React-native: Error while trying to upgrade to 59.0 (ExpoKit)

[Luckygirlllll]

React Native version:

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: macOS 10.14.3
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3615QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
Memory: 42.14 MB / 8.00 GB
Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node: 10.15.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn: 1.12.3 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 6.4.1 - /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: iOS 12.2, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
Build Tools: 23.0.1, 25.0.0, 25.0.2, 25.0.3, 26.0.1, 26.0.2, 27.0.1, 27.0.3, 28.0.3
System Images: android-23 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-25 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-25 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-26 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
IDEs:
Android Studio: 3.3 AI-182.5107.16.33.5314842
Xcode: 10.2.1/10E1001 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.5.0 => 16.5.0
react-native: 0.57.1 => 0.57.1
npmGlobalPackages:
create-react-native-app: 1.0.0
react-native-cli: 2.0.1
react-native-device-info: 2.0.0
react-native-git-upgrade: 0.2.7

Steps To Reproduce

1. run react-native-git-upgrade
2. See an error: " An error occurred during upgrade: git-upgrade ERR! Error: Need a project name at copyProjectTemplateAndReplace "

P.S: this is ExpoKit project

Describe what you expected to happen:

I expected that version of react native will be upgraded

Snack, code example, or link to a repository:

[react-native-bot]

It looks like you are using an older version of React Native. Please update to the latest release, v0.59 and verify if the issue still exists.

The "Resolution: Old Version" label will be removed automatically once you edit your original post with the results of running react-native info on a project using the latest release.

[Luckygirlllll]

@react-native-bot That's why I opened this issue

[guhungry]

react-native-git-upgrade was deprecated for some time now. Please try https://github.com/react-native-community/rn-diff-purge instead.
And with new https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/releases rn-diff-purge is used under the hood.

[HarshitMadhav]

@Luckygirlllll checkout the answer to this question https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53378354/upgrading-react-native-to-latest-version/54849799#54849799

[RichardLindhout]

If above does not work, your best bet is to init a new project and copy all things in from your old project.

[thymikee]

Closing per @guhungry comment.

[Luckygirlllll]

@thymikee Please open the issue, ExpoKit and Expo still don't support react-native 59.0, so if expo or ExpoKit project will be upgraded to 59.0, it will break an app.

[thymikee]

@Luckygirlllll if you use Expo managed project, you'll need to wait for them to ship official support for 0.59 or eject. Your issue is still about react-native-git-upgrade which is not actively maintained and deprecated.