Unable to run AwesomeProject sample app successfully with error Failed to build iOS project. We ran "xcodebuild" command but it exited with error code 65.

🐛 Bug Report

To Reproduce

1. Open Getting Started for macOS iOS.
2. Follow all dependencies installation steps
3. Create a new application via command: react-native init AwesomeProject
4. Run AwesomeProject via command:

cd AwesomeProject
react-native run-ios

1. Error occured when running project:

error Failed to build iOS project. We ran "xcodebuild" command but it exited with error code 65. To debug build logs further, consider building your a
pp with Xcode.app, by opening AwesomeProject.xcodeproj

1. Run sample app failed.

Expected Behavior

Run sample app successfully.

Code Example

Run new project named AwesomeProject as mentioned in Getting Started for macOS iOS.

Environment

  React Native Environment Info:
    System:
      OS: macOS 10.14.4
      CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4980HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz
      Memory: 190.08 MB / 16.00 GB
      Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
    Binaries:
      Node: 11.14.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
      npm: 6.7.0 - /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: 27, 28
        Build Tools: 27.0.3, 28.0.3
        System Images: android-23 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-25 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-27 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, andr
oid-27 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
    IDEs:
      Android Studio: 3.3 AI-182.5107.16.33.5314842
      Xcode: 10.2/10E125 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
    npmPackages:
      react: 16.8.3 => 16.8.3 
      react-native: 0.59.4 => 0.59.4 
    npmGlobalPackages:
      react-native-cli: 2.0.1

Debug Log

macusers-MacBook:AwesomeProject HighSierra$ react-native run-ios
info Found Xcode project AwesomeProject.xcodeproj
info Launching iPhone X (iOS 12.2)...
info Building using "xcodebuild -project AwesomeProject.xcodeproj -configuration Debug -scheme AwesomeProject -destination id=274D552C-C67B-4EFA-A90C-
AF559D0954F0 -derivedDataPath build/AwesomeProject"
info User defaults from command line:

info     IDEDerivedDataPathOverride = /Users/HighSierra/Documents/GitHub/AwesomeProject/ios/build/AwesomeProject


info Build Preparation

info Couldn't create workspace arena folder '/Users/HighSierra/Documents/GitHub/AwesomeProject/ios/build/AwesomeProject': Unable to write to info file
 '<DVTFilePath:0x7f9358f7b8d0:'/Users/HighSierra/Documents/GitHub/AwesomeProject/ios/build/AwesomeProject/info.plist'>'.

info 

error Failed to build iOS project. We ran "xcodebuild" command but it exited with error code 65. To debug build logs further, consider building your a
pp with Xcode.app, by opening AwesomeProject.xcodeproj

2019-04-15 11:50:32.423 xcodebuild[30913:229065] Error saving log: Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=13 "Permission denied" UserInfo={NSFilePath=/U
sers/HighSierra/Documents/GitHub/AwesomeProject/ios/build/AwesomeProject/Logs/Build/09631BCB-251C-4C0A-8A81-7451C031D0B5.xcactivitylog, NSLocalizedDes
cription=Permission denied} | User info: {
    NSFilePath = "/Users/HighSierra/Documents/GitHub/AwesomeProject/ios/build/AwesomeProject/Logs/Build/09631BCB-251C-4C0A-8A81-7451C031D0B5.xcactivit
ylog";
    NSLocalizedDescription = "Permission denied";
}
** BUILD FAILED **

. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.

Could anyone assist on this issue?

Thanks.

[carlosbonilla]

@Piero87 I had exactly the same problem, I just delete the build folder inside /ios then just run again react-native run-ios and the error disappear.

[nanadjei]

If you don’t have cocoa pods installed you need to sudo gem install cocoapods

1. cd /ios
2. run pod install
3. cd …
4. delete build folder
5. run react-native run-ios

if error persists,

1. delete build folder again
2. open the /ios folder in x-code
3. navigate File -> Project Settings -> Build System -> change (Shared workspace settings and Per-User workspace settings): Build System -> Legacy Build System