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`react-native link react-native-background-fetch` error

See original GitHub issue

Your Environment

  • Plugin version: 3.0.4
  • Platform: iOS
  • OS version: macOS 10.14.4
  • Device manufacturer / model: MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
  • React Native version (react-native -v): react-native: 0.58.5
  • react-native-cli: 2.0.1

Expected Behavior

Successfully linked dependency without the error message.

Actual Behavior

Received the error below, and the message asking me to post an issue. The app builds and runs just fine, though I’m not using the background fetch.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. npm install git+https://git@github.com:transistorsoft/react-native-background-geolocation-android.git --save
  2. react-native link react-native-background-geolocation-android
  3. react-native link react-native-background-fetch

Context

Just updating react-native-background-geolocation-android from 3.0.1 to 3.0.4

Debug logs

> react-native link react-native-background-fetch 
rnpm-install info Linking react-native-background-fetch ios dependency 
rnpm-install info Platform 'ios' module react-native-background-fetch has been successfully linked 
rnpm-install info Linking react-native-background-fetch android dependency 
rnpm-install info Platform 'android' module react-native-background-fetch has been successfully linked 
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   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '00C302A81ABCB8CE00DB3ED1_comment': 'Products',
  '00C302B61ABCB90400DB3ED1': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '00C302B61ABCB90400DB3ED1_comment': 'Products',
  '00C302BC1ABCB91800DB3ED1': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '00C302BC1ABCB91800DB3ED1_comment': 'Products',
  '00C302E01ABCB9EE00DB3ED1': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '00C302E01ABCB9EE00DB3ED1_comment': 'Products',
  '00E356EF1AD99517003FC87E': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     path: 'TransfixTests',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '00E356EF1AD99517003FC87E_comment': 'TransfixTests',
  '00E356F01AD99517003FC87E': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: '"Supporting Files"',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '00E356F01AD99517003FC87E_comment': 'Supporting Files',
  '139105B71AF99BAD00B5F7CC': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '139105B71AF99BAD00B5F7CC_comment': 'Products',
  '139FDEE71B06529A00C62182': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '139FDEE71B06529A00C62182_comment': 'Products',
  '13B07FAE1A68108700A75B9A': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: 
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        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object] ],
     name: 'Transfix',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '13B07FAE1A68108700A75B9A_comment': 'Transfix',
  '146834001AC3E56700842450': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: 
      [ [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
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        [Object],
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        [Object],
        [Object],
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        [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '146834001AC3E56700842450_comment': 'Products',
  '2014B158226A3FC9006DB4C9': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '2014B158226A3FC9006DB4C9_comment': 'Products',
  '20240793225E942700894BEF': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '20240793225E942700894BEF_comment': 'Products',
  '202E1D952271071300DED11D': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '202E1D952271071300DED11D_comment': 'Products',
  '204C7F7D2267889900F4D0BA': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '204C7F7D2267889900F4D0BA_comment': 'Products',
  '204C80F82267988000F4D0BA': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '204C80F82267988000F4D0BA_comment': 'Products',
  '205483CD220CEE9300A3CAB5': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: 
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        [Object] ],
     name: '"Recovered References"',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '205483CD220CEE9300A3CAB5_comment': 'Recovered References',
  '205BD751221DCF6900FE67CF': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: 'Plugins',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '205BD751221DCF6900FE67CF_comment': 'Plugins',
  '206C72E8224D375F00DCA1D7': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '206C72E8224D375F00DCA1D7_comment': 'Products',
  '20B0FC6A22650FEB0052DA3C': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
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     name: 'Products',
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  '20B0FC6A22650FEB0052DA3C_comment': 'Products',
  '20D9632222245AA60010C40F': 
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     name: 'Products',
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  '20EE40D822721EC50000DE4A': 
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     name: 'Products',
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  '20EE40D822721EC50000DE4A_comment': 'Products',
  '2D16E6871FA4F8E400B85C8A': 
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  '556E906922285700006020A2': 
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     name: 'Products',
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  '556E909D22285700006020A2_comment': 'Products',
  '5A96AB75A5D3C1512BFA0182': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Pods',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '5A96AB75A5D3C1512BFA0182_comment': 'Pods',
  '5E91572E1DD0AC6500FF2AA8': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '5E91572E1DD0AC6500FF2AA8_comment': 'Products',
  '71FE466584E94600AFD3244F': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Resources',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '71FE466584E94600AFD3244F_comment': 'Resources',
  '78C398B11ACF4ADC00677621': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '78C398B11ACF4ADC00677621_comment': 'Products',
  '832341AE1AAA6A7D00B99B32': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: 
      [ [Object],
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        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
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        [Object],
        [Object],
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        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
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        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object] ],
     name: 'Libraries',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '832341AE1AAA6A7D00B99B32_comment': 'Libraries',
  '832341B11AAA6A8300B99B32': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '832341B11AAA6A8300B99B32_comment': 'Products',
  '83CBB9F61A601CBA00E9B192': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: 
      [ [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object],
        [Object] ],
     indentWidth: 2,
     sourceTree: '"<group>"',
     tabWidth: 2,
     usesTabs: 0 },
  '83CBBA001A601CBA00E9B192': 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  '83CBBA001A601CBA00E9B192_comment': 'Products',
  ADBDB9201DFEBF0600ED6528: 
   { isa: 'PBXGroup',
     children: [ [Object], [Object] ],
     name: 'Products',
     sourceTree: '"<group>"' },
  ADBDB9201DFEBF0600ED6528_comment: 'Products' }
 [react-native-background-fetch] LINK ERROR: Failed to find projectGroup PBXGroup:  transfix
 [react-native-background-fetch] Failed to add RNBackgroundFetch+AppDelegate.m.  See Manual Setup instructions to add this file to your project.
 [react-native-bacgkround-fetch] Please post an issue at Github, including all the output above

rnpm-install info Linking assets to ios project 
rnpm-install info Linking assets to android project 
rnpm-install info Assets have been successfully linked to your project

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 4 years ago
  • Comments:11 (7 by maintainers)

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4reactions
christocracycommented, Sep 10, 2019

@Luckygirlllll Expo is a pain. Simply follow this manual step to complete the installation.

1reaction
christocracycommented, Sep 10, 2019

With react-native >= 0.60 (Expo will arrive there some day…), there is no more react-native link. This is the new way to configure the plugin, by manually adding that file.

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