React-native: Suddenly "CFBundleIdentifier" Does Not Exist

[sospedra]

The following build commands failed:
    CompileC /Users/mars/code/mobile-apps/ios/build/Build/Intermediates/React.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/React.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/RCTPlatform.o Base/RCTPlatform.m normal x86_64 objective-c com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler

(1 failure)

Installing build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/ulabox.app
An error was encountered processing the command (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=2):
Failed to install the requested application
An application bundle was not found at the provided path.
Provide a valid path to the desired application bundle.
Print: Entry, ":CFBundleIdentifier", Does Not Exist

Command failed: /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print:CFBundleIdentifier build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/ulabox.app/Info.plist
Print: Entry, ":CFBundleIdentifier", Does Not Exist

Versions:

• Tried node: boron and 7.4.0
• react-native 0.40.0
• watchman 4.1.0

Tried:

• watchman watch-del-all
• npm start -- --reset-cache
• rm -rf project/ && git clone project && yarn
• This: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/11265
• This: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/10545
• And aaaaall of this: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/7308

[sospedra]

What surprise me the most is that you actually closed those 3 issues :/
Also, I'd to highlight the suddenly part. Like, I power on the Mac this morning and everything started to blown up.

[sospedra]

Finally, my special discovery. All the errors posted are nothing but a chained massive destruction. The origin can be one of both:

/Users/mars/code/mobile-apps/node_modules/react-native/React/Views/RCTTabBarItem.m:111:12: error: property 'badgeColor' not found on object of type 'UITabBarItem *'
  _barItem.badgeColor = bagdeColor;
           ^
1 error generated.

or

CompileC /Users/mars/code/mobile-apps/ios/build/Build/Intermediates/React.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/React.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/RCTTabBarItem.o Views/RCTTabBarItem.m normal x86_64 objective-c com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler
(1 failure)

[ericvicenti]

Does that mean you found the problem? How can the error be reproduced?

[sospedra]

I don't know how to reproduce it, sorry. It's part of the "suddenly". Like all these people here: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/7308

Just happens.

Tho, I've news. I updated XCode and worked. Which, actually doesn't makes sense. Because it was working with previous version for like... 2 months :/

x-files

[charlle]

@sospedra can you tell me where this file, ulabox.app, is?
Was it in this folder?
And do you have an extra "Build" folder?
ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/ulabox.app

[sospedra]

I guess ulabox.app it's an autogenerated file. Because I didn't added to the project myself.

I netiher add a Build directory at any time. Not manually.

[rh389]

Looking at the line in RCTTabBarItem.m I guess this was triggered by an iOS SDK update on your machine? The offending line is preprocessed out unless building against iOS >= 10.0, when UITabBarItem.badgeColor was introduced.

What's weird is that the preprocessor guard is meant to prevent exactly this error and I can't see anything wrong with it. It'd be interesting to know what SDK version you were using before you updated Xcode but it's probably too late now.

[charlle]

@sospedra ulabox.app is your actually iOS app that Xcode builds for you. The Build directory gets added when your xCode project goes from project to workspace.
xCode project = build/Products/Debug...
xCode workspace = build/Build/Products/Debug...
As apps evolve from project to workspace, xCode will build the directories and drop the app in them. Unfortunately React Native has the path to your app, ulabox.app, hardcoded in their runIOS.js file, so if xCode moves it, then your app will break.

[WaterEye0o]

@sospedra are you resolve problem?

[ericvicenti]

So it looks like this issue can be resolved by updating Xcode?

Closing for now, but if anybody has a complete description of the issue, and repro steps, please file it as a new issue

[sospedra]

@WaterEye0o as me and @ericvicenti mentioned, bumping Xcode version seems to fix the issue

[Ethan0007]

@sospartan sir, what xcode version are you using right now? I'm having the same issue.

[florismettey]

I found how to solve the issue: do NOT use space in your project path! 🎉 😄

[Ethan0007]

@florismettey sir, its not like that, i think the issue is the XCODE version.

[evaldasjab]

I had the same error, using Xcode 7.2.1.

I had to comment out these lines causing build failures, to run my SimpleApp.xcodeproj in Xcode:

• case UIUserInterfaceIdiomCarPlay: return @"carplay"; in RCTPlatform.m
• self.barItem.badgeColor = badgeColor; in RCTTabBarItem.m
• _tabController.tabBar.unselectedItemTintColor = unselectedItemTintColor; in RCTTabBar.m
• activityViewController.completionWithItemsHandler = ... in RCTProfile.m

Now the app also opens in the virtual device with react-native run-ios in Terminal.

Versions:
"react": "16.0.0-alpha.12",
"react-native": "0.45.1"

[tharakabimal]

Here's what I get.

 Node v8.0.0
 react-native": 0.46.3
 XCode Version 8.3.3 (8E3004b)

when I run react-native run-ios --simulator="iPhone 7" I get the following error

=== BUILD TARGET third-party OF PROJECT React WITH CONFIGURATION Debug ===

Check dependencies


** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
CompileC /Users/tharaka/Documents/Projects/Abiling/AbilingApp/ios/build/Build/Intermediates/RCTText.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/RCTText.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/RCTTextView.o RCTTextView.m normal x86_64 objective-c com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler
(1 failure)

Installing build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/AbilingApp.app
An error was encountered processing the command (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=22):
Failed to install the requested application
The bundle identifier of the application could not be determined.
Ensure that the application's Info.plist contains a value for CFBundleIdentifier.
Print: Entry, ":CFBundleIdentifier", Does Not Exist

Command failed: /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print:CFBundleIdentifier build/Build/Products/Debug-
iphonesimulator/AbilingApp.app/Info.plist
Print: Entry, ":CFBundleIdentifier", Does Not Exist

[hramos]

Duplicate of #14423

[sospedra]

More like the other one is the duplicate 🤔
However, issue still rising sometimes