fix(apple): fallback to pod install when installing with bundle fails (#200)

* fix(apple): fallback to `pod install` when installing with `bundle` fails

* chore: adjust comment

* chore: add changeset

* fix: use `useBundler`

Author: szymonrybczak

.changeset/loud-walls-return.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@rnef/platform-apple-helpers': patch
+---
+
+Fallback to `pod install` when installing with `bundle exec pod install` fails

packages/platform-apple-helpers/src/lib/utils/pods.ts

@@ -94,10 +94,12 @@ async function runPodInstall(options: {
 
   const shouldHandleRepoUpdate = options?.shouldHandleRepoUpdate || true;
   const loader = spinner({ indicator: 'timer' });
+  loader.start('Installing CocoaPods dependencies');
+
+  const command = options.useBundler ? 'bundle' : 'pod';
+  const args = options.useBundler ? ['exec', 'pod', 'install'] : ['install'];
+
   try {
-    loader.start('Installing CocoaPods dependencies');
-    const command = options.useBundler ? 'bundle' : 'pod';
-    const args = options.useBundler ? ['exec', 'pod', 'install'] : ['install'];
     await spawn(command, args, {
       env: {
         RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED: options.newArch ? '1' : '0',
@@ -127,13 +129,23 @@ async function runPodInstall(options: {
         useBundler: options.useBundler,
       });
     } else {
-      loader.stop('CocoaPods installation failed. ', 1);
+      if (options.useBundler) {
+        // If for any reason the installing with bundler failed, try with pure `pod install`
+        await runPodInstall({
+          shouldHandleRepoUpdate: false,
+          sourceDir: options.sourceDir,
+          newArch: options.newArch,
+          useBundler: false,
+        });
+      } else {
+        loader.stop('CocoaPods installation failed. ', 1);
 
-      throw new RnefError(
-        `CocoaPods installation failed. Please make sure your environment is correctly set up. 
+        throw new RnefError(
+          `CocoaPods installation failed. Please make sure your environment is correctly set up. 
 Learn more at: ${color.dim('https://cocoapods.org/')}`,
-        { cause: stderr }
-      );
+          { cause: stderr }
+        );
+      }
     }
   }