Trouble with installing cocoapods

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Luise_2020 OP

Created Dec ’20

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I am getting the same error over and over again and I do not know why. I tried several ways to fix it, but nothing works.

Code Block sudo gem install cocoapods
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing cocoapods:
	ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.
    current directory: /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/ffi-1.13.1/ext/ffi_c
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/bin/ruby -I /Library/Ruby/Site/2.6.0 -r ./siteconf20201202-2686-t7m7nb.rb extconf.rb
checking for ffi.h... * extconf.rb failed *
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of necessary
libraries and/or headers.  Check the mkmf.log file for more details.  You may
need configuration options.
Provided configuration options:
	--with-opt-dir
	--without-opt-dir
	--with-opt-include
	--without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
	--with-opt-lib
	--without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
	--with-make-prog
	--without-make-prog
	--srcdir=.
	--curdir
	--ruby=/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/bin/$(RUBY_BASE_NAME)
	--with-ffi_c-dir
	--without-ffi_c-dir
	--with-ffi_c-include
	--without-ffi_c-include=${ffi_c-dir}/include
	--with-ffi_c-lib
	--without-ffi_c-lib=${ffi_c-dir}/lib
	--enable-system-libffi
	--disable-system-libffi
	--with-libffi-config
	--without-libffi-config
	--with-pkg-config
	--without-pkg-config
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:467:in `try_do': The compiler failed to generate an executable file. (RuntimeError)
You have to install development tools first.
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:585:in `block in try_compile'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:534:in `with_werror'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:585:in `try_compile'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:1109:in `block in have_header'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:959:in `block in checking_for'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:361:in `block (2 levels) in postpone'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:331:in `open'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:361:in `block in postpone'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:331:in `open'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:357:in `postpone'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:958:in `checking_for'
	from /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.6/usr/lib/ruby/2.6.0/mkmf.rb:1108:in `have_header'
	from extconf.rb:10:in `system_libffi_usable?'
	from extconf.rb:42:in `<main>'
To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:
  /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-19/2.6.0/ffi-1.13.1/mkmf.log
extconf failed, exit code 1
Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/ffi-1.13.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-19/2.6.0/ffi-1.13.1/gem_make.out

Something might be wrong with Ruby, but I could not figure out what I should do to fix it.

Answered by Fluttering in 651746022

Depending on some aspects this might work for you, if you don't mind using the "SUDO" command:

sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods -v 1.8.4

Latest CocoaPods 1.10.0 won't work.

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Answer 1

tyudy OP

Dec ’20

I also had this exact same error when trying to install cocoapods on a new machine today. Not sure why? Any help would be awesome :)

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Answer 2

paulyp1 OP

Dec ’20

Bump, exact same issue. MacOS 11.0, Ruby 2.6.0. Can't find any fix anywhere.

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Answer 3

sagar_gour_24 OP

Dec ’20

Greetings!

Solution :-

1) Install homebrew via terminal.

2) After homebrew is successfully installed, type in the terminal '$ brew install cocoapods'

Done.

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Answer 4

rafaelc869 OP

Dec ’20

Hi,

this works for me.

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode-beta.app/Contents/Developer

explain solution
sudo xcode-select --switch <path to xcode>/Contents/Developer

=D

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Answer 5

Fluttering OP

Dec ’20

Accepted Answer

Depending on some aspects this might work for you, if you don't mind using the "SUDO" command:

sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods -v 1.8.4

Latest CocoaPods 1.10.0 won't work.

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Answer 6

Luise_2020 OP

Dec ’20

Thank you all ! With sudo gem install cocoapods it worked!

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Answer 7

cbpdb OP

Jan ’21

Same problem - XCode 12.3 on Mac OS 10.15.6.

Tried the CocoaPod mac app from the CocoaPods about page, which did have an option to install the command line tool, but it was version 1.1.x for some reason....

Brew install did the trick, and installed 1.10.0.

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Answer 8

Me-Human OP

Jan ’21

same issuse and i tried "brew install cocoapod "but it is intsalling version 1.5.2 and for my project to run properly it required version 1.9.0 and above
i even tried "sudo gem intsall cocoapods" and also tried modifying .bash_profile file method, none of them worked.. help me

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Answer 9

Israbraq OP

Sep ’21

am having the same problem , using: brew install cocoapod , would install version 1.5 and I need version 1.10 even when I tried brew it installed version 1.5????? every time I upgrade , it gives me same error msg:

To see why this extension failed to compile, please check the mkmf.log which can be found here:

/Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/extensions/universal-darwin-21/2.6.0/ffi-1.15.4/mkmf.log

extconf failed, exit code 1

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Answer 10

amwer OP

Oct ’21

I solved this problem with using brew

You need to:

install LATEST version of brew (https://treehouse.github.io/installation-guides/mac/homebrew)
then use "brew uninstall cocoapods"
install the latest version of cocoapods using "brew install cocoapods" (You must verify installed version with github version https://github.com/CocoaPods/CocoaPods/releases/tag/1.11.2, they must match)
overwrite link to cocoapods with "brew link --overwrite cocoapods"
check the version of cocoapods "pod --version"
done, You have the latest version of cocoapods installed

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Answer 11

bitcointidingscom OP

Nov ’21

Good that you showed the solution. I've been sitting on this problem for a long time and nothing helps. Your solution is good thanks

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Answer 12

AbdulAzizDeve OP

Nov ’21

[!] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS ✗ CocoaPods installed but not working. You appear to have CocoaPods installed but it is not working. This can happen if the version of Ruby that CocoaPods was installed with is different from the one being used to invoke it. This can usually be fixed by re-installing CocoaPods. To re-install see https://guides.cocoapods.org/using/getting-started.html#installation for instructions.

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Answer 13

_Panda OP

Jan ’22

try installing cocoa pods using brew

$ brew install cocoapods

after it finishes downloading

$ pod --version

if it shows the version then cocoapods is installed

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Answer 14

Nouman1 OP

Nov ’22

I was facing the same issue but this command has fixed issue for me.

Try this command and hopefully you will be able to resolve your issue.

sudo gem install -n /usr/local/bin cocoapods -v 1.8.4

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Answer 15

lisamrobs OP

Dec ’22

This worked. Thank you so very much.

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