RN 0.63.4 main.jsbundle does not exist. This must be a bug with'

[ColtraneNadler]

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Description

App won't build for release scheme, therefore won't archive.
I have watchman installed. I can build for debug, just not release.

React Native version:

0.63.4
Node version is v14.15.5

Steps To Reproduce

Provide a detailed list of steps that reproduce the issue.

1. Build for Release scheme

Expected Results

For the build to succeed

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository:

During the build process..

BUNDLE_FILE=/Users/coltrane/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/mobile-dsdtbnudpwicuuckveptihmuzeuy/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/mobile.app/main.jsbundle
+ /usr/local/bin/node /Users/coltrane/Documents/Apps/Storyboard/social/mobile/node_modules/react-native/cli.js bundle --entry-file index.js --platform ios --dev false --reset-cache --bundle-output /Users/coltrane/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/mobile-dsdtbnudpwicuuckveptihmuzeuy/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/mobile.app/main.jsbundle --assets-dest /Users/coltrane/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/mobile-dsdtbnudpwicuuckveptihmuzeuy/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/mobile.app
warning: the transform cache was reset.
                 Welcome to React Native!
                Learn once, write anywhere


events.js:292
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event

Error: EMFILE: too many open files, watch
    at FSEvent.FSWatcher._handle.onchange (internal/fs/watchers.js:178:28)
Emitted 'error' event on NodeWatcher instance at:
    at NodeWatcher.checkedEmitError (/Users/coltrane/Documents/Apps/Storyboard/social/mobile/node_modules/sane/src/node_watcher.js:143:12)
    at FSWatcher.emit (events.js:315:20)
    at FSEvent.FSWatcher._handle.onchange (internal/fs/watchers.js:184:12) {
  errno: -24,
  syscall: 'watch',
  code: 'EMFILE',
  filename: null
}
+ [[ false != true ]]
+ [[ ! -f /Users/coltrane/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/mobile-dsdtbnudpwicuuckveptihmuzeuy/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/mobile.app/main.jsbundle ]]
echo 'error: File /Users/coltrane/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/mobile-dsdtbnudpwicuuckveptihmuzeuy/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/mobile.app/main.jsbundle does not exist. This must be a bug with'

In my build phases, I have it set to

export NODE_BINARY=$(which node)
../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh

I've tried:

cd $PROJECT_DIR/..
export NODE_BINARY=node
./node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh

and other variations of the solutions on issue #29351 which didn't work either.

Please help!

[ColtraneNadler]

Bump here

[safaiyeh]

@ColtraneNadler could you check out this issue: facebook/create-react-app#4540 (comment)

to see if it solves your problem

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[jsamr]

@safaiyeh Not the OP, but facing the same issue (RN 0.63.4) and I already have the latest version of watchman installed from brew (4.9.0_5). I'm on an Apple Silicon macbook 2020.

React Native Info

System:
    OS: macOS 11.2.2
    CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M1
    Memory: 409.72 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.8 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 15.9.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/node
    Yarn: 2.4.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
    npm: 7.5.3 - /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.10.1 - /usr/local/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 14.4, DriverKit 20.2, macOS 11.1, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2
    Android SDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: Not Found
    Xcode: 12.4/12D4e - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: Not Found
    Python: 2.7.16 - /usr/bin/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.13.1 => 16.13.1 
    react-native: 0.63.4 => 0.63.4 
    react-native-macos: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

References

• Looks very much like main.jsbundle does not exist. This must be a bug with "react-native": "0.63.4" #31025.
• Looks exactly like the issue related in this PR [RN v0.63.2] Fix Xcode bundler in staging and release #29477 which has landed in 0.63.3 (I checked the git file history, and this script has not changed since then).

Reproduction

I tried to reproduce the issue in a blank project, but unfortunately, archiving from XCode requires a provisioning profile which can be granted with an Apple developer license, which I don't have.

[jsamr]

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

Unfortunately, /bin/sh run from XCode 12.4 doesn't seem to source /etc/profile which in turns should call path_helper, but we can force this behavior by sourcing it ourselves. Add these lines in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

if [ -f /etc/profile ]; then
    . /etc/profile
fi
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

II. Quick and dirty fix

An alternative is to hardcode the homebrew path in the shell script. I find it less generic but certainly straightforwards.
Add this line in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

[iacocesar]

same here

[Fortidude]

Above "II. Quick and dirty fix" :

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

did the job in my case.

I have this issue from time to time, but only when running archive. Sometimes it's working for a few days, and then I have to reinstall node, watchmen, brew, switch between node versions (10-15) and sometimes it just click and works. and than - after next 1-3 weeks it doesn't work once again :)

I think somehow sometimes Xcode CLI when building archive can't run watchman. Buildng debug on simulator/physical works fine, only the archive is problematic.

[nitaking]

I work it:

touch ios/main.jsbundle

npx react-native run-ios

[javioli-devbase]

I have the same issue with RN 0.63.3 , I tried all solutions here, but nothing worked , Can anyone help me?

[ithustle]

I ran Metro bundle with sudo and Build was successful.
Why is that? Because every time the process was near to end, the Metro lose connection to watchman and build fall

[OtavioBraga]

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

Unfortunately, /bin/sh run from XCode 12.4 doesn't seem to source /etc/profile which in turns should call path_helper, but we can force this behavior by sourcing it ourselves. Add these lines in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

if [ -f /etc/profile ]; then
    . /etc/profile
fi
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

II. Quick and dirty fix

An alternative is to hardcode the homebrew path in the shell script. I find it less generic but certainly straightforwards.
Add this line in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

Worked like a charm for me!

