error index.js: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'match').

[Nicola Turco]

error index.js: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'match').
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'match')
at countLines (C:\Lavoro\GitHub\ePublic\AppNuova\LaMiaCitta\node_modules@react-native-community\cli-plugin-metro\node_modules\metro\src\lib\countLines.js:17:23)
at transformJS (C:\Lavoro\GitHub\ePublic\AppNuova\LaMiaCitta\node_modules@react-native-community\cli-plugin-metro\node_modules\metro-transform-worker\src\index.js:332:20)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
at async transformJSWithBabel (C:\Lavoro\GitHub\ePublic\AppNuova\LaMiaCitta\node_modules@react-native-community\cli-plugin-metro\node_modules\metro-transform-worker\src\index.js:408:10)
at async Object.transform (C:\Lavoro\GitHub\ePublic\AppNuova\LaMiaCitta\node_modules@react-native-community\cli-plugin-metro\node_modules\metro-transform-worker\src\index.js:569:12)
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Package.Json:

{
"name": "it.epublic.comapp",
"version": "2.1.0",
"private": true,
"scripts": {
"android": "react-native run-android",
"ios": "react-native run-ios",
"lint": "eslint .",
"start": "react-native --openssl-legacy-provider start",
"test": "jest",
"check-dependencies": "rnx-dep-check",
"fix-dependencies": "rnx-dep-check --write",
"clean": "cd android && gradlew clean && cd..",
"doctor": "npx react-native doctor",
"depcheck": "npx depcheck",
"adb": "adb devices",
"setnodeopenssl": "set NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider",
"setopt": "set NODE_ENV=production&& webpack --mode production && set NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider NODE_ENV=development&& webpack --mode development --watch",
"cleanmodules": "npm rm -rf node_modules && npm install",
"buildapkdebug": "cd android && gradlew clean assembleDebug && cd..",
"buildapkrelease": "npm i -g react-native-cli && react-native bundle --entry-file index.js --platform android --dev false --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/release/ && cd android && gradlew assembleRelease && cd ..",
"buildaab": "npm i -g react-native-cli && react-native bundle --entry-file index.js --platform android --dev false --bundle-output ./android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/release/ && cd android && gradlew clean bundleRelease && cd.. && start .\OpenBundleFolder",
"obf": "start .\OpenBundleFolder",
"aabdebug": "npx react-native build-android --mode=debug",
"aabrelease": "npx react-native build-android --mode=release",
"apkdebug": "react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res && cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug && cd ..",
"bundletoolapk": "bundletool build-apks --bundle=/LaMiaCitta/android/app/build/outputs/bundle/app-debug.aab --output=/LaMiaCitta/android/app/build/outputs/bundle/my_app.apks"
},
"dependencies": {
"@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "^1.17.10",
"@react-native-community/cli": "^6.4.0",
"@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^6.3.2",
"@react-navigation/drawer": "^6.4.1",
"@react-navigation/material-bottom-tabs": "^6.2.2",
"@react-navigation/material-top-tabs": "^6.2.2",
"@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.8",
"@react-navigation/native-stack": "^6.6.1",
"@react-navigation/stack": "^6.2.0",
"accordion-collapse-react-native": "^1.1.0",
"pushy-react-native": "^1.0.36",
"react": "18.2.0",
"react-native": "0.73.6",
"react-native-background-fetch": "^4.2.4",
"react-native-background-geolocation": "^4.16.0",
"react-native-bootsplash": "^5.5.2",
"react-native-calendars": "^1.1292.0",
"react-native-draggable": "^3.3.0",
"react-native-gesture-handler": "^2.6.0",
"react-native-image-modal": "^1.0.16",
"react-native-image-zoom-viewer": "^3.0.1",
"react-native-in-app-review": "^3.3.3",
"react-native-linear-gradient": "^2.6.2",
"react-native-maps": "^0.31.1",
"react-native-mime-types": "^2.3.0",
"react-native-modal": "^13.0.0",
"react-native-pager-view": "^5.4.15",
"react-native-paper": "^4.12.4",
"react-native-permissions": "^3.6.0",
"react-native-reanimated": "^3.8.1",
"react-native-render-html": "^6.1.0",
"react-native-safe-area-context": "^4.4.1",
"react-native-screens": "^3.18.2",
"react-native-tab-view": "^3.1.1",
"react-native-vector-icons": "^9.2.0",
"react-native-webview": "^13.8.4",
"rn-fetch-blob": "^0.12.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
"@babel/preset-env": "^7.20.0",
"@babel/runtime": "^7.20.0",
"@react-native/babel-preset": "0.73.21",
"@react-native/eslint-config": "0.73.2",
"@react-native/metro-config": "0.73.5",
"@react-native/typescript-config": "0.73.1",
"@types/react": "^18.2.6",
"@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
"babel-jest": "^29.6.3",
"eslint": "^8.19.0",
"jest": "^29.6.3",
"prettier": "2.8.8",
"react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
"typescript": "5.0.4"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=18"
}
}

error occurred while executing npm run buildapkrelease

[Szymon Rybczak]

hey @nicolaturcoep! I see that your buildapkrelease script is installing globally react-native-cli which is not allowed and is not suggested for already few years, that can cause very strange scenarios like one with your error.

You should use npx react-native to invoke any commands, let me know if removing react-native-cli from global package and changing usage for npx react-native fixes the issues. If no, I'd appreciate a demo where it's possible to reproduce your issue.