Request for additional guidance on: TypeError: [ios.xcodeproj]: withIosXcodeprojBaseMod: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'path')

[davidcarboni]

Describe the bug
I am experiencing the documented issue regarding a post-install script:
TypeError: [ios.xcodeproj]: withIosXcodeprojBaseMod: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'path')

To Reproduce
I am attempting to run:
npx expo prebuild --no-install --clean

** Environment **
give the output of the following command npx react-native info
info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
OS: Linux 6.5 Ubuntu 23.10 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1065G7 CPU @ 1.30GHz
Memory: 4.30 GB / 15.20 GB
Shell:
version: 5.2.15
path: /bin/bash
Binaries:
Node:
version: 18.18.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.18.0/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 1.22.21
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.18.0/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 10.5.0
path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.18.0/bin/npm
Watchman: Not Found
SDKs:
Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: Not Found
Languages:
Java: Not Found
Ruby: Not Found
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
react:
installed: 18.2.0
wanted: 18.2.0
react-native:
installed: 0.73.4
wanted: 0.73.4
npmGlobalPackages:
"react-native": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
hermesEnabled: Not found
newArchEnabled: false

info React Native v0.73.5 is now available (your project is running on v0.73.4).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.73.5
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.73.5
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=linux".

Additional context
I have looked at the patch file but an not sure where to apply this change (I have searched under node_modules for files containing "xcode" to see if I could patch there but I haven't found the indicated line of code.

I have also looked at the linked issue and added the suggested override to my package.json however I still get the error message.

I'm really pleased to have found your package as I would love to be able to share URLs to my app. Any pointers you can offer will be very much appreciated!

• expo version (ex: ^50.0.8)
• routing : react-navigation
• package version (ex: 0.1.0)
• target : Android & iOS
• device : Android emulator, real Android and iOS
• type: local build (in preparation for expo build)

[achorein]

👋

package resolution is not needed, the xcode dependency is already the latest.

the readme is not crystal clear about the require patch, can you try to follow these steps :

• copy the patch in you patches project directory (like example)

• reset dependencies and add patch-package for auto patching

rm -fr node_modules
yarn add patch-package

• add post-install script

  "scripts": {
    ...
    "postinstall": "patch-package"
  },

• Reinstall dependencies and check that the applied patch is correct :

$ yarn install
yarn install v1.22.19
[1/4] 🔍  Resolving packages...
success Already up-to-date.
$ patch-package
patch-package 8.0.0
Applying patches...
xcode@3.0.1 ✔
✨  Done in 0.81s.

• run prebuild command

$ yarn expo prebuild --no-install
yarn run v1.22.19
$ /Users/anselme/project/expo-share-intent/expo-share-intent-plugin/example/basic/node_modules/.bin/expo prebuild --no-install
✔ Created native directories | reusing /android, /ios
✔ Updated package.json | no changes
⠦ Running prebuild[expo-share-intent] add ios share extension (scheme:exposhareintentexample appIdentifier:expo.modules.exposhareintent.example)
⠇ Running prebuild[expo-share-intent] add android filters (text/* image/*) and multi-filters (image/*)
» android: userInterfaceStyle: Install expo-system-ui in your project to enable this feature.
✔ Finished prebuild
✨  Done in 3.94s.

[davidcarboni]

Success! Thank you so much for taking the time to document this.

I applied the steps as you described and have successfiully run prebuild.

Fantastic work - your package has landed at the exact time I needed this solution, I'm very grateful for what you've created.

[achorein]

Your are welcome, i also updated the README 👍

[mcnaveen]

Hi @achorein I'm doing the exact steps mentioned above and still facing issues.

yarn expo prebuild --no-install
yarn run v1.22.22
$ /Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/.bin/expo prebuild --no-install
✔ Created native directories | reusing /android, /ios
✔ Updated package.json | no changes
⠙ Running prebuild************ scheme shotix
✖ Prebuild failed
TypeError: [ios.xcodeproj]: withIosXcodeprojBaseMod: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'path')
TypeError: [ios.xcodeproj]: withIosXcodeprojBaseMod: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'path')
    at correctForPath (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/xcode/lib/pbxProject.js:1682:38)
    at correctForResourcesPath (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/xcode/lib/pbxProject.js:1672:12)
    at pbxProject.addResourceFile (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/xcode/lib/pbxProject.js:258:9)
    at /Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/expo-config-plugin-ios-share-extension/build/withShareExtensionXcodeTarget.js:37:20
    at async action (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/expo-config-plugin-ios-share-extension/node_modules/@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/withMod.js:235:23)
    at async interceptingMod (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/expo-config-plugin-ios-share-extension/node_modules/@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/withMod.js:126:21)
    at async interceptingMod (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/withMod.js:104:21)
    at async interceptingMod (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/withMod.js:104:21)
    at async interceptingMod (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/withMod.js:104:21)
    at async interceptingMod (/Users/mcnaveen/Developer/shotix/node_modules/@expo/config-plugins/build/plugins/withMod.js:104:21)
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

[findmeDevepos]

me too

[youngkyo0504]

me too

[youngkyo0504]

It is only working with Yarn. It is not working with npm.

[mcnaveen]

@youngkyo0504 It's not working with yarn either. I need to check again

[achorein]

Try to run patch-package command manually and recheck.
(Global install patch-package for test purpose)

[southkeys]

do u need patch-package in deps or can it go to devDeps

[markwitt1]

Did anyone get it to work with PNPM?

[achorein]

after some digging, you need to have @expo/cli package in your dependencies to allow "patch-package" to work. when globaly installed the npm cache is not updated.

[markwitt1]

Still having the same issue on v3.0.0 with expo 52 and @expo/cli installed

[markwitt1]

@achorein nevermind, just didnt read the docs properly

[zholmes1]

If you have the patch set up correctly, make sure you are not using yarn expo prebuild instead of expo prebuild (globally)

[detmarson]

In my case I had to save the pbxProject file as sudo

[sultanmyrza]

@achorein Side question:

Why do we need the xcode patch? Can we use expo-share-intent without the xcode patch? Do we need to wait until the expo-cli issue is fixed (expo/expo-cli#4293), or is there another solution?

I got it working on Expo and tested on iOS/Android—everything works as expected. I was just wondering if new developers can simply do:
• yarn add expo-share-intent
• configure app.json

…and be good to go without needing the xcode patch or adding "postinstall": "patch-package", etc.

I also noticed that the folks over at BlueSky Social have it working for themselves, though they haven’t made a plugin for public use yet. I believe their app is used by many users, potentially around 1 million.