[Bug]: Filesystem and Mac Catalyst Xcode build : No such module 'IONFilesystemLib'

[cschoenecker]

Capacitor Version

Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 7.2.0
@capacitor/core: 7.2.0
@capacitor/android: 7.2.0
@capacitor/ios: 7.2.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/android: not installed
@capacitor/cli: 7.2.0
@capacitor/core: 7.2.0
@capacitor/ios: 7.2.0

Other API Details

pod : 1.16.2
"@capacitor/filesystem": "^7.1.1",

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Current Behavior

Hi,

Since the latest version of @capacitor/filesystem (7.1.1) (works before in version 7.0.1) I can no longer build under Xcode the Catalyst (Mac) version of my app. I have the error: No such module 'IONFilesystemLib'.
Everything works properly for iOS, I can build and lunch app in the simulator

Expected Behavior

Build Macos version with catalyst

Project Reproduction

Additional Information

[OS-pedrogustavobilro]

Hey @cschoenecker thanks for opening this issue. Since version 7.1.0, a lot of the native functionality of this plugin is offered a separate native library, IONFilesystemLib, which is not available for macOS, and so you won't be able to build your app with Mac Catayst. This also applies to some other official plugins (e.g. geolocation)

As mentioned in this other issue, neither Capacitor nor the official plugins have official support for Mac Catalyst, or macOS apps for that matter.

Hope this helps clarify the situation.

[cschoenecker]

Thanks for the clarification, I will downgrade the version while waiting to find another alternative for Catalyst, the other Capacitor plugins I use work very well on Mac Catalyst.

[isaachinman]

Just ran into this myself. Downgrading to v7.0.1 works, but it's disappointing to hear that:

1. A newer version of this package does not support Mac Catalyst
2. This breaking change was introduced on a minor version bump

I'm aware that IONFilesystemLib does not support macOS by choice. If anyone has any workaround to getting IONFilesystemLib working on macOS, please update this issue!