Xcode cloud suddenly failing to link node and install dependencies

Issue

I've been trying to figure out why this xcode cloud custom scripts suddenly started failing on me yesterday since I haven't changed anything and it was working before:

#!/bin/sh

export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP=TRUE
brew install cocoapods
# have to add node yourself
brew install node@16
# link it to the path
brew link node@16

brew install yarn

# Install dependencies you manage with CocoaPods.
yarn
pod install
# the sed command from RN cant find the file... so we have to run it ourselves
sed -i -e  $'s/ && (__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED < __IPHONE_10_0)//' /Volumes/workspace/repository/ios/Pods/RCT-Folly/folly/portability/Time.h

For some reason it has started failing with the following errors:

==> Installing node@16 dependency: brotli

==> Pouring brotli--1.0.9.monterey.bottle.tar.gz

Error: The `brew link` step did not complete successfully

The formula built, but is not symlinked into /usr/local

Could not symlink include/brotli

/usr/local/include is not writable.

You can try again using:

  brew link brotli

Then it keeps giving me same errors that it could not link for a few other dependencies.

When it tries to run yarn I get this:

yarn requires a Node installation to function. You can install one with:

  brew install node

Assuming the node installation didn't work successfully.

Then finally this:

[in /Volumes/workspace/repository/ios]

[!] Invalid `Podfile` file: cannot load such file -- /Volumes/workspace/repository/node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.

 #  from /Volumes/workspace/repository/ios/Podfile:1

 #  -------------------------------------------

 >  require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'

 #  require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'

 #  -------------------------------------------

sed: /Volumes/workspace/repository/ios/Pods/RCT-Folly/folly/portability/Time.h: No such file or directory

EDIT

Seems like I'm not the only one experiencing this: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/712550

It seems to be an issue with the platform and not by my config apparently.

Solution

Changing the macOS version (in Workflow environment settings) from "Latest release" to 12.4 could help.

Answered By - Igor Clemencov