Xcode: pod install error when creating new projects

Question

firstly I am really new to iOS dev and to MAC's (Only owned one for a week)

I am trying to create an iOS application which requires a pod install, I have installed cocopods etc and I navigate to my project directory. I have then generated the pod file and added my required dependencies. When it run pod install, I get an error,

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Top of error:

Analyzing dependencies
/Users/pilotman/.gem/ruby/2.6.0/gems/ethon-0.14.0/lib/ethon/curls/classes.rb:36: [BUG] Illegal instruction at 0x00000001021b4000
ruby 2.6.3p62 (2019-04-16 revision 67580) [universal.arm64e-darwin20]

Bottom of error:

[IMPORTANT]
Don't forget to include the Crash Report log file under
DiagnosticReports directory in bug reports.

zsh: abort      pod install

Answer 1

This Question is pretty general... Are you using an Macbook M1? Or an Intel Macbook?

If you are using an Intel macbook ...

• $sudo gem install cocoapods

• move to your folder run pod init

• open your Podfile and add your targets e.g.

  #platform :ios, '9.0'
  target 'MyPod' do
  # Pods for MyPod
       pod 'Firebase/Auth' 
  
  end
  

• Close Podfile

• type pod install

• type pod update

• Open MyPod.xcworkspace and start working

if you are using M1 Mb do the same but start with

1. Right click on Terminal
2. Get Info -> Open with Rosetta
3. Open terminal and type sudo gem install ffi

Then do the steps above.

If this error is still occur let me know.

Answer 2

If you are on a Apple silicon then just do this

sudo gem uninstall cocoapods

brew install cocoapods