Protobuf erro after upgrade 'protobuf/Any.pbobjc.h' file not found!

[alexxsanchezm]

Issue

Describe your issue here
This problem came up after upgrading to react-native 0.61.2 and RNFirebase modules. I have to say I wanted to use the new npm package version which uses @react-native-firebase/* but I changed again to the current react-native-firebase since the new packages are not completed yet.

Everything seems to be compiling fine until i get the next error

In file included from /Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/FirebaseMessaging/Firebase/Messaging/FIRMessagingDataMessageManager.m:19:
In file included from /Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/FirebaseMessaging/Firebase/Messaging/Protos/GtalkCore.pbobjc.h:27:
In file included from /Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/Headers/Private/Protobuf/GPBProtocolBuffers.h:44:
/Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/Headers/Private/Protobuf/GPBWellKnownTypes.h:40:10: fatal error: 'protobuf/Any.pbobjc.h' file not found
 #import <protobuf/Any.pbobjc.h>
         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.

I'm not sure if I'm missing something or something is broken under Pods.

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Project Files

iOS

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ios/Podfile:

• I'm not using Pods
• I'm using Pods and my Podfile looks like:

platform :ios, '9.0'
#use_frameworks!

target 'passenger_app_rx' do

    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 'Yoga', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga'
    pod 'React-cxxreact', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/cxxreact'
    pod 'React-jsi', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsi'
    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-native-webview', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-webview'
    pod 'RNVectorIcons', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons'
    pod 'React-jsiexecutor', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsiexecutor'
    pod 'React-jsinspector', :path => '../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/jsinspector'
    pod 'ReactCommon/turbomodule/core', :path => "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon"

    pod 'Folly', :podspec => '../node_modules/react-native/third-party-podspecs/Folly.podspec'
    pod 'RNVectorIcons', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-vector-icons'
    pod 'TextToSpeech', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-tts'
    pod 'RNShare', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-share'

    pod 'FBSDKCoreKit', '5.8.0'
    pod 'FBSDKLoginKit', '5.8.0'
    pod 'FBSDKShareKit', '5.8.0'

    #pod 'RNFirebase', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-firebase/ios'
    pod 'Firebase/Core', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Fabric', '~> 1.10.2'
    pod 'Crashlytics', '~> 3.13.2'
    pod 'Firebase/RemoteConfig', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Firebase/Messaging', '6.3.0'
    pod 'Protobuf', '~> 3.10.0'
    
    pod 'RNGoogleSignin', :path => '../node_modules/@react-native-community/google-signin'
    pod 'GoogleSignIn', '~> 5.0.0'
end

AppDelegate.m:

// N/A

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Android

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Have you converted to AndroidX?

• my application is an AndroidX application?
• I am using android/gradle.settings jetifier=true for Android compatibility?
• I am using the NPM package jetifier for react-native compatibility?

android/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/app/build.gradle:

// N/A

android/settings.gradle:

// N/A

MainApplication.java:

// N/A

AndroidManifest.xml:

<!-- N/A -->

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Environment

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react-native info output:

System:
    OS: macOS Mojave 10.14.6
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770HQ CPU @ 2.20GHz
    Memory: 1.30 GB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 12.6.0 - /usr/local/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.17.3 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 12.4, macOS 10.14, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
      Build Tools: 23.0.1, 23.0.3, 25.0.1, 25.0.3, 26.0.1, 26.0.2, 26.0.3, 27.0.0, 27.0.1, 27.0.3, 28.0.0, 28.0.2, 28.0.3, 29.0.2
      System Images: android-22 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64, android-27 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.5 AI-191.8026.42.35.5900203
    Xcode: 10.3/10G8 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  npmPackages:
    react: 16.9.0 => 16.9.0 
    react-native: 0.61.2 => 0.61.2 
  npmGlobalPackages:
    babel-preset-react-native: 5.0.2
    create-react-native-app: 1.0.0
    react-native-cli: 2.0.1
    react-native-create-library: 3.1.2
    react-native-git-upgrade: 0.2.7

• Platform that you're experiencing the issue on:
  • iOS
  • Android
  • iOS but have not tested behavior on Android
  • Android but have not tested behavior on iOS
  • Both
• react-native-firebase version you're using that has this issue:
  • 5.5.6
• Firebase module(s) you're using that has the issue:
  • e.g. Instance ID
• Are you using TypeScript?
  • Y/N & VERSION

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[mikehardy]

Probably not a fix per se, but I'd use at least iOS pods 6.8.1 as they didn't fix UIWebView references until then which causes App Store warnings when you try to publish. I consider it the minimum viable version at this point for the iOS Firebase SDKs

That said, maybe there's some sort of pod cache corruption issue - I'd nuke everything with npx react-native-clean-project and try a super clean build.

[alexxsanchezm]

@mikehardy I did what you suggested but not work in my case. With nowhere else to look at, I started digging and pay more attention to this issue and MYHO is there is an issue with the firebase-ios-sdk pod spec for protobuf. I think the 3.10.0 Protobuf spec fix the issue, But it have to be updated across all dependent modules.

After all I fixed by enabling use_frameworks! fixed the problem.

Have to say I use other dependencies but they have already a fix for case-sensitive file systems, so I just upgrade them.

