react-native: Suddenly "CFBundleIdentifier" Does Not Exist

The following build commands failed:
	CompileC /Users/mars/code/mobile-apps/ios/build/Build/Intermediates/React.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/React.build/Objects-normal/x86_64/RCTPlatform.o Base/RCTPlatform.m normal x86_64 objective-c com.apple.compilers.llvm.clang.1_0.compiler

(1 failure)

Installing build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/ulabox.app
An error was encountered processing the command (domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain, code=2):
Failed to install the requested application
An application bundle was not found at the provided path.
Provide a valid path to the desired application bundle.
Print: Entry, ":CFBundleIdentifier", Does Not Exist

Command failed: /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print:CFBundleIdentifier build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/ulabox.app/Info.plist
Print: Entry, ":CFBundleIdentifier", Does Not Exist

Versions:

Tried node: boron and 7.4.0
react-native 0.40.0
watchman 4.1.0

Tried:

watchman watch-del-all
npm start -- --reset-cache
rm -rf project/ && git clone project && yarn
This: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/11265
This: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/10545
And aaaaall of this: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/7308

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 7 years ago
Reactions: 3
Comments: 18 (4 by maintainers)

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I had the same error, using Xcode 7.2.1.

I had to comment out these lines causing build failures, to run my SimpleApp.xcodeproj in Xcode:

case UIUserInterfaceIdiomCarPlay: return @"carplay"; in RCTPlatform.m
self.barItem.badgeColor = badgeColor; in RCTTabBarItem.m
_tabController.tabBar.unselectedItemTintColor = unselectedItemTintColor; in RCTTabBar.m
activityViewController.completionWithItemsHandler = ... in RCTProfile.m

Now the app also opens in the virtual device with react-native run-ios in Terminal.

Versions: “react”: “16.0.0-alpha.12”, “react-native”: “0.45.1”

evovinetu on Jul 1, 2017

@sospartan sir, what xcode version are you using right now? I’m having the same issue.

Ethan0007 on Jun 16, 2017

I found how to solve the issue: do NOT use space in your project path! 🎉 😄

florismettey on Jun 27, 2017

So it looks like this issue can be resolved by updating Xcode?

Closing for now, but if anybody has a complete description of the issue, and repro steps, please file it as a new issue

ericvicenti on Mar 6, 2017