"Undefined symbol: protocol descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral" issue while installing react native on macOS Big Sur

Question

I was trying to install React Native on my system, and found that it failed to install CocoaPods dependencies which is required by that template error.

sudo arch -x86_64 gem install ffi fixed this issue but ended up with event-config.h" file not found error.

I changed the changed the flipper version in pod file to use_flipper!({'Flipper'=>'0.76.0'}) and then I reached to the error mentioned above. Any help on this issue would be appreciated.

node version : 15.10.0
react-native version: 0.63.4
Xcode version: 12.4

Error description below:

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Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftCoreGraphics'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftUIKit'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftDarwin'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftFoundation'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftMetal'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftObjectiveC'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftCoreFoundation'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftDispatch'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftCoreImage'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftQuartzCore'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftCore'
Could not find or use auto-linked library 'swiftSwiftOnoneSupport'
Undefined symbol: protocol descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral
Undefined symbol: associated type descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral.IntegerLiteralType

Undefined symbol: associated conformance descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral.Swift.ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral.IntegerLiteralType: Swift._ExpressibleByBuiltinIntegerLiteral

Undefined symbol: method descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral.init(floatLiteral: A.FloatLiteralType) -> A

Undefined symbol: protocol descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral
Undefined symbol: value witness table for Builtin.Int32
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftCoreImage
Undefined symbol: associated type descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral.FloatLiteralType
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftQuartzCore
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftDispatch
Undefined symbol: method descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByIntegerLiteral.init(integerLiteral: A.IntegerLiteralType) -> A
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftCoreFoundation
Undefined symbol: protocol witness table for Swift.Int : Swift._ExpressibleByBuiltinIntegerLiteral in Swift
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftObjectiveC
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftCoreGraphics
Undefined symbol: _swift_getForeignTypeMetadata
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftFoundation
Undefined symbol: associated conformance descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral.Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral.FloatLiteralType: Swift._ExpressibleByBuiltinFloatLiteral
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftUIKit
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftMetal
Undefined symbol: Swift.Float.init(Swift.Double) -> Swift.Float
Undefined symbol: __swift_FORCE_LOAD_$_swiftDarwin
Undefined symbol: protocol witness table for Swift.Float : Swift._ExpressibleByBuiltinFloatLiteral in Swift

This comment (step by step) finally helped me... maybe this will help others as well https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31179#issuecomment-829536845 — Dror Bar, Jul 05 '22 at 07:30

Dipan Sharma · Answer 1 · 2022-05-12T07:30:26.297

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You need to exclude architecture arm64 if you are using M1 mac.

Also add this code at the end of the pod file

post_install do |installer|
    installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
      target.build_configurations.each do |config|
        config.build_settings["ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH"] = "NO"
      end
    end
  end

Do pod install, Clean the build folder and restart the build it will resolve the issue.

Update: for xCode 13 use the following configurations: if you are facing Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code in react native xcode 13

edited May 12 '22 at 07:30

answered May 15 '21 at 17:01

Dipan Sharma

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Why isn't this an accepted answer! I was struggling with the problem for hours and this solution just works! – Nirmal Dalmia May 26 '21 at 20:28
I didn't need to add the podfile stuff. it works like a charm! – Felipe Esteves May 26 '21 at 23:35
When doing so, node fails to launch. Maybe because it's trying to launch an x86 version of. it ? Any idea? `env: node: No such file or directory` – Nicolas Braun Jun 22 '21 at 09:45
This is to confirm that it works for XCode 13 on M1 Mac. And this should be the accepted answer. – yansusanto Nov 20 '21 at 01:28
This resolved my issue. – Minhaz Panara Nov 28 '21 at 07:01
@NicolasBraun I'm having the same issue. DId you try to solve that ? – Akila Devinda Dec 06 '21 at 10:50
@AkilaDevinda, just do `brew install node` and it will be fixed. – Yurij Jan 22 '22 at 16:22
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I wonder, why do we should exclude arm64 when building on M1 Macs? – Yurij Jan 22 '22 at 16:22
I have this issue but I don't have a Mac with M1 (have Intel chip) – Dror Bar Jul 04 '22 at 12:22
@DrorBar can you please post the whole error you are facing ? – Dipan Sharma Jul 05 '22 at 05:49
@DipanSharma It is the same as original poster. Regardless, after a couple of hours, searching and trying many suggestions, I finally managed to solve it by following step by step the following helpful comment: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31179#issuecomment-829536845 – Dror Bar Jul 05 '22 at 07:32
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@DrorBar glad to hear that you resolved the issue hope other people will also find the link you posted – Dipan Sharma Jul 06 '22 at 07:10

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered May 27 '21 at 20:17

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What really worked for me, only add this Excluded Architectures and you will be fine, if you are using a Mac with M1 of course

answered May 27 '21 at 20:17

Ben Hur Martins

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 11 '21 at 21:58

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I managed to resolve this issue by adding an empty swift file to the project in Xcode. This had the side effect of creating a bridging header file which (for me at least) got my project to compile.

answered Apr 11 '21 at 21:58

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 05 '22 at 15:17

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If you are on m1 Mac

run arch -x86_64 pod install in iOS folder
run Xcode with Rosetta
clean build
run again

answered Feb 05 '22 at 15:17

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 22 '21 at 10:11

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What ended up working for me is removing the LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS from Xcode...

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31438#issuecomment-865180401

answered Jun 22 '21 at 10:11

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For me, I had to create a swift file using XCode and automatic the bridge file was created to, and then I removed the folowing line from the library_search_paths from `debug` and `release`: `"$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/usr/lib/swift/$(PLATFORM_NAME)" "$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/usr/lib/swift-5.0/$(PLATFORM_NAME)"` and got my project to compile. – alycecristines Aug 14 '22 at 19:34

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 02 '21 at 22:03

When using Dipan Sharmas solution I couldn't build for devices or "Any iOS Device" anymore. What resolved this issue for me was just excluding arm64 for the "Any iOS Simulator SDK" instead of excluding it in the upper level. Even removing arm64 from the upper level of excluded architectures, did not get the project building again for Devices and "Any iOS Device". Had to pull an older project file from my git. Working "Excluded Architectures" settings on Apple Silicon M1

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 03 '22 at 11:21

Dipan's excellent answer initially worked for but then because of forces beyond my control, I had to update a bunch of React libraries and it no longer worked.

Eventually I was able to solve this problem by removing the two references to

"\"$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/usr/lib/swift-5.0/$(PLATFORM_NAME)\""

in <my project name>.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj file. I then ran my project again and it got through the last few files.

NOTE: In the interest of full disclosure, I don't know what the ramifications of this change will be

score -2 · Answer 8 · answered May 18 '21 at 12:19

This is caused because your project contains frameworks/libraries of both Swift and Objective c.

Add a swift file(If you see Objective C files already in your project) or Objective C file(If you see Objective C files already in your project). Select the targets those give above error.

This step will ask to create a bridging header. Create bridging header Say yes and compile and run.

"Undefined symbol: protocol descriptor for Swift.ExpressibleByFloatLiteral" issue while installing react native on macOS Big Sur

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