[mikehardy]

Maybe we could add something on the template for environment asking if you are on a case-sensitive macOS system, as I think that's what bit you @alexxsanchezm ? Glad you got it fixed and it seems that Firebase iOS Pods version 6.11.0 at least contain that (or allow its use if you pod update) so this should go away in the future as people update

[alexxsanchezm]

Yeah, I think it could be added on the template. I did setup my file system as case sensitive because other requirements. And yeah I think this problem will go away after devs start updating their dependencies.

[mikehardy]

Hey @Salakar / @Ehesp I just looked through v6 docs and I don see any place that has a matrix of supported version combinations like in v5. I was trying to think where I'd drop a note for people that 6.11.0 was the minimum for case-sensitive filesystems on macOS and I don't know where would be best 🤔

[sijad]

I added RNFB v6 to a new RN 0.61.2 project but I get same error, everything works fine in Android
output of pod install

Installing Firebase (6.8.1)
Installing FirebaseAnalytics (6.1.1)
Installing FirebaseAnalyticsInterop (1.4.0)
Installing FirebaseCore (6.2.3)
Installing FirebaseCoreDiagnostics (1.1.1)
Installing FirebaseCoreDiagnosticsInterop (1.1.0)
Installing FirebaseInstanceID (4.2.7)
Installing FirebaseMessaging (4.1.8)
Installing GoogleAppMeasurement (6.1.1)
Installing GoogleDataTransport (3.0.1)
Installing GoogleDataTransportCCTSupport (1.2.1)
Installing GoogleUtilities (6.3.1)
Installing Protobuf (3.10.0)

BTW I'm using cocapods 1.18 which uses CDN to install dependencies

[mnemanja]

@mikehardy What do you mean by version 6.11.0? The latest available version is 6.0.3. Or I'm missing something?

Also, here's the same issue at the protobuf repo protocolbuffers/protobuf#6803

And on the firebase-ios-sdk
firebase/firebase-ios-sdk#1419

I've moved to the case insensitive file system for the time being, but that is not a solution.

[mikehardy]

@mnemanja that was a note for the maintainers who can handle a shorter short-hand for versions, sorry. 6.11.0 was a reference to the underlying google ios sdk pod versions, and actually they are on 6.13.0 now. react-native-firebase is currently at 6.0.4

[anthlasserre]

Someone found a solution ? I got the same error...

[mikehardy]

@anthlasserre including with firebase ios pods 6.13.0 ?

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[CVRamana]

Issue

Describe your issue here
This problem came up after upgrading to react-native 0.61.2 and RNFirebase modules. I have to say I wanted to use the new npm package version which uses @react-native-firebase/* but I changed again to the current react-native-firebase since the new packages are not completed yet.

Everything seems to be compiling fine until i get the next error

In file included from /Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/FirebaseMessaging/Firebase/Messaging/FIRMessagingDataMessageManager.m:19:
In file included from /Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/FirebaseMessaging/Firebase/Messaging/Protos/GtalkCore.pbobjc.h:27:
In file included from /Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/Headers/Private/Protobuf/GPBProtocolBuffers.h:44:
/Users/me/Development/crossplatform/myproject_rnxx/ios/Pods/Headers/Private/Protobuf/GPBWellKnownTypes.h:40:10: fatal error: 'protobuf/Any.pbobjc.h' file not found
 #import <protobuf/Any.pbobjc.h>
         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.

I'm not sure if I'm missing something or something is broken under Pods.

Project Files

iOS

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Android

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Environment

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Please remove the protobuf from the files(approx 20 30 times u have to remove this till the error gone)

[mikehardy]

That does not seem like any kind of a solution - I think you just need to make sure the versions are all correct (iOS pods are on 6.14.0 I believe), and it should work. You might need to npx react-native-clean-project clean-project-auto then yarn && cd ios && pod install to make sure there's no odd caching, but no editing of files inside the pods should every be necessary

[alexxsanchezm]

Hello all folks, last time I was in this problem my temporary solution was to go back and use previous version of RNFirebase 5.X.X, But now I was forced to go forward and use 6.X.X, which take me back here again.
Looking up for something to overcome this issue, I found that you can symlink the pod directory to use the right case and It seems to be working so far.
Thank you @mikehardy .

post_install do |installer|
    # Other stuff here ...
    system('cd Pods/Headers/Public; ln -s Protobuf protobuf')
end

[mikehardy]

Yeah, I'm going to close this one as there is nothing we can do (it is an upstream bug) but that workaround from protocolbuffers/protobuf#6803 does seem to be the ticket for now. I'll cross-link from there so you can just see status on the related issue at a glance here

[mikehardy]

The upstream bug was just closed. I imagine a protobuf release after "Protocol Buffers v3.11.3" (which does not contain the fix - it was the prior release) will have it

[petergaultney]

is there such a release? we're still running into this.

[mikehardy]

v3.12.1 is shown as a tag in the related commit protocolbuffers/protobuf@56c48ae and shows up on cocoapods https://github.com/CocoaPods/Specs/blob/master/Specs/e/c/d/Protobuf/3.12.0/Protobuf.podspec.json - this is visible @petergaultney if you follow through associated links but it takes a while to know where to look - hope this helps now + future :-)