XCode 14.3.1 - iOS Build / Run Failed - underlying Objective-C module 'Lottie' not found

[maddy16]

I just updated my XCode from 14.2 to 14.3.1 and now my react native application isn't building or running. On Xcode 14.2, everything was working fine.

MacOS Ventura 13.1
Apple Macbook Pro M1 (Silicon)

Wasted a lot of time searching for an appropriate solution, unable to find any.

Here's my Podfile:

`platform :ios, '10.0'
require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
target 'OneSignalNotificationServiceExtension' do
  pod 'OneSignalXCFramework', '>= 3.0', '< 4.0'
end
target 'MyProject' do
  permissions_path = '../node_modules/react-native-permissions/ios'
  pod 'FBLazyVector', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
  pod 'FBReactNativeSpec', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBReactNativeSpec"
  pod 'RCTRequired', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/RCTRequired"
  pod 'RCTTypeSafety', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/TypeSafety"
  pod 'React', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
  pod 'React-Core', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
  pod 'React-CoreModules', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/React/CoreModules'
  pod 'React-Core/DevSupport', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'
  pod 'React-RCTActionSheet', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/ActionSheetIOS'
  pod 'React-RCTAnimation', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/NativeAnimation'
  pod 'React-RCTBlob', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Blob'
  pod 'React-RCTImage', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Image'
  pod 'React-RCTLinking', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/LinkingIOS'
  pod 'React-RCTNetwork', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Network'
  pod 'React-RCTSettings', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Settings'
  pod 'React-RCTText', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Text'
  pod 'React-RCTVibration', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Vibration'
  pod 'React-Core/RCTWebSocket', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/'

  pod 'React-cxxreact', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact'
  pod 'React-jsi', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsi'
  pod 'React-jsiexecutor', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor'
  pod 'React-jsinspector', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector'
  pod 'ReactCommon/jscallinvoker', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
  pod 'ReactCommon/turbomodule/core', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"
  pod 'Yoga', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga', :modular_headers => true


  pod 'DoubleConversion', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/DoubleConversion.podspec'
  pod 'glog', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/glog.podspec'
  pod 'Folly', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec'
  pod 'RNCPushNotificationIOS', :path => '../node_modules/@react-native-community/push-notification-ios'
  pod 'OpenTok', '2.20.1'
  pod 'Permission-Camera', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Camera.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-Microphone', :path => "#{permissions_path}/Microphone.podspec"
  pod 'Permission-PhotoLibrary', :path => "#{permissions_path}/PhotoLibrary.podspec"
  pod 'react-native-branch', path: '../node_modules/react-native-branch'
  use_native_modules!

end

target 'MyProject-tvOS' do

end


pre_install do |installer|
  puts("Image fix for ios14: remove this pre_install script from podfile when upgrading to >= 0.63.3")
  find = "_currentFrame.CGImage;"
  replace = "_currentFrame.CGImage ;} else { [super displayLayer:layer];"
  op = `sed -ie "s/#{find}/#{replace}/" ../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/Image/RCTUIImageViewAnimated.m`
  puts("Image fix for ios14 done")
end


post_install do |installer|
    puts("Initiating fix for XCode 12.5")
    find_and_replace("../node_modules/react-native/React/CxxBridge/RCTCxxBridge.mm",
    "_initializeModules:(NSArray<id<RCTBridgeModule>> *)modules", "_initializeModules:(NSArray<Class> *)modules")
    find_and_replace("../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/turbomodule/core/platform/ios/RCTTurboModuleManager.mm",
      "RCTBridgeModuleNameForClass(module))", "RCTBridgeModuleNameForClass([module class]))")
    puts("Fix for XCode 12.5 complete")
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
            target.build_configurations.each do |config|
                config.build_settings['ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH'] = 'NO'
                config.build_settings['BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'YES'
            end
        end
end

def find_and_replace(dir, findstr, replacestr)
  Dir[dir].each do |name|
      text = File.read(name)
      replace = text.gsub(findstr,replacestr)
      if text != replace
          puts "Fix: " + name
          File.open(name, "w") { |file| file.puts replace }
          STDOUT.flush
      end
  end
  Dir[dir + '*/'].each(&method(:find_and_replace))
end

`

Which Version of Lottie are you using?

