On install, native iOS SDK is not added to RN<0.60 project

Environment

How do you use Sentry?

Sentry SaaS (sentry.io)

Which SDK and version?

@sentry/react-native 3.2.12 react-native 0.59.10 Xcode 13.2.1 sentry-wizard 1.2.17 sentry-cli 1.71.0

Steps to Reproduce

We follow instructions outlined at https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/#install

1. yarn add @sentry/react-native
2. yarn run react-native link @sentry/react-native

✅ Patched build.gradle file.
✅ Patched App.js file.
✅ Added sentry.properties file to android
Successfully set up android for react-native
✅ Patched build script in Xcode project.
✅ Patched App.js file.
✅ Added sentry.properties file to ios
Successfully set up ios for react-native
🎉  Successfully set up Sentry for your project 🎉

1. yarn run sentry-wizard -i reactNative -p ios

Running Sentry Wizard...
version: 1.2.17 | sentry-cli version: 1.71.0
Sentry Wizard will help you to configure your project
Thank you for using Sentry :)
will not configure android
will not configure ios
Skipping connection to Sentry due files already patched
🎉  Successfully set up Sentry for your project 🎉

1. cd ios; pod install

[!] No `Podfile' found in the project directory.

1. Go to Xcode, press “Run”

Expected Result

Xcode project should build.

Actual Result

Build fails during compilation of RNSentry.m w/ error 'Sentry/Sentry.h' file not found.

The error makes sense since that file is nowhere to be found either in DerivedData or in the project.

Android project builds fine.

Comment

The problem might be linked to the failed pod install, but 2 things make me doubt that:

• nothing in documentations explicitly mentions the dependency on CocoaPods.
• creating a ios/Podfile file w/ pod 'RNSentry', :podspec => '../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/RNSentry.podspec' and retrying pod install fails with error Unable to find a specification for 'React-Core' depended upon by 'RNSentry'.

[guillaumekh]

We will explore options of re-adding support for those prior versions or instead bump our minimum requirement.

OK

In the mean time…

For whoever still running RN<0.60 who might stumble on this issue, and until this issue this closed:

• 1.3.7 is the latest version which can be installed without Cocoapods. It can be installed w/ react-native link @sentry/react-native or manually linking in Xcode/AndroidStudio. 1.3.8 is when the react-cocoa submodule was removed and the Sentry.xcodeproj reference was broken.
• 1.8.2 is the latest version which can be installed by following current documentations. It requires Cocoapods, and a writing a Podfile.
• current version (3.2.12 as of writing) is installable by following current documentations. It requires Cocoapods, a Podfile, and patching the RNSentry.podspec to replace the dependency from React-Core to React/Core

[jennmueng]

@guillaumekh Thank you for bringing everything up and writing the guide! I’ll add it to our troubleshooting page and possibly a podfile script that’ll handle the React-Core issue.