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Error while building for iOS: 'pod install' command failed.

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Environment Provide version numbers for the following components (information can be retrieved by running tns info in your project folder or by inspecting the package.json of the project):

CLI: 6.3
Cross-platform modules: 6.3.0
Android Runtime: 6.3.0
iOS Runtime: 6.3.0
Plugin(s): none

Describe the bug After updating to MacOS Catalina, I wanted to test out a nativescript app. I created a brand new nativescript project from the default template with typescript. Then when I try to run or build, I get the error:

'pod install' command failed.

I ran tns doctor and no problems exist. After the error, in order to troubleshoot, I’ve updated homebrew, node, cocopods, and ran pod repo update. Nothing helps so far.

To Reproduce I can easily reproduce on my machine by creating another new project.

Expected behavior Project should build

Sample project Hello world project created from scratch

Issue Analytics

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Created 4 years ago
Reactions:2
Comments:20 (7 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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goutalliercommented, Mar 31, 2022

@alexziskind1 I tried it with 6.3.0, and had no issues.

Can you try this, Goto platforms/ios folder in your terminal and run pod install When I did that, I go something like this

And after that, it was all smooth sailing for me.

☝🏻👏🏻 💯 tns build ios fails on pod install: Error: 'pod install' command failed. I found a solution, but cannot retrieve where. Sorry to the original poster, and I am not to be credited…

→ prefix pod commands with arch -x86_64, e.g.: arch -x86_64 pod install

In a nutshell:

run tns build ios
it will 💥 on pod install : Error: 'pod install' command failed.
do as @alexziskind1 said, i.e.: goto platforms/ios folder in your terminal and run arch -x86_64 pod install

(this is due to the ffi module, used by pod, not being ported on M1)

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alexziskind1commented, Jan 10, 2020

Yes, this issue is reproducible with just Xcode and a Podfile. I’ve opened a ticket on the cocoapods repo as you suggested and they also were surprised to see this. https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/issues/9476 However, it seems that after following their suggestion to update to the 1.9 beta, everything is working again.