Cordova-plugin-firebasex: iOS build issue

[jtushar53]

Describe the bug
Getting 'Firebase.h' file not found error while doing ios build

To Reproduce
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Expected behavior
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Console Logs

After running platform add ios

ionic cordova platform add ios@latest
> cordova platform add ios@latest
Using cordova-fetch for cordova-ios@latest
Adding ios project...
Creating Cordova project for the iOS platform:
        Path: platforms/ios
        Package: com.lh.eticket.anz
        Name: eTicket
iOS project created with [email protected]
Installing "cordova-plugin-add-swift-support" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-android-permissions" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-androidx" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-app-version" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-badge" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-cartegraph-datepicker" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-cocoapod-supportx" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-compat" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-device" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-firebasex" for ios
Plugin dependency "[email protected]" already fetched, using that version.
Dependent plugin "cordova-plugin-cocoapod-supportx" already installed on ios.
Plugin dependency "[email protected]" already fetched, using that version.
Dependent plugin "cordova-plugin-androidx" already installed on ios.
Installing "cordova-plugin-geolocation" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-local-notification" for ios
Plugin dependency "[email protected]" already fetched, using that version.
Dependent plugin "cordova-plugin-device" already installed on ios.
Plugin dependency "[email protected]" already fetched, using that version.
Dependent plugin "cordova-plugin-badge" already installed on ios.
Installing "cordova-plugin-nativegeocoder" for ios
Plugin dependency "[email protected]" already fetched, using that version.
Dependent plugin "cordova-plugin-add-swift-support" already installed on ios.
Installing "cordova-plugin-network-information" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-permission" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-screen-orientation" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-splashscreen" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-uid" for ios
Installing "cordova-plugin-whitelist" for ios
Installing "cordova-sqlite-storage" for ios
installing external dependencies via npm
for package name: cordova-sqlite-storage
npm install of external dependencies ok
Installing "es6-promise-plugin" for ios
Installing "sentry-cordova" for ios
Searching for new pods
Checking cordova-plugin-add-swift-support for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-android-permissions for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-androidx for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-app-version for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-badge for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-cartegraph-datepicker for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-compat for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-device for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-firebasex for pods.
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Firebase/Core
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Firebase/Auth
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Firebase/Messaging
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Firebase/Performance
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Firebase/RemoteConfig
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Fabric
cordova-plugin-firebasex requires pod: Crashlytics
Checking cordova-plugin-geolocation for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-local-notification for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-nativegeocoder for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-network-information for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-permission for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-screen-orientation for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-splashscreen for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-uid for pods.
Checking cordova-plugin-whitelist for pods.
Checking cordova-sqlite-storage for pods.
Checking es6-promise-plugin for pods.
Checking sentry-cordova for pods.
Checking config.xml for pods.
Checking config.xml for plugin variables
Checking package.json for plugin variables
Installing pods
Sit back and relax this could take a while.
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/universal-darwin18/rbconfig.rb:215: warning: Insecure world writable dir /Users/Tushar/Projects/sign_on_glass/node_modules/.bin in PATH, mode 040777

Analyzing dependencies
[!] Unable to satisfy the following requirements:

- `Firebase/Core (= 6.3.0)` required by `Podfile`

None of your spec sources contain a spec satisfying the dependency: `Firebase/Core (= 6.3.0)`.

You have either:
 * out-of-date source repos which you can update with `pod repo update` or with `pod install --repo-update`.
 * mistyped the name or version.
 * not added the source repo that hosts the Podspec to your Podfile.

Note: as of CocoaPods 1.0, `pod repo update` does not happen on `pod install` by default.

Preparing Firebase on iOS
--save flag or autosave detected
Saving ios@latest into config.xml file ...
Sentry: running after_platform_add - set SENTRY_SKIP_WIZARD=true to skip this
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Sentry - Warning
https://docs.sentry.io/clients/cordova/ionic/
***********************************************
You've run this command with the ionic prefix
either run it without 'ionic' or do run:
$ sentry-wizard
See: https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-wizard
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Update IOS build setting SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER to: "$(PROJECT_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/Bridging-Header.h" for build configuration Debug
Update IOS build setting SWIFT_OBJC_BRIDGING_HEADER to: "$(PROJECT_DIR)/$(PROJECT_NAME)/Bridging-Header.h" for build configuration Release
Importing NativeGeocoder-Bridging-Header.h into /Users/Tushar/Projects/sign_on_glass/platforms/ios/eTicket/Bridging-Header.h
Update IOS build setting ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES to: YES for build configuration Debug
Update IOS build setting LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS to: @executable_path/Frameworks for build configuration Debug
Update SWIFT version to 4.0 Debug
Update IOS build setting SWIFT_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL to: -Onone for build configuration Debug
Update IOS build setting ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES to: YES for build configuration Release
Update IOS build setting LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS to: @executable_path/Frameworks for build configuration Release
Update SWIFT version to 4.0 Release

