the answer to solving it is here but the code snippets they provided in the docs wasn't enough, i have to modify it to this # Install Node.js using Homebrew brew install node # Install CocoaPods using Homebrew brew install cocoapods # Navigate to the project root directory cd .. # Install Node.js dependencies npm install # Navigate back to the ios directory cd ios # Install dependencies you manage with CocoaPods pod install and it was able to build succesfully without any pods error PS: i am using reactnative

yes the link he sent was very helpful in solving the error, especially here but the code snippets they provided in the docs wasn't enough, i have to modify it to this #!/bin/sh # Install Node.js using Homebrew brew install node # Install CocoaPods using Homebrew brew install cocoapods # Navigate to the project root directory cd .. # Install Node.js dependencies npm install # Navigate back to the ios directory cd ios # Install dependencies you manage with CocoaPods pod install and it was able to build succesfully without any pods error