firebase-ios-sdk: [iOS] Error building Firebase, gRPC-C++ fatal error: 'chrono' file not found

Xcode version: 10
Firebase SDK version: 5.8.0 / 5.9.0

Describe the problem

Compilation fails when try to build react-native app based in Firebase (using react-native-firebase), the error says it can’t find ‘chrono’ file:

../../../ios/Pods/Headers/Public/gRPC-C++/grpcpp/impl/codegen/time.h:22:10: fatal error: 'chrono' file not found
#include <chrono>
         ^~~~~~~~

PD: I’ve already opened an issue at gRPC project…

Steps to reproduce:

Just create a react native app, and follow the instructions to install react-native-firebase, then run react-native run-ios.

Cocoapods:

╰─ pod install
Analyzing dependencies
Downloading dependencies
Using BoringSSL (10.0.6)
Using Firebase (5.9.0)
Using FirebaseAnalytics (5.2.0)
Using FirebaseAuth (5.0.4)
Using FirebaseAuthInterop (1.0.0)
Using FirebaseCore (5.1.4)
Using FirebaseFirestore (0.13.4)
Using FirebaseInstanceID (3.2.2)
Using GTMSessionFetcher (1.2.0)
Using GoogleAppMeasurement (5.2.0)
Using GoogleUtilities (5.3.0)
Using Protobuf (3.6.1)
Using gRPC (1.14.0)
Using gRPC-C++ (0.0.3)
Using gRPC-Core (1.14.0)
Using gRPC-ProtoRPC (1.14.0)
Using gRPC-RxLibrary (1.14.0)
Using leveldb-library (1.20)
Using nanopb (0.3.8)
Generating Pods project
Integrating client project
Sending stats
Pod installation complete! There are 3 dependencies from the Podfile and 19 total pods installed.

Report:

While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'Darwin' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CABase.h:11:
In file included from <module-includes>:33:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/usr/include/wchar.h:91:
In file included from ../../../ios/Pods/Headers/Public/gRPC-C++/grpcpp/support/time.h:22:
../../../ios/Pods/Headers/Public/gRPC-C++/grpcpp/impl/codegen/time.h:22:10: fatal error: 'chrono' file not found
#include <chrono>
         ^~~~~~~~
1 error generated.
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/QuartzCore.h:9:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CoreAnimation.h:9:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CABase.h:11:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Darwin'
#include <stdbool.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'CoreFoundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CABase.h:16:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CoreFoundation.h:16:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Darwin'
#include <sys/types.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'CoreFoundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CABase.h:16:
While building module 'Dispatch' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CFStream.h:20:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/usr/include/dispatch/dispatch.h:25:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Darwin'
#include <Availability.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'CoreFoundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CABase.h:16:
While building module 'Dispatch' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Headers/CFStream.h:20:
While building module 'os_object' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/usr/include/dispatch/dispatch.h:48:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/usr/include/os/object.h:25:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Darwin'
#include <Availability.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
1 error generated.
2 errors generated.
3 errors generated.
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'Foundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CATransform3D.h:12:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/
Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/Foundation.h:6:10: fatal error: could not build module 'CoreFoundation'
#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'Foundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CATransform3D.h:12:
While building module 'ObjectiveC' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSObject.h:6:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/usr/include/objc/./objc-exception.h:27:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/usr/include/objc/objc.h:31:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Darwin'
#include <sys/types.h>      // for __DARWIN_NULL
 ~~~~~~~~^
1 error generated.
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'Foundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CATransform3D.h:12:
While building module 'Security' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSURLCredential.h:9:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Headers/Security.h:27:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Headers/SecBase.h:27:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Darwin'
#include <TargetConditionals.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
1 error generated.
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'Foundation' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CATransform3D.h:12:
While building module 'CoreServices' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Headers/NSURLError.h:17:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Headers/CoreServices.h:9:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Headers/UTCoreTypes.h:19:10: fatal error: could not build module 'CoreFoundation'
#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
1 error generated.
4 errors generated.
While building module 'QuartzCore' imported from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:
While building module 'OpenGLES' imported from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Headers/CAEAGLLayer.h:7:
In file included from <module-includes>:1:
In file included from /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGLES.framework/Headers/EAGLDrawable.h:8:
/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator12.0.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGLES.framework/Headers/EAGL.h:8:10: fatal error: could not build module 'Foundation'
#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 ~~~~~~~~^
1 error generated.
10 errors generated.
In file included from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/node_modules/react-native-firebase/ios/RNFirebase/converters/RCTConvert+UIBackgroundFetchResult.m:1:
In file included from /Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/node_modules/react-native-firebase/ios/RNFirebase/converters/RCTConvert+UIBackgroundFetchResult.h:1:
/Users/mtz/Development/read_it_later___anterior/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/include/React/RCTConvert.h:8:9: fatal error: could not build module 'QuartzCore'
#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
 ~~~~~~~^


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About this issue

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State: closed
Created 6 years ago
Reactions: 9
Comments: 32 (7 by maintainers)

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[v5] Remove recursive header search from ios podspec I believe following commit introduces an issue fro cocoapods users (of whoom there will be many now that react-native uses cocoapods) https://gith... — committed to invertase/react-native-firebase by iljadaderko 5 years ago
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Most upvoted comments

See my reply in detail here: https://github.com/firebase/firebase-ios-sdk/issues/2260#issuecomment-461601816.

