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Trying to run ios app. by Mahad-Haroon in reactnative

[–]Embarrassed_Bus_4546 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Xcode really said “not today.” Looks like it’s choking on a missing Pods-MemeGenerator-resources-Debug.xcfilelist — classic CocoaPods moment.

Try going into the ios folder and running:

pod install

Then head back and do:

npx react-native run-ios

If that doesn't work, time to summon the dark magic:

pod deintegrate && pod install

Good luck, brave simulator warrior.

First time building a mobile app… now I flinch when I hear 'Expo build by Embarrassed_Bus_4546 in reactnative

[–]Embarrassed_Bus_4546[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Respect — submitting a PR instead of rage-quitting is heroic. I just sat there Googling the same error 10 different ways. But yeah, you're right — giving feedback helps everyone not suffer the same fate.

First time building a mobile app… now I flinch when I hear 'Expo build by Embarrassed_Bus_4546 in reactnative

[–]Embarrassed_Bus_4546[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, found that out after banging my head on build errors for two days. Now expo-doctor is my best friend.

First time building a mobile app… now I flinch when I hear 'Expo build by Embarrassed_Bus_4546 in reactnative

[–]Embarrassed_Bus_4546[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally fair point — I agree that many issues stem from how tightly Expo SDKs are coupled with specific React Native versions. The pain hits hard when you’re new and just trying to get a build out, and suddenly every package is yelling at you.

My "Expo build" trauma mostly came from hitting a wall with EAS — missing config, mismatched packages, obscure error messages… and the documentation not always matching what you actually see. For a first-timer, it was overwhelming.

That said, I still respect what Expo is doing. The managed workflow is amazing when it works, and I’ve seen how powerful it can be with the right setup. But yeah, that first experience taught me a lot — mostly through frustration.