XCode build fails after upgrading to RN 0.81.1

[nmehlei]

What React Native libraries do you use?

RN New Architecture, React Navigation, React Native without Frameworks, Hermes

Are you using sentry.io or on-premise?

sentry.io (SaS)

@sentry/react-native SDK Version

7.0.1

How does your development environment look like?

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 15.6.1
  CPU: (12) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz
  Memory: 36.13 MB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.12.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.9.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.28.00
    path: /usr/local/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.5
      - iOS 18.5
      - macOS 15.5
      - tvOS 18.5
      - visionOS 2.5
      - watchOS 11.5
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "28"
      - "30"
      - "31"
      - "32"
      - "33"
      - "34"
      - "35"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.2
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 32.0.0
      - 32.1.0
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-26 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
      - android-26 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
      - android-30 | Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-30 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom
      - android-30 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-30 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
      - android-31 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-32 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-33 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-34 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-35 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23339.11.2421.12700392
  Xcode:
    version: 16.4/16F6
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /Users/nmehlei/.sdkman/candidates/java/current/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 20.0.1
    wanted: 20.0.1
  react:
    installed: 19.1.1
    wanted: 19.1.1
  react-native:
    installed: 0.81.1
    wanted: 0.81.1
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

info React Native v0.81.4 is now available (your project is running on v0.81.1).
info Changelog: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/releases/tag/v0.81.4
info Diff: https://react-native-community.github.io/upgrade-helper/?from=0.81.1&to=0.81.4
info For more info, check out "https://reactnative.dev/docs/upgrading?os=macos".

Sentry.init()

    Sentry.init({
        dsn: environment.sentry.dsn,

        // Adds more context data to events (IP address, cookies, user, etc.)
        // For more information, visit: https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/data-management/data-collected/
        sendDefaultPii: true,

        // Configure Session Replay
        replaysSessionSampleRate: 0.1,
        replaysOnErrorSampleRate: 1,
        integrations: [
            Sentry.mobileReplayIntegration(),
            captureConsoleIntegration({ levels: ["warn", "error"] }),
        ],

        environment: environment.environmentName,

        // uncomment the line below to enable Spotlight (https://spotlightjs.com)
        // spotlight: __DEV__,
    });

Steps to Reproduce

Upgrade an existing project to RN 0.81.1 (although this may not happen in all cases)

Expected Result

Compilation should not break at Sentry step

Actual Result

While upgrading to React Native 0.81.1, the Sentry step seems to fail during compilation/building.

Running the app via react native commands shows:

error Failed to build ios project. "xcodebuild" exited with error code '65'. To debug build logs further, consider building your app with Xcode.app, by opening 'MyApp.xcworkspace'.

From inside XCode, this step fails:

Node found at: /Users/nmehlei/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/bin/node
/Users/user/Dev/Source/MyApp/MyApp/ios/Pods/../../node_modules/react-native/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh: line 46: /bin/sh ../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh /Users/user/Dev/Source/MyApp/MyApp/ios/Pods/../../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh: No such file or directory
Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

[linear]

RN-332 XCode build fails after upgrading to RN 0.81.1

[grgmo]

looks like .xcode.env.local still pointing to v18.19.0, first try removing that file and re-run the app which should point to correct node, if that doesn't work worth checking what your Bundle React Native code and images looks like https://docs.sentry.io/platforms/react-native/manual-setup/manual-setup/#configure-automatic-source-maps-upload

[nmehlei]

You're right, the .xcode.env.local was forcing the v18 nodejs version. Though even after fixing this, the issue basically still remains:

Node found at: /Users/nmehlei/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/node
/Users/user/Dev/Source/MyApp/MyApp/ios/Pods/../../node_modules/react-native/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh: line 46: /bin/sh ../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh /Users/user/Dev/Source/MyApp/MyApp/ios/Pods/../../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh: No such file or directory
Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

I also checked the Bundle React Native code and images which looks like this:

set -e

WITH_ENVIRONMENT="$REACT_NATIVE_PATH/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh"
REACT_NATIVE_XCODE="$REACT_NATIVE_PATH/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh"

/bin/sh -c "$WITH_ENVIRONMENT \"/bin/sh ../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE\""

Based on the guide this is correct, though I ran the sentry wizard again which did not change the step in any way.

[sebirdman]

I'm experiencing nearly exact same issue.

In my case, my build completes, but no bundle is generated.

If i remove the sentry part from this bundle step - everything works without the sentry upload.

[iliapnmrv]

Hi!

This helped me as I set it to Bundle React Native code and images

set -e

WITH_ENVIRONMENT="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh"
REACT_NATIVE_XCODE="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh"
SENTRY_XCODE="../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh"

BUNDLE_REACT_NATIVE="/bin/sh $SENTRY_XCODE $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE"

# RN 0.81.1+
/bin/sh -c "$WITH_ENVIRONMENT $BUNDLE_REACT_NATIVE"

from docs

[sebirdman]

Hi!

This helped me as I set it to Bundle React Native code and images

set -e

WITH_ENVIRONMENT="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh"
REACT_NATIVE_XCODE="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh"
SENTRY_XCODE="../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh"

BUNDLE_REACT_NATIVE="/bin/sh $SENTRY_XCODE $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE"

RN 0.81.1+

/bin/sh -c "$WITH_ENVIRONMENT $BUNDLE_REACT_NATIVE"

from docs

That does not resolve it here on my machine, running macOS 26 with xcode 16.4

i modified the with-environment to echo out the parameter here and get just the /bin/sh so nothing happens.

EDIT:

The key here is to delete your xcode derived data first. then the bug becomes reproducible. if you successfully create a bundle, it may mask the underlying issue.

Workaround:

The issue really stems from the addition of the quotes around the passed variable into the with-environment script. If you want a workaround to get things going for now until sentry has a proper fix:

set -e

#### HACK - fix for the WITH_ENVIRONMENT script not allowing passed variables ####
# Start with a default
NODE_BINARY=$(command -v node || echo "")
export NODE_BINARY

# Override the default with the global environment
ENV_PATH="$PODS_ROOT/../.xcode.env"
if [ -f "$ENV_PATH" ]; then
    source "$ENV_PATH"
fi

# Override the global with the local environment
LOCAL_ENV_PATH="${ENV_PATH}.local"
if [ -f "$LOCAL_ENV_PATH" ]; then
    source "$LOCAL_ENV_PATH"
fi
##### END OF HACK #####

WITH_ENVIRONMENT="$REACT_NATIVE_PATH/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh"
REACT_NATIVE_XCODE="$REACT_NATIVE_PATH/scripts/react-native-xcode.sh"
SENTRY_XCODE="../node_modules/@sentry/react-native/scripts/sentry-xcode.sh"

#### ORIGINAL SCRIPT
# /bin/sh -c "$WITH_ENVIRONMENT $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE"

# SENTRY SCRIPT
/bin/sh -c "$SENTRY_XCODE $REACT_NATIVE_XCODE"

the key steps to repro the bug here are

1. delete derived data
2. build with react native app at version 0.81.1 with sentry in release mode
3. observe app not receiving bundle (or build failure in some cases)

[nmehlei]

Great work @sebirdman, I'm still verifying but this seems to work well as a workaround 👍

[lucas-zimerman]

Thank you for opening this issue!
This may be a duplicated from another issue, would you be able to see if the given patch fixes your problem: #5118 (comment)