React-native link doesn't work when you have CocoaPods in your project

Note: If your iOS project is using CocoaPods (contains Podfile) and linked library has podspec file, then react-native link will link library using Podfile.

Source: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/linking-libraries-ios.html#step-2

The automatic linking with react-native link react-native-svg doesn’t work however if you have a Podfile in your project. I get errors like
Warning: Native component for "RNSVGSvgView" does not exist
or
No component found for view with name "RNSVGPath"
when I try to render svgs.

When I manually link the react-native-svg packages, by following the first two stepts here (https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/linking-libraries-ios.html#manual-linking), the errors go away and everything works fine.

[emilefleming]

@petrogad I just ran into this as well, adding pod 'RNSVG', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-svg' to my podfile and letting CocoaPods handle it solved it for me.

[emilefleming]

@petrogad Try adding this to the end of your Podfile:

post_install do |installer|
  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
    if target.name == "React"
      target.remove_from_project
    end
  end
end