Using locale for System Dialog prompts crashes EAS build at FastLane step

Summary

When using files to implement Locale for System Dialog prompts, by setting the locale field in app.json, EAS build crashes while classic expo build still works.

Environment

EAS CLI 0.29.1 environment info: System: OS: macOS 11.5.2 Shell: 5.8 - /bin/zsh Binaries: Node: 12.16.1 - /usr/local/bin/node Yarn: 1.22.5 - /usr/local/bin/yarn npm: 6.13.4 - /usr/local/bin/npm Utilities: Git: 2.30.1 - /usr/bin/git npmPackages: expo: ~42.0.1 => 42.0.4 react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1 react-dom: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1 react-native: ~0.63.4 => 0.63.4 react-native-web: ~0.13.12 => 0.13.18 npmGlobalPackages: eas-cli: 0.29.1 expo-cli: 4.12.1

Error output

› Copying ../../../xxx/Documents/xxx/playground/example/ios/example/Supporting/ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings ➜ ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings

❌  error: Build input file cannot be found: '/Users/xxx/Documents/xxx/playground/example/ios/example/Supporting/ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings' (in target 'example' from project 'example')

› Compiling example » LaunchScreen.xib
▸ ** ARCHIVE FAILED **
▸ The following build commands failed:
▸ 	CopyStringsFile /Users/expo/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/example-aoifdmkcrqrofsguvgnrcnqyppbd/Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/example/InstallationBuildProductsLocation/Applications/example.app/ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings /Users/xxx/Documents/xxx/playground/example/ios/example/Supporting/ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
▸ (1 failure)
** ARCHIVE FAILED **
The following build commands failed:
	CopyStringsFile /Users/expo/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/example-aoifdmkcrqrofsguvgnrcnqyppbd/Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/example/InstallationBuildProductsLocation/Applications/example.app/ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings /Users/xxx/Documents/xxx/playground/example/ios/example/Supporting/ar.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
(1 failure)
Exit status: 65
+-------------+-------------------------+
|           Build environment           |
+-------------+-------------------------+
| xcode_path  | /Applications/Xcode.app |
| gym_version | 2.185.1                 |
| sdk         | iPhoneOS14.5.sdk        |
+-------------+-------------------------+

steps to reproduce from a blank project and minimal example project

1. create you own minimal example by following the steps or use mine
2. create a project with expo init (select blank)
3. add locale json file to root directory with NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription and NSCameraUsageDescription in any language (you can use ios-permission-descriptions-ar.json file from my minimal example)
4. run expo prebuild
5. edit app.json to have:

"ios": {
      "infoPlist": {
        "CFBundleAllowMixedLocalizations": true,
        "NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription": "This app needs access to your photos or camera in order to etc etc",
        "NSCameraUsageDescription": "This app needs access to your camera in order for you to etc etc"
      },
      "bundleIdentifier": "xxxxxxxxx"
    },
    "locales": {
      "ar": "./ios-permission-descriptions-ar.json"
    },

1. run expo prebuild --clean
2. run eas build:configure
3. run eas build --profile development --platform ios

observe crash in fastlane step

[amrhassab]

Ok great, thank you. Closing this issue because it is resolved.

[wkozyra95]

yes, if directories are already committed or staged adding them to gitignore is not enough, you need to explicitly remove them from git state (either by deleting them or using git rm), this just how the git works. But now if you create those directories back it should still work and android/ios dirs won’t be committed into repository.