🐛 [firebase_core] FIRAppInternal.h not found during iOS build

[arnoutvandervorst]

Bug report

Describe the bug
Cannot build after upgrading from 8.15.0 to 9.0.0. Reverting back to 8.15.0 solves the issue for me. Error during iOS build:

Xcode output:
Did not find header 'FIRAppInternal.h' in framework 'FirebaseCore' (loaded from '/Users/<username>/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/Runner-dfurpwhensfootdipwwsjtnoebts/Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/Runner/BuildProductsPath/Release-iphoneos/FirebaseCore')

VSCode output:
Lexical or Preprocessor Issue (Xcode): 'FirebaseCore/FIRAppInternal.h' file not found
/Users/<username>/Development/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/firebase_core-1.17.0/ios/Classes/FLTFirebasePluginRegistry.m:5:8

Steps to reproduce

Change $FirebaseSDKVersion = '8.15.0' to '9.0.0'
Change pod 'FirebaseFirestore' git tag from intertase to '9.0.0'

Additional context

• Did flutter clean, re-generated podfile, removed podfile.lock

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Flutter doctor

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[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 13.4)
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Flutter dependencies

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Dart SDK 2.17.1
Flutter SDK 3.0.1
newme_app 2022.3.0+103

dependencies:
- auto_size_text 3.0.0 [flutter]
- cached_network_image 3.2.1 [flutter flutter_cache_manager octo_image cached_network_image_platform_interface cached_network_image_web]
- cloud_firestore 3.1.15 [cloud_firestore_platform_interface cloud_firestore_web collection firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
- cloud_firestore_odm 1.0.0-dev.15 [cloud_firestore flutter meta]
- cloud_functions 3.2.15 [cloud_functions_platform_interface cloud_functions_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter]
- collection 1.16.0
- email_validator 2.0.1
- firebase_app_check 0.0.6+12 [firebase_app_check_platform_interface firebase_app_check_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter]
- firebase_auth 3.3.18 [firebase_auth_platform_interface firebase_auth_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
- firebase_core 1.17.0 [firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_core_web flutter meta]
- firebase_crashlytics 2.8.0 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface flutter stack_trace]
- firebase_messaging 11.4.0 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_messaging_platform_interface firebase_messaging_web flutter meta]
- firebase_storage 10.2.16 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_storage_platform_interface firebase_storage_web flutter]
- flutter 0.0.0 [characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math sky_engine]
- flutter_hooks 0.18.4 [flutter]
- flutter_localizations 0.0.0 [flutter intl characters clock collection material_color_utilities meta path vector_math]
- flutter_markdown 0.6.10 [flutter markdown meta path]
- flutter_rating_bar 4.0.1 [flutter]
- flutter_riverpod 2.0.0-dev.8 [collection flutter meta riverpod state_notifier]
- flutterfire_ui 0.4.1 [cloud_firestore collection crypto desktop_webview_auth email_validator firebase_auth firebase_core firebase_database firebase_dynamic_links flutter flutter_facebook_auth flutter_localizations flutter_svg google_sign_in sign_in_with_apple twitter_login]
- font_awesome_flutter 10.1.0 [flutter]
- freezed_annotation 2.0.3 [collection json_annotation meta]
- google_fonts 2.3.3 [flutter http path_provider crypto]
- hooks_riverpod 2.0.0-dev.8 [collection flutter flutter_hooks flutter_riverpod riverpod state_notifier]
- http 0.13.4 [async http_parser meta path]
- image_picker 0.8.5+3 [flutter image_picker_android image_picker_for_web image_picker_ios image_picker_platform_interface]
- intl 0.17.0 [clock path]
- json_annotation 4.5.0 [meta]
- numberpicker 2.1.1 [flutter infinite_listview]
- rxdart 0.27.3
- table_calendar 3.0.5 [flutter intl simple_gesture_detector]
- url_launcher 6.1.2 [flutter url_launcher_android url_launcher_ios url_launcher_linux url_launcher_macos url_launcher_platform_interface url_launcher_web url_launcher_windows]
- video_player 2.4.2 [flutter html video_player_android video_player_avfoundation video_player_platform_interface video_player_web]
- wakelock 0.6.1+2 [flutter meta wakelock_macos wakelock_platform_interface wakelock_web wakelock_windows]
- webview_flutter 3.0.4 [flutter webview_flutter_android webview_flutter_platform_interface webview_flutter_wkwebview]

