This terminal won't let me run or install cocoa pods because I am on MacOS Catalina Beta?

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I am interested in installing one of the GitHub repos that requires installing CocoaPods. There is no problem with my terminal (seems fine in a normal macOS version). I have one problem though: terminal is not installing CocoaPods, seemingly because I'm on the macOS Catalina beta?

I did install the pod 'Card' from Podfile which finished but after that Podfile closes. I am going running "pod install" on the terminal, then the only error that I get is:

-bash: /usr/local/bin/pod: / 
System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/bin/ruby: bad interpreter: No such file or directory".

Does someone know how to fix this issue for macOS Catalina?

Ruby is present in Catalina, but I don't know what version it is, and in future versions it won't be present at all. You can use a ruby version manager and install 2.3 yourself if that's the issue. Also did you use `sudo`? It might help, I don't know. — matt, Jun 13 '19 at 02:25

score 206 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 14 '19 at 10:56

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sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods

worked for me

answered Jun 14 '19 at 10:56

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This did not worked for me, i have run to multiple answers on the web but i still have the same error:ERROR: Error installing cocoapods: invalid gem: package metadata is missing in /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/cache/httpclient-2.8.3.gem – Japa Nov 05 '19 at 11:49
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Please make sure u di not forget this line: XCode > Preferences > Locations > Command Line Tools > XCode 11.X.X – Raghav Chopra May 10 '20 at 08:49
this won't work until you have new Xcode 11. then it will work – luky May 20 '20 at 11:27

score 47 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '19 at 11:52

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Use

brew install cocoapods --build-from-source

The Mojave bottle is linked to a different version of Ruby. The --build-from-source option will link the cocoapods gem to the Catalina version of Ruby.

answered Aug 10 '19 at 11:52

I make my mark

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I had to follow this up with `brew link --overwrite cocoapods` – NSExceptional Dec 16 '19 at 21:35
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Thanks! This answer + this comment saved my day. – mdonati Mar 31 '20 at 20:58
This was the only way to install cocoapods on Catalina for me. All other answers failed. Thanks a lot! – audience Apr 02 '20 at 10:50
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fantastic, tried several commands to reconfigure the broken cocoapods. `brew install cocoapods --build-from-source` and `brew link --overwrite cocoapods` were the only ones that worked, thanks – Naishta Sep 11 '20 at 20:01

superm0 · Answer 3 · 2021-01-28T13:47:09.473

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I also encountered this issue when I upgraded to Catalina and XCode 11. Here's what I did to fix this:

Select Command Line Tools in XCode.

XCode > Preferences > Locations > Command Line Tools > XCode 11.X.X

In terminal execute:

sudo gem install cocoapods -n /usr/local/bin

edited Jan 28 '21 at 13:47

answered Feb 29 '20 at 11:30

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Perfect! Seems so obvious, to set the xcode command line tools path, but I really haven't thought of this myself... Thanks for the tip ;) – roxanneM May 08 '20 at 16:46
Thank you! This worked for me. My macOS is Catalina 10.15.4. – Sara Onval May 30 '20 at 14:42

score 10 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 18 '20 at 13:52

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Try this to get cocopods works on macOS Catalina

$ brew cleanup -d -v    
$ brew install cocoapods

answered Jun 18 '20 at 13:52

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score 5 · Answer 5 · edited Jun 03 '20 at 19:39

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I fixed it by installing cocoa pod again.

sudo gem install cocoapods -n /usr/local/bin

edited Jun 03 '20 at 19:39

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answered Oct 16 '19 at 03:53

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score 5 · Answer 6 · answered Jun 14 '20 at 08:42

I had not been able to solve use this one

sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods

Before this command I ran the following command and reinstalled cocoapod.

xcode-select --install

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This worked for me

 xcode-select --install
 sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Feb 26 '20 at 17:40

I had this problem with Catalina, to solve I have to made the following steps:

Install XCode Command Line Tools, I recommend install the HomeBrew to solve that dependency: /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Execute this command to reinstall cocoa pods: sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods

score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Apr 17 '20 at 15:16

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    [![If cannot install new version cocoapods, example below:
    1. Please remove Command line tools
    sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools
    2. Install new Command line tools version
    sudo xcode-select --install
    3. after installing run below command
    open /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg]

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answered Mar 10 '20 at 04:37

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 10 '20 at 08:17

Check this one, worked for me

Go to Xcode preferences -> Locations 'tab'.
Check the Command Line Tools section. If it's blank, make sure your current command line tools is selected. XCode > Preferences > Locations > Command Line Tools > XCode 11.X.X
Run sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods

score 0 · Answer 10 · edited Dec 07 '20 at 17:12

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So, issue is that in Mac OSX Catalina. The folder path /usr/local/bin is private.

So, Step 1: Install Homebrew. "Homebrew lets your access private folders and enables them to public".

Step 2: Restart Terminal or restart Mac OSX.

Step 3: Run sudo gem install cocoapods or sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods

Step 4: Let the setup complete

Step 5: Run pod setup

Finished :)

edited Dec 07 '20 at 17:12

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answered Dec 03 '20 at 19:52

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 31 '21 at 14:46

Try to install cocoapods using brew

brew install cocoapods --build-from-source

if u have already installed cocoapods using brew it will not let you install cocoapods then try

brew link --overwrite cocoapods

then write

pod setup --verbose

hope it will work.

This terminal won't let me run or install cocoa pods because I am on MacOS Catalina Beta?

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