Applications -> Right click on 'Iterm2' app -> "Get info" -> Check "Open using Rosetta"). Then run:
sudo gem install cocoapods
rm -rf /Users/{USERNAME}/.cocoapods/repos/cocoapods
Go to your project folder and run cd ./ios && pod install
Run build with npx react-native run-ios

Answer 8

In this particular project, certain targets were not working. I noticed the broken targets with this error were missing libPods-myProjectName.a. Under Targets -> General tab, "Frameworks, Libraries and Embedded Content" I pressed the "+" icon and searched for "pods" and added "pods-myProjectName.a" and now it seems to work. This might not be applicable to you, but I am adding this as another possibility of what might be wrong.

Answer 9

The simple pod install command did not work for me. If you have M1 Mac then try using.
arch -x86_64 pod install

Answer 10

follow this steps :
Select your project on Xcode
Go to Build Settings
In Search path tab select Header Search Path and add this values for both debug and release
$(inherited)
${PODS_ROOT}
${SRCROOT}/../../../ios/Pods/Headers (Make sure to set it to recursive)

Answer 11

[Mac OSX]
I updated the cocoapods version
brew upgrade cocoapods

Answer 12

For me adding arm64 to Excluded Architectures section works.

Answer 13

In my Xcode project I had to have multiple targets.
I added the (dev) target for development purposes, but in order to add React Native to that target you have to add it to the Podfile.
target 'MyApp' do
config = use_native_modules!
...
target 'MyAppTests' do
inherit! :complete
# Pods for testing
end
# 👇 Add your target in the Podfile
target 'MyApp (dev)' do
inherit! :complete
end
...
Then run pod install inside your ios folder, and done!