Can't build xcode project & can't pod install since update from react-native 0.72.4 to 0.73.6

[gorbat-o]

Description

I opened a project i worked on 3 weeks ago. I had to do a small update on the UI. I was running react-native 0.72.4 and I can't run the project in xcode because I have the following issue (I tried all the clean up possible):

so I followed the following issue #43335 but it made it worse

Basically I tried removed all pods/node_modules and npm install + pod install and I got the error below

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "RCT-Folly":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    RCT-Folly (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`)

  In Podfile:
    RCT-Folly (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`)

It seems like you've changed the version of the dependency `RCT-Folly` and it differs from the version stored in `Pods/Local Podspecs`.
You should run `pod update RCT-Folly --no-repo-update` to apply changes made locally.

The android ./gradlew clean fails too

FAILURE: Build completed with 3 failures.

1: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* Where:
Build file '/Users/user/Work/_/_/_.react.native/node_modules/expo-modules-core/android/build.gradle' line: 372

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating project ':expo-modules-core'.
> Cannot invoke method replace() on null object

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.
==============================================================================

2: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
A problem occurred configuring project ':expo'.
> compileSdkVersion is not specified. Please add it to build.gradle

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.
==============================================================================

3: Task failed with an exception.
-----------
* What went wrong:
Failed to query the value of property 'buildFlowServiceProperty'.
> Could not isolate value org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.statistics.BuildFlowService$Parameters_Decorated@751767a7 of type BuildFlowService.Parameters
   > A problem occurred configuring project ':expo'.
      > compileSdkVersion is not specified. Please add it to build.gradle

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.
==============================================================================

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 12s
5 actionable tasks: 5 executed

Steps to reproduce

npm install react-native@latest --save
then npm update
then got the new error when doing pod install

Using Expo modules
[Expo] Enabling modular headers for pod ExpoModulesCore
[Expo] Enabling modular headers for pod EXImageLoader
[Expo] Enabling modular headers for pod ZXingObjC
(node:31139) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
Auto-linking React Native modules for target `waxie`: RNCAsyncStorage, RNDeviceInfo, RNGestureHandler, RNReanimated, RNSVG, RNScreens, react-native-netinfo, and react-native-safe-area-context
get_default_flags is deprecated. Please remove the keys from the `use_react_native!` function
if you are using the default already and pass the value you need in case you don't want the default
Framework build type is static library
[Codegen] Generating ./build/generated/ios/React-Codegen.podspec.json
[Codegen] generating an empty RCTThirdPartyFabricComponentsProvider
Analyzing dependencies
Invoke detect_changes_with_podfile patched method
[Codegen] Found FBReactNativeSpec
Fetching podspec for `RCT-Folly` from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`
[Codegen] Found rncore
Fetching podspec for `boost` from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/boost.podspec`
Fetching podspec for `hermes-engine` from `../node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec`
[Hermes] Using release tarball from URL: https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/facebook/react/react-native-artifacts/0.73.6/react-native-artifacts-0.73.6-hermes-ios-debug.tar.gz
[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "React-Mapbuffer":
  In Podfile:
    React-Mapbuffer (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)

Specs satisfying the `React-Mapbuffer (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)` dependency were found, but they required a higher minimum deployment target.

after that I bundle update
then pod install --repo-update
it gets worse lol

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "RCT-Folly":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    RCT-Folly (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`)

  In Podfile:
    RCT-Folly (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`)

It seems like you've changed the version of the dependency `RCT-Folly` and it differs from the version stored in `Pods/Local Podspecs`.
You should run `pod update RCT-Folly --no-repo-update` to apply changes made locally.

this is a nightmare

then I deleted podfile.lock + /Pods
and ran the pod install --repo-update

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "RCTRequired":
  In Podfile:
    RCTRequired (from `../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/RCTRequired`)

Specs satisfying the `RCTRequired (from `../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/RCTRequired`)` dependency were found, but they required a higher minimum deployment target.

and I followed this thread too #42048
doesn't help either.

React Native Version

0.73.6

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Output of npx react-native info

(node:29863) [DEP0040] DeprecationWarning: The `punycode` module is deprecated. Please use a userland alternative instead.
(Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
System:
  OS: macOS 14.4.1
  CPU: (14) arm64 Apple M3 Max
  Memory: 381.78 MB / 36.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 21.5.0
    path: ~/n/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.3.0
    path: ~/n/bin/npm
  Watchman: Not Found
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /Users/_/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.4
      - iOS 17.4
      - macOS 14.4
      - tvOS 17.4
      - visionOS 1.1
      - watchOS 10.4
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "33"
      - "34"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 32.0.0
      - 33.0.2
      - 34.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-33 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.1 AI-231.9392.1.2311.11076708
  Xcode:
    version: 15.3/15E204a
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /opt/homebrew/opt/openjdk@17/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.2.2
    path: /Users/_/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.72.4
    wanted: 0.72.4
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

I then ran export NO_FLIPPER=1
and then pod install again
new error for fun

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "React-FabricImage":
  In Podfile:
    React-FabricImage (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)

Specs satisfying the `React-FabricImage (from `../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon`)` dependency were found, but they required a higher minimum deployment target.

Stacktrace or Logs

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "RCT-Folly":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    RCT-Folly (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`)

  In Podfile:
    RCT-Folly (from `../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec`)

It seems like you've changed the version of the dependency `RCT-Folly` and it differs from the version stored in `Pods/Local Podspecs`.
You should run `pod update RCT-Folly --no-repo-update` to apply changes made locally.

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[cortinico]

Using Expo modules

As you're on Expo, please open this issue here
https://github.com/expo/expo/issues

[jimbengtsson92]

I also have this problem. @gorbat-o did you find a solution? Have you opened an issue in expo?

[gorbat-o]

@jimbengtsson92
I did the following, and it fixed it somehow:

• bundle update
• Updated expo from 49 to 50
• Updated expo-router from 2.0.4 to 3.4.8
• Updated react-native from 0.72.4 to 0.73.6
• Updated react-native-reanimated from 3.3.0 to 3.8.1
• Deleted Pods, Podfile.lock, Clean Build Xcode folder
• Updated project iOS minimum deployment to 13.4
• Updated Podfile
  ** Removed __apply_Xcode_12_5_M1_post_install_workaround(installer)
  ** Updated platform :ios, '13.0' to platform :ios, '13.4'
• bundle exec pod install --repo-update

I was going off the libs that were problematic. Also, some libraries in my package.json were locked on some version, which there was no good reason for it but I didn't make that decision.