React Native project initial compilation error

[DreySkee]

Hi,

I created a new React Native project and ran it in Xcode. I get following error in the terminal and can't figure how to fix:

ERROR EACCES, permission denied '/Users/andrey.pokrovskiy/.babel.json'
{"errno":3,"code":"EACCES","path":"/Users/andrey.pokrovskiy/.babel.json","syscall":"open"}
Error: EACCES, permission denied '/Users/andrey.pokrovskiy/.babel.json'
at Object.fs.openSync (evalmachine.:438:18)
at Object.fs.writeFileSync (evalmachine.:977:15)
at save (/Users/andrey.pokrovskiy/Desktop/lab/NewiOsApp/node_modules/react-native/node_modules/babel-core/lib/api/register/cache.js:35:19)
at process._tickCallback (node.js:419:13)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:499:11)
at startup (node.js:119:16)
at node.js:906:3

I've tried chown the file and looked for a solution but no luck.

Meanwhile Xcode throws Apple Mach-o linker error with 25 errors inside.
I never worked with Xcode so have no clue what that means.

Seemingly easy installation turned into a nightmare for me.
Any help would be appreciated!

[brentvatne]

Hi there! You're best off trying out StackOverflow for this kind of question because I don't believe this is an issue with React Native, but rather the system configuration on your end - if it turns out to be a bug then please come back here and ping me and we can investigate further 😄 In addition to StackOverflow, there are some other issues that may be useful for you: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=EACCES

[Leechikit]

sudo chmod 777 /Users/xxxx/.babel.json

[rajeshm20]

yes baby....it works great..thanks
sudo chmod 777 /Users/username/.babel.json

and again react-native init