Pod install not working on Mac M1 Pro chip

Question

[!] Invalid Podfile file: cannot load such file -- /Users/hirenchheta/Desktop/ErgoAuditor_repo/node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.

from /Users/hirenchheta/Desktop/ErgoAuditor_repo/ios/Podfile:1

require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods' require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

Answer 1

Mac M1 architecture is not directly compatible with Cocoapods. You can solve it by running:

       sudo arch -x86_64 gem install ffi


       arch -x86_64 pod install

https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup#:~:text=Note%20for%20Mac,the%20proper%20architecture.