[Bug]: unable to build icon-explorer on ios

[vonovak]

Which package are you using?

@react-native-vector-icons/*

What platform(s) does this occur on?

iOS

Minimal reproducible example

this repo, icon explorer

What happened?

run pod install, open the ios project in xcode

Relevant log output

(RNVI-fontello) START_COPY_FONTS
(RNVI-fontello) PWD: /Users/vojta/_dev/repros/react-native-vector-icons/packages/icon-explorer/ios/Pods
(RNVI-fontello) PODS_ROOT: /Users/vojta/_dev/repros/react-native-vector-icons/packages/icon-explorer/ios/Pods
(RNVI-fontello) PROJECT_ROOT: /Users/vojta/_dev/repros/react-native-vector-icons/packages/icon-explorer/ios/Pods/../..
/Users/vojta/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/IconExplorer-eadrhxgmkzsgraaerxkcpqwgnpbf/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Pods.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/react-native-vector-icons-fontello.build/Script-46EB2E0001D290.sh: line 21: npm: command not found
(RNVI-fontello) FONTS_DIR: rnvi-fonts
(RNVI-fontello) PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR: /Users/vojta/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/IconExplorer-eadrhxgmkzsgraaerxkcpqwgnpbf/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator
ls: /Users/vojta/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/IconExplorer-eadrhxgmkzsgraaerxkcpqwgnpbf/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/*.app: No such file or directory
Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

(RNVI-icomoon) START_COPY_FONTS
(RNVI-icomoon) PWD: /Users/vojta/_dev/repros/react-native-vector-icons/packages/icon-explorer/ios/Pods
(RNVI-icomoon) PODS_ROOT: /Users/vojta/_dev/repros/react-native-vector-icons/packages/icon-explorer/ios/Pods
(RNVI-icomoon) PROJECT_ROOT: /Users/vojta/_dev/repros/react-native-vector-icons/packages/icon-explorer/ios/Pods/../..
/Users/vojta/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/IconExplorer-eadrhxgmkzsgraaerxkcpqwgnpbf/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Pods.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/react-native-vector-icons-icomoon.build/Script-46EB2E0001D290.sh: line 21: npm: command not found
(RNVI-icomoon) FONTS_DIR: rnvi-fonts
(RNVI-icomoon) PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR: /Users/vojta/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/IconExplorer-eadrhxgmkzsgraaerxkcpqwgnpbf/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator
ls: /Users/vojta/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/IconExplorer-eadrhxgmkzsgraaerxkcpqwgnpbf/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/*.app: No such file or directory

Your computer environment

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
  OS: macOS 26.0
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
  Memory: 160.80 MB / 64.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: 5.2.15
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/bash
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.17.0
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.04.28.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.0
      - iOS 26.0
      - macOS 26.0
      - tvOS 26.0
      - visionOS 26.0
      - watchOS 26.0
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "31"
      - "33"
      - "34"
      - "35"
    Build Tools:
      - 26.0.3
      - 30.0.2
      - 30.0.3
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-33 | Google APIs Intel x86_64 Atom
      - android-33 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: 27.1.12297006
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2025.1 AI-251.25410.109.2511.13752376
  Xcode:
    version: 26.0/17A5276g
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.14
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.4.4
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react: Not Found
  react-native:
    installed: 0.80.2
    wanted: ^0.80.2
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: false
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

[johnf]

@vonovak does pnpm run ios work?

It's strange that npm isn't available within Xcode. Although I have seen this before on a project