forcereact create fails due to Cocoa Pods failing to install Boost 1.59.0

[dalebaldwin]

I've been trying to do the Trailhead React Native tutorial but am at this point not able to find a way to actually run forcereact create for ios without running into install issues with the boost library (1.59.0).

Installing boost (1.59.0)
[!] /usr/bin/tar xfz /Users/MYDIRECTORY/dev/sftestapp/ios/Pods/boost/file.tgz -C /Users/MYDIRECTORY/dev/sftestapp/ios/Pods/boost

tar: Unrecognized archive format
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.


[!] 'boost' uses the unencrypted http protocol to transfer the Pod. Please be sure you're in a safe network with only trusted hosts in there. Please reach out to the library author to notify them of this security issue.
/Users/MYDIRECTORY/dev
forcereact failed

I think this might have been fixed with the latest RC but at this point I can't work out how to get this installer to actually work beyond this point.

I've tried doing a default react-native init app and that works fine.

I've tried the quick fix solutions referenced at CocoaPods/cocoapods-downloader#69 as well but can't get those to work with the forcereact CLI either.

[wmathurin]

Have you looked at the recommendation here: CocoaPods/CocoaPods#7376

RN has a fix in 0.53 (see facebook/react-native@cf19833). When we upgrade to 0.53 (in the next release #safeharbor), the issue should go away.

[dalebaldwin]

@wmathurin I didn't see that one but I also have't seen a git repo for this library at all that hasn't been forked for other purposes. When is the next release due out?

[wmathurin]

Early March #safeharbor

[wmathurin]

Mobile SDK 6.1 is now out and uses React Native 0.53.3. This issue should be resolved.