'React/RCTEventEmitter.h' file not found - RN 0.43.2
See original GitHub issueDescription
- Initialized new react native project following the react native getting started.
- Encounter failed build with the error within terminal:
'React/RCTEventEmitter.h' file not found
Reproduction Steps and Sample Code
react-native init AwesomeProject
cd AwesomeProject
react-native run-ios
Result:
fatal error: 'React/RCTEventEmitter.h' file not found
–Running in XCode–

Additional Information
- React Native version: 0.43.2 (latest)
- Platform: iOS
- Development Operating System: macOS Sierra v10.12.4 (latest)
- Dev tools: XCode v8.3.1 (latest)
- Build Options on Xcode (default)

Issue Analytics
- State:
- Created 6 years ago
- Reactions:12
- Comments:21 (3 by maintainers)
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@hramos I just endup on that thread because I’m facing this issue. It might not be dead
I confirm I’m gettting it too unfortunately. I’m using React Native 0.43.2 too
EDIT: for me this procedure solved the issue. Very strange heisenbug 😐
EDIT 2: the procedure I linked made it possible for me to build the project but archive is still failing :\
EDIT 3: I finally managed to make archive work by editing the “scheme” and adding, in order:
and also I had to disable the “Parallelize Build” option. I hope this can be useful to someone.