React-native: RCTLinkingManager: Pointer is missing a nullability type specifier (_Nonnull, _Nullable, or _Null_unspecified)

[tpisto]

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Environment

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: macOS Sierra 10.12.6
Memory: 6.48 GB / 32.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 8.11.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.11.1/bin/node
Yarn: 1.9.4 - ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
npm: 5.6.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v8.11.1/bin/npm
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 11.2, macOS 10.13, tvOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.1 AI-173.4819257
Xcode: 9.2/9C40b - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.5.0 => 16.5.0
react-native: 0.57.0 => 0.57.0

Description

After upgrading from React Native 0.55 to 0.57 and trying to compile the compile fails with
"Pointer is missing a nullability type specifier (_Nonnull, _Nullable, or _Null_unspecified)"
Screenshot: https://cl.ly/af7f38877e19

[PublicParadise]

Suggested fix

RCTLinkingManager.h

/**
 * Copyright (c) 2015-present, Facebook, Inc.
 *
 * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 */

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

#import <React/RCTEventEmitter.h>

@interface RCTLinkingManager : RCTEventEmitter

+ (BOOL)application:(nullable UIApplication *)app
            openURL:(nullable NSURL *)URL
            options:(nullable NSDictionary<UIApplicationOpenURLOptionsKey,id> *)options;

+ (BOOL)application:(nullable UIApplication *)application
            openURL:(nullable NSURL *)URL
  sourceApplication:(nullable NSString *)sourceApplication
         annotation:(nullable id)annotation;

+ (BOOL)application:(nullable UIApplication *)application
continueUserActivity:(nullable NSUserActivity *)userActivity
  restorationHandler:(nullable void (^)(NSArray * __nullable))restorationHandler;

@end

[tpisto]

@PublicParadise Wow, wonderful, works! Thank you for the super quick answer 🎉

[thomas-gilbert]

This looks like a duplicate of https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/20797. There is a PR open here https://github.com/facebook/react-native/pull/20798

[tobbbe]

react-native link solved it for me

[bdrobinson]

For anyone looking for a workaround – if you're able to upgrade to xcode > 9.2 then that will also fix the problem (credit here).

[radko93]

A temporary workaround if you're not able to update Xcode - use patch-package https://www.npmjs.com/package/patch-package

[ParhamZare]

I have same issue how solve this? react-native link don't work

[tpisto]

I have same issue how solve this? react-native link don't work

Hi! Seems the latest release 0.57.1 fixes this issue.

[radko93]

This is solved, please ping me if you have any other problems with this.

[leotm]

This has cropped up again with XCode Version 10.2 (10E125).

I fixed it manually at first with _Nonnull assertions at first, nullable's work for me too.

[digitaldavenyc]

+1

This issue seems to have popped up right after upgrading to XCode 10.2.

Have tried updating to react-native 57.1, cleaning build folders, react-native link and issue is still persisting.

[khizar]

I can confirm it, I ran into this after upgrading to 10.2 :(

[cemarguvanli]

nullable works for me too.

[maamounapprise]

still an issue for me, with latest xcode 10.2 - react-native 0.59.3 @radko93

[komaldeep]

I am still facing the issue with react-native 0.57.0

[lamtan92]

Same issue when I upgrading to Xcode 10.2,
I'm using react-native 0.57.0 @radko93

[EJohnF]

seems we will be unnoticed here... I also met it after upgrading to xCode 10.2

[talyh]

@radko93 - wondering if we can reopen this for XCode 10.2, or if a new issue should be filed.

[ericlewis]

For the commenters above: the fix is to use the latest version of RN, which doesn't appear to have this issue. Otherwise, patch RCTLinking.

[talyh]

@ericlewis - Can you elaborate on what you mean with "patch RCTLinking"?

I've tried @PublicParadise's suggested change, which got rid of that problem, only to throw "React/RCTEventEmitter.h' file not found". Looking up that issue, gets me back to this one, so I feel like I'm going in circles trying to fix this on my own.

[Viktor19931]

@PublicParadise thanks! works like charm )