Argument list too long:

[qjloong]

Argument list too long: recursive header expansion failed at /Users/qycloud/workspace/ReactNative/example1/test1/Pods/React/packager/node_modules/module-deps/node_modules/duplexer2/node_modules/readable-stream/node_modules/core-util-is/lib.

[jaygarcia]

Can you please help us understand what you did to get this error?

[brentvatne]

As @jaygarcia mentioned, it would be helpful to have a bit more information 😄 - if this is still an issue, feel free to ping me and provide the full error message and the code that caused it and we can help you further @qjloong! I'll close the issue until then.

[mvayngrib]

I have the same error, reproducible with the following steps:

react-native init longargs
cd longargs
npm install --save react-native-udp
npm install --save-dev react-native-webpack-server
open longargs.xcodeproj
# Link up react-native-udp:
#   1. add node_modules/react-native-udp/UdpSockets.xcodeproj 
#   2. link libUdpSockets.a from UdpSockets lib
# Build

Error Details (copied and pasted from Xcode):

Build target UdpSockets

Check dependencies

Argument list too long: recursive header expansion failed at /Users/tenaciousmv/Code/longargs/node_modules/react-native-udp/../../node_modules/webpack-dev-server/node_modules/socket.io-client/node_modules/engine.io-client/node_modules/ws/node_modules/options.

[mvayngrib]

i guess it's an Xcode thing, having to do with recursive Header Search Paths: $(SRCROOT)/../../React

Edit: nm, it's User Header Search Paths: $(PROJECT_DIR)/../..

[paramaggarwal]

I was hitting this issue. In your project and target build settings, search for 'Header Search Paths' and 'User Search Header Paths' and make sure that you are not making Xcode recurse over a very very very large set of files and folders recursively. In my case, I was overwriting the one that CocoaPods had added there, and hence it was recursing over an extremely large directory.

[brentvatne]

@paramaggarwal - do you think it's worth adding a note about this to the documentation anywhere?

[paramaggarwal]

Good thought. If somebody searches the issues or Google with their error message 'Argument list too long', they'll hopefully land here. I went to the React Native documentation, and noticed that the sidebar does not link to the Troubleshooting page. That would be a great place to add stuff like this, that is gathered from the issues. What do you think?

[paramaggarwal]

@brentvatne I raised #1701 documenting this. Feel free to close this issue.

[brentvatne]

Thanks!

[ATeamMac2014]

who can fixed?

[stevenyap]

My ios builds are failing due to: /Users/***/mobile/ios/../node_modules/react-native-device-info/android/build/intermediates/exploded-aar/com.facebook.fresco/fbcore/0.11.0

I managed to fix this issue by adding android in xcode under Build Settings > Search Paths > Sub-Directories to Exclude in Recursive Searches. This managed to solve my problem even though I am not exactly sure why. It does not affect my android builds and my codes are all working. If someone can explain why this works, it would be great.

Updated:
Somehow in my xcode settings under Build Settings > Search Paths > Library Search Path, it is set to ../node_modules/** which causes the compiling to search through the entire node_module folder. After removing this setting, everything is working now.

[Luckygirlllll]

i have the same error, any efficient solutions so far?

[BigPun86]

+1