[priyankaEdufund]

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

Unfortunately, /bin/sh run from XCode 12.4 doesn't seem to source /etc/profile which in turns should call path_helper, but we can force this behavior by sourcing it ourselves. Add these lines in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

if [ -f /etc/profile ]; then
    . /etc/profile
fi
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

II. Quick and dirty fix

An alternative is to hardcode the homebrew path in the shell script. I find it less generic but certainly straightforwards. Add this line in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

YOU SAVED MY LIFE <3
Thank you soo much! :)

[liqiankl]

I have the same issue with RN 0.63.3 , I tried all solutions here, but nothing worked , Can anyone help me?

I've been facing this issue lately was there any fix to this, seem like its been a while

[nguyenvanphuc2203]

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

Unfortunately, /bin/sh run from XCode 12.4 doesn't seem to source /etc/profile which in turns should call path_helper, but we can force this behavior by sourcing it ourselves. Add these lines in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

if [ -f /etc/profile ]; then
    . /etc/profile
fi
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

II. Quick and dirty fix

An alternative is to hardcode the homebrew path in the shell script. I find it less generic but certainly straightforwards. Add this line in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

YOU SAVED MY LIFE <3
Thank you soo much! :)

[codesalley]

Open project ios folder in Xcode, goto build phases in Copy Bundle Resources tab remove main.jsbundle

[mungbeans2]

Hello, I don't understand the description of

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

Unfortunately, /bin/sh run from XCode 12.4 doesn't seem to source /etc/profile which in turns should call path_helper, but we can force this behavior by sourcing it ourselves. Add these lines in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

if [ -f /etc/profile ]; then
    . /etc/profile
fi
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

II. Quick and dirty fix

An alternative is to hardcode the homebrew path in the shell script. I find it less generic but certainly straightforwards. Add this line in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

Hello, I don't understand the description of the issue and the fix. The problem is described as "but not configured for /bin/sh". So if things aren't configured for /bin/sh then why do the solutions involve configuring homebrew/bin (which is already configured according to the description) and not configuring /bin/sh?

[jjrise]

I'd imagine for most users who still can't solve this with any of the above steps have an issue with their javascript. I had a package/dependency issue and that solved it.

[JuxhinB]

NODE_BINARY

this actually works, archive doesn't

[mungbeans2]

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

I had fixed this error by the way tried use "II. Quick and dirty fix". Thank you so much!

I don't understand what you are saying - this new file that gets created under /etc/paths.d/ what should it be called? It can be called anything? And what should it contain? You're implying it should contain the line sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew' ?
So that does mean you've named your file 200-homebrew, and then that file contains a line of sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew' So its self referential?

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[popking5466]

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

piccolo@Piccolos-MacBook-Pro ios % sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'
Password:
zsh:1: no such file or directory: echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew

I create an empy file named 200-homebrew in /etc/paths.d/ but still not work. Can you help me?

[vishalenrique]

I found the issue on my end. It was because of my $PATH environment variable, which was set to /opt/homebrew/bin for zsh, but not configured for /bin/sh. This path is used by the metro bundler to identify the presence of watchman; that's why the reported error was symptomatic of a missing watchman install! (thanks @safaiyeh ).

I. Generic solution with path_helper

path_helper is a very handy utility shipped with MacOS to construct the PATH environment for any shell, and it's the Apple recommended way to share a path globally. To add a path, you just need to create a new file under /etc/paths.d/ with one or more lines containing each a path:

sudo -s 'echo "/opt/homebrew/bin" > /etc/paths.d/200-homebrew'

Unfortunately, /bin/sh run from XCode 12.4 doesn't seem to source /etc/profile which in turns should call path_helper, but we can force this behavior by sourcing it ourselves. Add these lines in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

if [ -f /etc/profile ]; then
    . /etc/profile
fi
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

II. Quick and dirty fix

An alternative is to hardcode the homebrew path in the shell script. I find it less generic but certainly straightforwards. Add this line in the very beginning of "Bundle React native code and images" build phase script:

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
...

My React Native Info

React Native Environment Info:
System:
OS: macOS 12.6.3
CPU: (10) x64 Apple M1 Pro
Memory: 24.65 MB / 16.00 GB
Shell: 5.8.1 - /bin/zsh
Binaries:
Node: 10.13.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.13.0/bin/node
Yarn: 1.22.19 - ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
npm: 6.4.1 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.13.0/bin/npm
Watchman: 2023.02.20.00 - /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms: DriverKit 22.2, iOS 16.2, macOS 13.1, tvOS 16.1, watchOS 9.1
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 28, 29, 33
Build Tools: 28.0.3, 29.0.2, 33.0.2
System Images: android-30 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a, android-31 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2022.1 AI-221.6008.13.2211.9514443
Xcode: 14.2/14C18 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
npmPackages:
react: 16.8.3 => 16.8.3
react-native: 0.59.10 => 0.59.10

Can someone please explain why the above solution works?

Edit: Added the react native info

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[penghaogit]

export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin"
export NODE_BINARY=node
../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh

This solved my problem

[PriyaBapodra]

@OtavioBraga Your solution worked for me ! Thanks !