dev dependencies:
- all_lint_rules_community 0.0.9
- analyzer 4.1.0 [_fe_analyzer_shared collection convert crypto glob meta package_config path pub_semver source_span watcher yaml]
- build_runner 2.1.11 [args async analyzer build build_config build_daemon build_resolvers build_runner_core code_builder collection crypto dart_style frontend_server_client glob graphs http_multi_server io js logging meta mime package_config path pool pub_semver pubspec_parse shelf shelf_web_socket stack_trace stream_transform timing watcher web_socket_channel yaml]
- cloud_firestore_odm_generator 1.0.0-dev.15 [analyzer build build_config cloud_firestore_odm collection json_annotation meta recase source_gen]
- flutter_lints 2.0.1 [lints]
- flutter_test 0.0.0 [flutter test_api path fake_async clock stack_trace vector_math async boolean_selector characters charcode collection matcher material_color_utilities meta source_span stream_channel string_scanner term_glyph]
- freezed 2.0.3+1 [analyzer build build_config collection meta source_gen freezed_annotation json_annotation]
- json_serializable 6.2.0 [analyzer async build build_config collection json_annotation meta path pub_semver pubspec_parse source_gen source_helper]
- test 1.21.1 [analyzer async boolean_selector collection coverage http_multi_server io js node_preamble package_config path pool shelf shelf_packages_handler shelf_static shelf_web_socket source_span stack_trace stream_channel typed_data web_socket_channel webkit_inspection_protocol yaml test_api test_core]

