How to properly update firebase packages?

[slavko-lukic]

I have already installed messaging and app packages version 18.5.0 from before.
Now I need to install crashlytics which is 18.6.1 currently.
Install fails because it's not matching with app package.
When I update messaging and app packages to 18.6.1 than pod install command fails, also suggested pod install --repo-update doesn't help.

I solved this problem by using [email protected] for now, but what is the proper way to update them all to new versions? I am using npm.

[mikehardy]

Our versioning philosophy: https://invertase.io/blog/react-native-firebase-versioning (titled "One True Version" which gives you the general idea...)

You mention:

When I update messaging and app packages to 18.6.1 than pod install command fails

...but you do not provide any error message to accompany the assertion - impossible to say what you need to do then, to use current versions (which are of course always recommended...)

[slavko-lukic]

@mikehardy My bad, I'll provide you more details.

1. I updated package.json versions of my both app and messaging packages from 18.5.0 to 18.6.1
2. I ran npm install
3. Than I ran pod install

pod install gave following error:

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "Firebase/CoreOnly":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    Firebase/CoreOnly (= 10.15.0)

  In Podfile:
    RNFBApp (from `../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/app`) was resolved to 18.6.1, which depends on
      Firebase/CoreOnly (= 10.17.0)


You have either:
 * out-of-date source repos which you can update with `pod repo update` or with `pod install --repo-update`.
 * changed the constraints of dependency `Firebase/CoreOnly` inside your development pod `RNFBApp`.
   You should run `pod update Firebase/CoreOnly` to apply changes you've made.

After that I ran pod install --repo-update which failed with error:

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "Firebase/CoreOnly":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    Firebase/CoreOnly (= 10.15.0)

  In Podfile:
    RNFBApp (from `../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/app`) was resolved to 18.6.1, which depends on
      Firebase/CoreOnly (= 10.17.0)


You have either:
 * changed the constraints of dependency `Firebase/CoreOnly` inside your development pod `RNFBApp`.
   You should run `pod update Firebase/CoreOnly` to apply changes you've made.

After that I ran pod update Firebase/CoreOnly which failed with error:

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "FirebaseCoreExtension":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    FirebaseCoreExtension (= 10.15.0)

  In Podfile:
    RNFBMessaging (from `../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/messaging`) was resolved to 18.6.1, which depends on
      FirebaseCoreExtension (= 10.17.0)


You have either:
 * changed the constraints of dependency `FirebaseCoreExtension` inside your development pod `RNFBMessaging`.
   You should run `pod update FirebaseCoreExtension` to apply changes you've made.

pod update FirebaseCoreExtension failed with error:

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "Firebase/Messaging":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    Firebase/Messaging (= 10.15.0)

  In Podfile:
    RNFBMessaging (from `../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/messaging`) was resolved to 18.6.1, which depends on
      Firebase/Messaging (= 10.17.0)


You have either:
 * changed the constraints of dependency `Firebase/Messaging` inside your development pod `RNFBMessaging`.
   You should run `pod update Firebase/Messaging` to apply changes you've made.

pod update Firebase/Messaging failed with error:

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "FirebaseCoreExtension":
  In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
    FirebaseCoreExtension (= 10.15.0)

  In Podfile:
    RNFBMessaging (from `../node_modules/@react-native-firebase/messaging`) was resolved to 18.6.1, which depends on
      FirebaseCoreExtension (= 10.17.0)


You have either:
 * changed the constraints of dependency `FirebaseCoreExtension` inside your development pod `RNFBMessaging`.
   You should run `pod update FirebaseCoreExtension` to apply changes you've made.

pod update FirebaseCoreExtension failed with same error as above and it keeps looping from here.

[mikehardy]

So, delete Podfile.lock and rerun pod install ? It is supposed to be that easy. pod install is just telling you that your lockfile as it is, is incompatible with what's in your Podfile. Clear the lock and re-try.

[slavko-lukic]

Thanks. Wasn't sure if it was safe to delete podfile.lock.

[mikehardy]

It is usually safe - and if committed to your source control (it should be! I recommend it at least) then you always have a rollback