"lottie-ios": "3.1.8",
"lottie-react-native": "3.5.0",

Expected Behavior

The build should complete without any errors.

Actual Behavior

[calda]

Can you please share a sample Xcode project that demonstrates this issue?

[viktasidenfy]

Same here, updated to xCode 14.3 and with commented out use_frameworks! in the podfile I get the same error. Using native iOS project

[maddy16]

I can't use use_frameworks! as it conflicts with some of the libraries like OneSignal. I'll try to spare sometime to prepare an example project to replicate this issue.

[viktasidenfy]

@maddy16 try adding this to your post_install script. It seems to work for me.

      if target.name == "lottie-ios"
        config.build_settings['BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'NO'
      else
        config.build_settings['BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'YES'
      end

[jonstaff]

Relevant compiler issue: swiftlang/swift#64669

Ideally, there's a better long-term solution than disabling module interface verification, but for the time being, this works for me in Cocoapods:

  post_install do |installer|
    targets_to_skip_verification = [
      'lottie-ios',
      'lottie-react-native'

      # add others as necessary...
    ]

    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      if targets_to_skip_verification.include?(target.name)
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          puts "Updating OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS for target #{target.name} to include -no-verify-emitted-module-interface"

          # It's very important that the "$(inherited)" part is added, otherwise this will
          # overwrite all other flags and cause a whole separate set of issues
          config.build_settings['OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS'] = '$(inherited) -no-verify-emitted-module-interface'
        end
      end
    end
  end

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[theonetheycallneo]

We are able to reproduce using the latest RN:

package.json
"lottie-react-native": "5.1.6"

Xcode
Version 14.3.1 (14E300c)

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[hungnd6282]

if target.name == "lottie-ios"
config.build_settings['BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'NO'
else
config.build_settings['BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION'] = 'YES'
end

same me

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[umerdogar]

Has anyone resolved this, i am getting the same in my Xcode 15.2

[gratefulHeart]

Relevant compiler issue: apple/swift#64669

Ideally, there's a better long-term solution than disabling module interface verification, but for the time being, this works for me in Cocoapods:

  post_install do |installer|
    targets_to_skip_verification = [
      'lottie-ios',
      'lottie-react-native'

      # add others as necessary...
    ]

    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      if targets_to_skip_verification.include?(target.name)
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          puts "Updating OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS for target #{target.name} to include -no-verify-emitted-module-interface"

          # It's very important that the "$(inherited)" part is added, otherwise this will
          # overwrite all other flags and cause a whole separate set of issues
          config.build_settings['OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS'] = '$(inherited) -no-verify-emitted-module-interface'
        end
      end
    end
  end

Relevant compiler issue: apple/swift#64669

Ideally, there's a better long-term solution than disabling module interface verification, but for the time being, this works for me in Cocoapods:

  post_install do |installer|
    targets_to_skip_verification = [
      'lottie-ios',
      'lottie-react-native'

      # add others as necessary...
    ]

    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      if targets_to_skip_verification.include?(target.name)
        target.build_configurations.each do |config|
          puts "Updating OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS for target #{target.name} to include -no-verify-emitted-module-interface"

          # It's very important that the "$(inherited)" part is added, otherwise this will
          # overwrite all other flags and cause a whole separate set of issues
          config.build_settings['OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS'] = '$(inherited) -no-verify-emitted-module-interface'
        end
      end
    end
  end

it works for me ! good!!!!

podspec

s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
'BUILD_LIBRARY_FOR_DISTRIBUTION' => 'NO',
'OTHER_SWIFT_FLAGS' =>'$(inherited) -no-verify-emitted-module-interface',
}