How to use cocoapod to easily install react Mapbox GL React Native and other native components?

Question

I try to install MapboxGL React Native component the easy way with Cocoapod. I have never done that before and the readme.md is not very detailed.

I did:

$ react-native init AwesomeProject
$ cd AwesomeProject
$ npm install react-native-mapbox-gl --save

then I created a Podspecfile at the root of the RN project with pod 'RCTMapboxGL', :path => 'node_modules/react-native-mapbox-gl/ios' and run pod install

But I have en error [!] No 'Podfile' found in the project directory so where do I need to put the Podfile and what do I need to put inside?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '15 at 15:29

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Podspecs are files that specify how to integrate a pod and its metadata. You need to create a file named Podfile, not Podspec. You can also run pod init to create an empty one from the basic template.

answered Dec 01 '15 at 15:29

andreamazz

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so the Podspec file is a typo? Do I need to put 'node_modules/react-native-mapbox-gl/ios' in the Podfile ? – dagatsoin Dec 01 '15 at 15:33
Yes, it's a typo, it's Podfile. – andreamazz Dec 01 '15 at 15:43

How to use cocoapod to easily install react Mapbox GL React Native and other native components?

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