Plugin Version
Run cordova plugin list to find out what version of cordova-plugin-firebase you are running with

macbook-pro:ios Tushar$ cordova plugin list
cordova-plugin-add-swift-support 2.0.2 "AddSwiftSupport"
cordova-plugin-android-permissions 1.0.0 "Permissions"
cordova-plugin-androidx 1.0.2 "cordova-plugin-androidx"
cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter 1.0.2 "cordova-plugin-androidx-adapter"
cordova-plugin-app-version 0.1.9 "AppVersion"
cordova-plugin-badge 0.8.8 "Badge"
cordova-plugin-cartegraph-datepicker 0.9.2 "DatePicker"
cordova-plugin-cocoapod-supportx 1.7.3 "Cordova CocoaPods Dependency Support"
cordova-plugin-compat 1.2.0 "Compat"
cordova-plugin-device 2.0.2 "Device"
cordova-plugin-firebasex 3.0.8 "Google Firebase Plugin"
cordova-plugin-geolocation 4.0.1 "Geolocation"
cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.3 "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard"
cordova-plugin-local-notification 0.9.0-beta.3 "LocalNotification"
cordova-plugin-nativegeocoder 3.2.2 "NativeGeocoder"
cordova-plugin-network-information 2.0.1 "Network Information"
cordova-plugin-permission 0.1.0 "Permission"
cordova-plugin-request-location-accuracy 2.2.3 "Request Location Accuracy"
cordova-plugin-screen-orientation 3.0.1 "Screen Orientation"
cordova-plugin-splashscreen 5.0.2 "Splashscreen"
cordova-plugin-uid 1.3.1 "UID"
cordova-plugin-whitelist 1.3.3 "Whitelist"
cordova-sqlite-storage 3.2.0 "Cordova sqlite storage plugin - cordova-sqlite-storage plugin version"
es6-promise-plugin 4.2.2 "Promise"
sentry-cordova 0.15.0 "Sentry"
macbook-pro:ios Tushar$ 

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: [e.g. iOS]
• Browser [e.g. chrome, safari]
• Version [e.g. 22]

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• Device: [e.g. iPhone6]
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Additional context
Just an additional check , below is the PodFile

platform :ios, '9.0'
use_frameworks!
target 'eTicket' do
    pod 'Firebase/Core', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Firebase/Auth', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Firebase/Messaging', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Firebase/Performance', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Firebase/RemoteConfig', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Fabric', '1.10.2'
    pod 'Crashlytics', '3.13.0'
end

[dpa99c]

None of your spec sources contain a spec satisfying the dependency: Firebase/Core (= 6.3.0).

Run pod repo update as documented

[jtushar53]

Thanks @dpa99c , i've already done that, but the issue was i was opening project with.xcodeproj instead of .xcworkspace.

[snow-rage]

Hello, i try the sample project and it build well, but with mine it allways ask for Firebase.h. even if i open it with the xcworkspace. i update the plugin to 4.0.0 version and it's the same problem. have you an idea please ?

[snow-rage]

fix it by adding $(inherited) to Header Search Paths in Build Settings

[davide75]

Hi to all I'm using Xcode 10.3 and cordova and I tried all the steps listed here, but I still get the same error message.

Thanks for any suggestion.

[timmyomahony]

I also am still getting this error. I'm not sure why it's been marked as closed. It's still an issue for a number of people

[kirilmicev]

I am getting this error also.

[papattes]

I receive this error too.
Please help us

[papattes]

I just solved my problem : 'firebase.h' not found.

I did a lot of things and I do not know which one worked ... but it worked!

1 / open Terminal> direct to your project> run: pod deintegrate
2 / open xcode with the .xcworkspace, choose the target> go to Build Settings> click "+" sign and add:

• PODS_ROOT = $ {SRCROOT} / Pods
• PODS_PODFILE_DIR_PATH = $ {SRCROOT} /
  3 / close xcode
  4 / in Podfile, add: workspace 'yourWorkspaceName' at the end of the file (seen in the cocoapods documentation)
  5 / open Terminal> live to your project> run: pod install
  6 / open xcode with the .xcworkspace and build

and it works (for me)!

I think adding workspace 'yourWorkspaceName' in the Podfile file has solved this problem because, according to the document, this allows to add cocoapods to an existing project

[mike-nelson]

Opening the workspace instead of the proj file worked for me

[kelpie278]

Same error here! :(

[pwqw]

+1

[papattes]

Hello !
Verify your "pods-debug.xcconfig" and "pods-release.xcconfig" files. for me, the automatic generation of these files did not register the right paths. check that it looks like something like this:

pods-debug.xcconfig:

// DO NOT MODIFY -- auto-generated by Apache Cordova
#include "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-MyProjectName/Pods-MyProjectName.debug.xcconfig"

pods-release.xcconfig :

// DO NOT MODIFY -- auto-generated by Apache Cordova
#include "Pods/Target Support Files/Pods-MyProjectName/Pods-MyProjectName.release.xcconfig"

[pwqw]

cordova>=9.0.0 very necessary, in my case.