transitive dependencies:
- _fe_analyzer_shared 40.0.0 [meta]
- args 2.3.1
- async 2.8.2 [collection meta]
- boolean_selector 2.1.0 [source_span string_scanner]
- build 2.3.0 [analyzer async convert crypto glob logging meta path]
- build_config 1.0.0 [checked_yaml json_annotation path pubspec_parse yaml]
- build_daemon 3.1.0 [built_collection built_value http_multi_server logging path pool shelf shelf_web_socket stream_transform watcher web_socket_channel]
- build_resolvers 2.0.8 [analyzer async build crypto graphs logging path package_config pool pub_semver stream_transform yaml]
- build_runner_core 7.2.3 [async build build_config build_resolvers collection convert crypto glob graphs json_annotation logging meta path package_config pool timing watcher yaml]
- built_collection 5.1.1
- built_value 8.3.0 [built_collection collection fixnum meta]
- cached_network_image_platform_interface 1.0.0 [flutter flutter_cache_manager]
- cached_network_image_web 1.0.1 [flutter flutter_cache_manager cached_network_image_platform_interface]
- characters 1.2.0
- charcode 1.3.1
- checked_yaml 2.0.1 [json_annotation source_span yaml]
- clock 1.1.0
- cloud_firestore_platform_interface 5.5.6 [collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- cloud_firestore_web 2.6.15 [cloud_firestore_platform_interface collection firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins js]
- cloud_functions_platform_interface 5.1.6 [firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- cloud_functions_web 4.2.14 [cloud_functions_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins js]
- code_builder 4.1.0 [built_collection built_value collection matcher meta]
- convert 3.0.1 [typed_data]
- coverage 1.3.2 [args logging package_config path source_maps stack_trace vm_service]
- cross_file 0.3.3 [js meta]
- crypto 3.0.2 [typed_data]
- csslib 0.17.1 [source_span]
- dart_style 2.2.3 [analyzer args path pub_semver source_span]
- desktop_webview_auth 0.0.9 [crypto flutter http]
- fake_async 1.3.0 [clock collection]
- ffi 1.2.1
- file 6.1.2 [meta path]
- firebase_app_check_platform_interface 0.0.4+6 [firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_app_check_web 0.0.5+12 [firebase_app_check_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins js]
- firebase_auth_platform_interface 6.2.6 [firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_auth_web 3.3.15 [firebase_auth_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins http_parser intl js meta]
- firebase_core_platform_interface 4.4.0 [collection flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_core_web 1.6.4 [firebase_core_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins js meta]
- firebase_crashlytics_platform_interface 3.2.6 [collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_database 9.0.14 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_database_platform_interface firebase_database_web flutter]
- firebase_database_platform_interface 0.2.1+6 [collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_database_web 0.2.0+13 [firebase_core firebase_core_web firebase_database_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins js]
- firebase_dynamic_links 4.2.3 [firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_dynamic_links_platform_interface flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_dynamic_links_platform_interface 0.2.3+2 [firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_messaging_platform_interface 3.5.0 [firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_messaging_web 2.4.0 [firebase_core firebase_core_web firebase_messaging_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins js meta]
- firebase_storage_platform_interface 4.1.6 [collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_storage_web 3.2.15 [async firebase_core firebase_core_web firebase_storage_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins http js meta]
- fixnum 1.0.1
- flutter_blurhash 0.7.0 [flutter]
- flutter_cache_manager 3.3.0 [clock collection file flutter http path path_provider pedantic rxdart sqflite uuid]
- flutter_facebook_auth 4.3.4 [flutter flutter_facebook_auth_platform_interface flutter_facebook_auth_web]
- flutter_facebook_auth_platform_interface 3.1.2 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- flutter_facebook_auth_web 3.1.2 [flutter flutter_web_plugins js flutter_facebook_auth_platform_interface]
- flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle 2.0.6 [flutter]
- flutter_svg 1.0.3 [flutter meta path_drawing vector_math xml]
- flutter_web_plugins 0.0.0 [flutter js characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math]
- frontend_server_client 2.1.3 [async path]
- glob 2.0.2 [async collection file path string_scanner]
- google_sign_in 5.3.1 [flutter google_sign_in_android google_sign_in_ios google_sign_in_platform_interface google_sign_in_web]
- google_sign_in_android 5.2.8 [flutter google_sign_in_platform_interface]
- google_sign_in_ios 5.3.1 [flutter google_sign_in_platform_interface]
- google_sign_in_platform_interface 2.1.3 [flutter quiver]
- google_sign_in_web 0.10.1+2 [flutter flutter_web_plugins google_sign_in_platform_interface js]
- graphs 2.1.0 [collection]
- html 0.15.0 [csslib source_span]
- http_multi_server 3.2.0 [async]
- http_parser 4.0.1 [collection source_span string_scanner typed_data]
- image_picker_android 0.8.4+13 [flutter flutter_plugin_android_lifecycle image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_for_web 2.1.8 [flutter flutter_web_plugins image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_ios 0.8.5+5 [flutter image_picker_platform_interface]
- image_picker_platform_interface 2.5.0 [cross_file flutter http plugin_platform_interface]
- infinite_listview 1.1.0 [flutter]
- io 1.0.3 [meta path string_scanner]
- js 0.6.4
- lints 2.0.0
- logging 1.0.2
- markdown 5.0.0 [args charcode meta]
- matcher 0.12.11 [stack_trace]
- material_color_utilities 0.1.4
- meta 1.7.0
- mime 1.0.2
- node_preamble 2.0.1
- octo_image 1.0.2 [flutter flutter_blurhash]
- package_config 2.0.2 [path]
- path 1.8.1
- path_drawing 1.0.0 [vector_math meta path_parsing flutter]
- path_parsing 1.0.0 [vector_math meta]
- path_provider 2.0.10 [flutter path_provider_android path_provider_ios path_provider_linux path_provider_macos path_provider_platform_interface path_provider_windows]
- path_provider_android 2.0.14 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_ios 2.0.9 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_linux 2.1.6 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface xdg_directories]
- path_provider_macos 2.0.6 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_platform_interface 2.0.4 [flutter platform plugin_platform_interface]
- path_provider_windows 2.0.6 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface win32]
- pedantic 1.11.1
- petitparser 5.0.0 [meta]
- platform 3.1.0
- plugin_platform_interface 2.1.2 [meta]
- pool 1.5.0 [async stack_trace]
- process 4.2.4 [file path platform]
- pub_semver 2.1.1 [collection meta]
- pubspec_parse 1.2.0 [checked_yaml collection json_annotation pub_semver yaml]
- quiver 3.1.0 [matcher]
- recase 4.0.0
- riverpod 2.0.0-dev.8 [collection meta stack_trace state_notifier]
- shelf 1.3.0 [async collection http_parser path stack_trace stream_channel]
- shelf_packages_handler 3.0.0 [path shelf shelf_static]
- shelf_static 1.1.0 [convert http_parser mime path shelf]
- shelf_web_socket 1.0.1 [shelf stream_channel web_socket_channel]
- sign_in_with_apple 3.3.0 [flutter meta sign_in_with_apple_platform_interface sign_in_with_apple_web]
- sign_in_with_apple_platform_interface 1.0.0 [flutter plugin_platform_interface meta]
- sign_in_with_apple_web 1.0.1 [flutter flutter_web_plugins sign_in_with_apple_platform_interface js]
- simple_gesture_detector 0.2.0 [flutter]
- sky_engine 0.0.99
- source_gen 1.2.2 [analyzer async build dart_style glob meta path source_span yaml]
- source_helper 1.3.2 [analyzer collection source_gen]
- source_map_stack_trace 2.1.0 [path stack_trace source_maps]
- source_maps 0.10.10 [source_span]
- source_span 1.8.2 [collection path term_glyph]
- sqflite 2.0.2+1 [flutter sqflite_common path]
- sqflite_common 2.2.1+1 [synchronized path meta]
- stack_trace 1.10.0 [path]
- state_notifier 0.7.2+1 [meta]
- stream_channel 2.1.0 [async]
- stream_transform 2.0.0
- string_scanner 1.1.0 [charcode source_span]
- synchronized 3.0.0+2
- term_glyph 1.2.0
- test_api 0.4.9 [async boolean_selector collection meta source_span stack_trace stream_channel string_scanner term_glyph matcher]
- test_core 0.4.13 [analyzer async args boolean_selector collection coverage frontend_server_client glob io meta package_config path pool source_map_stack_trace source_maps source_span stack_trace stream_channel vm_service yaml matcher test_api]
- timing 1.0.0 [json_annotation]
- twitter_login 4.2.3 [flutter crypto http]
- typed_data 1.3.1 [collection]
- url_launcher_android 6.0.17 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_ios 6.0.17 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_linux 3.0.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_macos 3.0.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_platform_interface 2.0.5 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_web 2.0.11 [flutter flutter_web_plugins url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_windows 3.0.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- uuid 3.0.6 [crypto]
- vector_math 2.1.2
- video_player_android 2.3.4 [flutter video_player_platform_interface]
- video_player_avfoundation 2.3.4 [flutter video_player_platform_interface]
- video_player_platform_interface 5.1.2 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- video_player_web 2.0.10 [flutter flutter_web_plugins video_player_platform_interface]
- vm_service 8.3.0
- wakelock_macos 0.4.0 [flutter flutter_web_plugins wakelock_platform_interface]
- wakelock_platform_interface 0.3.0 [flutter meta]
- wakelock_web 0.4.0 [flutter flutter_web_plugins js wakelock_platform_interface]
- wakelock_windows 0.2.0 [flutter wakelock_platform_interface win32]
- watcher 1.0.1 [async path]
- web_socket_channel 2.2.0 [async crypto stream_channel]
- webkit_inspection_protocol 1.1.0 [logging]
- webview_flutter_android 2.8.8 [flutter webview_flutter_platform_interface]
- webview_flutter_platform_interface 1.9.0 [flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- webview_flutter_wkwebview 2.7.5 [flutter path webview_flutter_platform_interface]
- win32 2.6.1 [ffi]
- xdg_directories 0.2.0+1 [meta path process]
- xml 5.4.1 [collection meta petitparser]
- yaml 3.1.1 [collection source_span string_scanner]

