Integrate React Native without Cocoapods

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Environment

System:
OS: macOS 13.3.1
CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
Memory: 557.38 MB / 32.00 GB
Shell: 5.9 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 18.0.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.0.0/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.19 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
npm: 8.6.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.0.0/bin/npm
Watchman: 2023.04.24.00 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods: 1.12.1 - /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 22.4, iOS 16.4, macOS 13.3, tvOS 16.4, watchOS 9.4
Android SDK:
Android NDK: 20.1.5948944
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2022.1 AI-221.6008.13.2211.9619390
Xcode: 14.3/14E222b - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java: 17.0.7 - /Users/elberth.bracho/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/corretto-17.0.7/Contents/Home/bin/javac
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
react-native: 0.71.7 => 0.71.7
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native: Not Found

Things I’ve done to figure out my issue

-I Added all the React native dependencies as a framework in my native project.
-I added the header paths in my Build Setting

When I build the app I'm getting this error:

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Undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS$_RCTBridge
Undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS$_RCTEventEmitter
Undefined symbol: OBJC_CLASS$_RCTRootView
Undefined symbol: OBJC_METACLASS$_RCTEventEmitter
Undefined symbol: _RCTRegisterModule

Description

According to the official documentation of RN, it is possible to integrate it to an existing application without using Cocoapod by doing this procedure manually. Could you explain how this procedure works?

The project I am trying to update uses React Native version 0.60.6, in which it was possible to use a fat framework with all the RN dependencies, then that fat framework was included in the native project along with the JS bundle that was preprocessed and added separately.

The project already uses SPM as a dependency manager and our goal is to continue using the module made in React Native without adding Cocoapods.

What files should I add to my Project? What headers should I include? What configuration should I apply to my project?