Pod file not being initialized?

Question

When i try to initialize pod file to use cocoapods via terminal, it gives me this error. How to fix it.

/Library/Ruby/Gems/2.0.0/gems/cocoapods-1.2.0/lib/cocoapods/command.rb:128:in `verify_minimum_git_version!': [!] You need at least git version 1.8.5 to use CocoaPods (Pod::Informative)

Answer 1

I encounter the same problem and solve it by using the following command:

sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app 

As the error message in terminal shows, something with my git goes wrong. And, it has to do with the command line tool.

Answer 2

I was having an issue while trying to install packages using cocoapods. I have tried "sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app" still getting wrong path error

To fix this

I opened Xcode.

Preferences
Locations
Selected the Command Lin Tools: Xcode 9.0

Now when installing packages with cocoapods I no longer get errors.

Answer 3

You need to set command line tool version, in Xcode:

You can download latest command line tool from Apple Download Portal, if you have paid apple developer account/id.

Here are current beta and stable Xcode Tool and supporting command line tool download link. (Ensure you'are logged in using premium developer account on Apple Developer Account to access these links)

Xcode 11

• Xcode 11.2 beta 2
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 11.2 beta 2) - for macOS 10.14)

• Xcode 11
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 11) - for macOS 10.14)

Xcode 10

• Xcode 10.2.1
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10.2.1) - for macOS 10.14)

• Xcode 10.2
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10.2) - for macOS 10.14)

• Xcode 10.1
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10.1) - for macOS 10.14)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10.1) - for macOS 10.13)

• Xcode 10
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10) - for macOS 10.14)
  - (Command Line Tool (Xcode 10) - for macOS 10.13)

Once you've latest command line tool installed in your system, set it from Xcode Menu.

(Xcode Menu Items) Xcode ▶ Preferences ▶ Location ▶ Command Line Tool ▶ Select appropriate command line tool