Pod file:

# Uncomment this line to define a global platform for your project platform :ios, '12.0' $FirebaseSDKVersion = '9.0.0'

CocoaPods analytics sends network stats synchronously affecting flutter build latency.

ENV['COCOAPODS_DISABLE_STATS'] = 'true'

project 'Runner', {
'Debug' => :debug,
'Profile' => :release,
'Release' => :release,
}

def flutter_root
generated_xcode_build_settings_path = File.expand_path(File.join('..', 'Flutter', 'Generated.xcconfig'), FILE)
unless File.exist?(generated_xcode_build_settings_path)
raise "#{generated_xcode_build_settings_path} must exist. If you're running pod install manually, make sure flutter pub get is executed first"
end

File.foreach(generated_xcode_build_settings_path) do |line|
matches = line.match(/FLUTTER_ROOT=(.*)/)
return matches[1].strip if matches
end
raise "FLUTTER_ROOT not found in #{generated_xcode_build_settings_path}. Try deleting Generated.xcconfig, then run flutter pub get"
end

require File.expand_path(File.join('packages', 'flutter_tools', 'bin', 'podhelper'), flutter_root)

flutter_ios_podfile_setup

target 'Runner' do
use_frameworks!
use_modular_headers!

pod 'FirebaseFirestore', :git => 'https://github.com/invertase/firestore-ios-sdk-frameworks.git', :tag => '9.0.0'

flutter_install_all_ios_pods File.dirname(File.realpath(FILE))
end

post_install do |installer|
installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
flutter_additional_ios_build_settings(target)
end
end

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[darshankawar]

@arnoutvandervorst
Thanks for the report. Can you provide complete error log in properly formatted text ?

[arnoutvandervorst]

@arnoutvandervorst Thanks for the report. Can you provide complete error log in properly formatted text ?

Not really sure what you want me to do here? I pasted the complete error log as provided by the build process.

[darshankawar]

Per this PR which is still in draft, the client (flutterfire) still doesn't seem to support 9.0.0 : #8594

Hence you might be seeing the error. I suggest you to fall back on 8.15.0 until above PR is merged.

Clsoing this for now. If you disagree, write in comments and I'll reopen it.