In short, your project is misconfigured such that HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS is somehow picking up files that are under the Pods directory. Scrutinize all recursive entries carefully.

+12

wilhuff on Mar 19, 2019

I’ve been able to resolve this issue by setting the build system to Legacy.

Open the PROJECT_NAME.workspace file
File > Workspace Settings
Build System > Legacy Build System

Will try out @noahtallen solution next, since we have to make the switch to the New Build System eventually…

+10

PJUllrich on Nov 25, 2018

I’ve been getting this exact same error too. Super frustrating. I had turned the legacy build system on to “fix” it, but on a hunch, I started importing RNFirebase via pods rather than via the link step. Then I turned on the new build system, cleaned the build folder, and it all works now. Maybe something about compiling the project through Pods rather than through a manual import fixes it.

To make the switch, add pod 'RNFirebase', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-firebase/ios' to your Podfile and remove the existing RNFirebase references from your Xcode project. Also run pod update after this.

I’m going try to build for production on CI and see if it works there as well.

Update: the archive step works on CI

noahtallen on Nov 25, 2018

@wilhuff The instructions for getting this starter project going, with MacOS High Sierra and XCode 10.1 seem to reproduce it: https://github.com/invertase/react-native-firebase-starter

conrado on Nov 9, 2018

Your problem here relates to the Xcode header map. The specific problem is that gRPC-C++ includes a file named time.h and there’s a system header with the same name.

gRPC-C++ disables the header map for itself, but that’s apparently not enough. Disable the setting “Use header maps” in your project to proceed.

wilhuff on Oct 7, 2018

Your problem here relates to the Xcode header map. The specific problem is that gRPC-C++ includes a file named time.h and there’s a system header with the same name.

gRPC-C++ disables the header map for itself, but that’s apparently not enough. Disable the setting “Use header maps” in your project to proceed.

This doesn’t affect the build, still broken

conrado on Nov 5, 2018

@wilhuff THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! THANK YOU!!! send me a pm on twitter “https://twitter.com/cyrus_zei” with your paypal info and I will send you the 100$. You don’t know how much you helped me! I am crying right now

CyrusZei on Mar 19, 2019

As @wilhuff mentioned, this should be an issue with misconfiguration of HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS or related settings by CocoaPods. Removing $(SRCROOT)/Pods/ from TARGETS -> Build Settings -> Header Search Paths will fix this issue.

peteralen on Jan 25, 2019

@peteralen Thanks a lot man! Been on this for a day and this solved for me!

luco on Apr 12, 2019

@FullstackJack Here’s my current pod file. I’m not 100% on what/why of the subspecs, since I use a ton of stuff from react-native that seems as if it should use a subspec that I haven’t specified. My guess is that some of the react-native stuff has been manually linked at some point, perhaps at setup. This project is more than a year old and has been through a few react-native updates 😛

platform :ios, '9.0'

target 'app' do
  rn_path= '../node_modules/react-native'
 
  pod "yoga", :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga"
  pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native', :subspecs => [
    'Core',
    'DevSupport',
    'RCTWebSocket',
    'RCTImage'
    # Add any other subspecs you want to use in your project
  ]

  # Required by the Facebook SDK:
  pod 'react-native-fbsdk', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-fbsdk'

  # Required by Firebase (see rnfirebase.io to add more Firebase features) 
  pod 'RNFirebase', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-firebase/ios'
  pod 'Firebase/Core', '~> 5.11.0'
  pod 'Firebase/Analytics', '~> 5.11.0'
  pod 'Firebase/Auth', '~> 5.11.0'
  pod 'Firebase/Firestore', '~> 5.11.0'
  pod 'Firebase/Messaging', '~> 5.11.0'
  pod 'Firebase/Storage', '~> 5.11.0'
  pod 'Firebase/DynamicLinks', '~> 5.11.0'

  # For Crashlytics:
  pod 'Fabric', '~> 1.7.11'
  pod 'Crashlytics', '~> 3.10.7'

  # For react-native-maps
  rn_maps_path = '../node_modules/react-native-maps'
  pod 'react-native-maps', path: rn_maps_path
  pod 'react-native-google-maps', path: rn_maps_path
  pod 'GoogleMaps'
  pod 'Google-Maps-iOS-Utils'

  # For pictures & camera
  pod 'RNImageCropPicker', :path =>  '../node_modules/react-native-image-crop-picker'

  # Other random packages:
  pod 'RNVectorIcons', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons'

  pod 'RNDeviceInfo', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-device-info'

  pod 'react-native-splash-screen', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-splash-screen'
  
  pod 'RNSVG', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-svg'

  pod 'RadarSDK', '~> 2.1.0'

end

post_install do |installer|
  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
    if target.name == 'react-native-google-maps'
      target.build_configurations.each do |config|
        config.build_settings['CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES'] = 'No'
      end
    end
    targets_to_ignore = %w(React yoga)
    if targets_to_ignore.include? target.name
        target.remove_from_project
      end
    if target.name == "React"
      target.remove_from_project
    end
  end
end

noahtallen on Dec 1, 2018