🔥[🐛] iOS - build error: Library not found for -lFirebaseInstallations

[aknad]

Issue

I'm trying to update RNFB from 14.12 to 19.0.1 and Firebase pods from 8.15.0 to 10.22.0
XCode fails to build with an error on my Notification Service target

I don't understand if it's related to the 'use_frameworks' directive or there's something else
do you have any idea?

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Project Files

Javascript

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package.json:

# N/A

firebase.json for react-native-firebase v6:

# N/A

iOS

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ios/Podfile:

• I'm not using Pods
• I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

platform :ios, min_ios_version_supported
prepare_react_native_project!

source 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs.git'

use_frameworks! :linkage => :static
$RNFirebaseAsStaticFramework = true

target 'MyApp' do
  config = use_native_modules!
  # Flags change depending on the env values.
  flags = get_default_flags()

  use_react_native!(
    :path => config[:reactNativePath],
    # Hermes is now enabled by default. Disable by setting this flag to false.
    # Upcoming versions of React Native may rely on get_default_flags(), but
    # we make it explicit here to aid in the React Native upgrade process.
    :hermes_enabled => false, #flags[:hermes_enabled],
    :fabric_enabled => false, #flags[:fabric_enabled],
    # An absolute path to your application root.
    :app_path => "#{Pod::Config.instance.installation_root}/.."
  )

  pod 'Google-Mobile-Ads-SDK', '9.14.0'

  permissions_path = '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/ios'

  # pod 'Permission-BluetoothPeripheral', :path => "#{permissions_path}/BluetoothPeripheral.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-Camera', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Camera.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-LocationAlways', :path => "#{permissions_path}/LocationAlways.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-LocationWhenInUse', :path => "#{permissions_path}/LocationWhenInUse.podspec"
  # pod 'Permission-MediaLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/MediaLibrary.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-Notifications', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Notifications.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-PhotoLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/PhotoLibrary.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-AppTrackingTransparency', :path => "#{permissions_path}/AppTrackingTransparency.podspec"
  
  post_install do |installer|
    react_native_post_install(
      installer,
      # Set `mac_catalyst_enabled` to `true` in order to apply patches
      # necessary for Mac Catalyst builds
      :mac_catalyst_enabled => false
    )
    __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)
    # flipper_post_install(installer)
    installer.pods_project.build_configurations.each do |config|
      config.build_settings["EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]"] = "arm64"
    end
  end

end

target 'NotificationService' do
  pod 'Firebase/Messaging', '10.22.0'
end

# N/A

AppDelegate.m:

// N/A

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Android

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Have you converted to AndroidX?

• my application is an AndroidX application?
• I am using android/gradle.settings jetifier=true for Android compatibility?
• I am using the NPM package jetifier for react-native compatibility?

android/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/app/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/settings.gradle:

// N/A

MainApplication.java:

// N/A

AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- N/A -->

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Environment

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react-native info output:

 System:
    OS: macOS 13.6
    CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
    Memory: 71.56 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 14.17.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v14.17.0/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.10 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.14.13 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v14.17.0/bin/npm
    Watchman: 2023.11.20.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.14.3 - /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: DriverKit 23.2, iOS 17.2, macOS 14.2, tvOS 17.2, visionOS 1.0, watchOS 10.2
    Android SDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 2021.3 AI-213.7172.25.2113.9123335
    Xcode: 15.2/15C500b - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: 11.0.16.1 - /usr/bin/javac
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
    react-native: 0.71.14 => 0.71.14
    react-native-macos: Not Found

• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  • Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  • Both
• react-native-firebase version you're using that has this issue:
  • 19.0.1
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  • FirebaseInstallations (10.22.0)
  • FirebaseMessaging (10.22.0)
• Are you using TypeScript?
  • Y & 4.8.4

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[mikehardy]

🤔 have you tried including the pod Firebase/Installations in your other target as well?
I would remove the version specifier if possible, react-native-firebase/app should control those if possible - I believe if you do not specify a pod version then the ones from react-native-firebase/app will take precedence and keep everything in line (and more importantly - keep things updated and compatible as the versions slowly move forward...)

[aknad]

sorry for the delay, I was on another branch

Anyway, adding Firebase Installation and removing the version doesn't fix

target 'NotificationService' do pod 'Firebase/Installations' pod 'Firebase/Messaging' end

[mikehardy]

Sorry, that was my best guess on very little information
The issue in general falls under "Resolution: No Template" since you've removed much of the info or not provided it
And then secondarily https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example

I have this in contrast, and it works https://github.com/mikehardy/rnfbdemo/blob/main/make-demo.sh

If you take that demo and add a new target to it, it likely will still work, or at least can serve as a minimal reproducible example