Repeat runs of yarn start:ios throw node: No such file or directory build failure

[trivikr]

Describe the bug

The start:ios often fails with node: No such file or directory and requires git clean -dfx

Steps to reproduce

Run yarn start:ios multiple times, and the failure will be thrown on repeat runs

Observed behavior

    export variant\=normal
    /bin/sh -c /Users/trivikr/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/reactnative-eqkrfboelosvurbnaxhvcfnygpim/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Pods.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/hermes-engine.build/Script-46EB2E00012C50.sh
Node found at: /private/var/folders/nr/2sgyvkh90211_mks7zqd_xsw0000gr/T/xfs-b77f61c5/node
/Users/trivikr/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/reactnative-eqkrfboelosvurbnaxhvcfnygpim/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Pods.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/hermes-engine.build/Script-46EB2E00012C50.sh: line 9: /private/var/folders/nr/2sgyvkh90211_mks7zqd_xsw0000gr/T/xfs-b77f61c5/node: No such file or directory
Command PhaseScriptExecution failed with a nonzero exit code

warning: Run script build phase 'Start Packager' will be run during every build because it does not specify any outputs. To address this warning, either add output dependencies to the script phase, or configure it to run in every build by unchecking "Based on dependency analysis" in the script phase. (in target 'reactnative' from project 'reactnative')
warning: Run script build phase 'Bundle React Native code and images' will be run during every build because it does not specify any outputs. To address this warning, either add output dependencies to the script phase, or configure it to run in every build by unchecking "Based on dependency analysis" in the script phase. (in target 'reactnative' from project 'reactnative')
warning: Run script build phase '[CP-User] [RN]Check rncore' will be run during every build because it does not specify any outputs. To address this warning, either add output dependencies to the script phase, or configure it to run in every build by unchecking "Based on dependency analysis" in the script phase. (in target 'React-Fabric' from project 'Pods')

--- xcodebuild: WARNING: Using the first of multiple matching destinations:
{ platform:iOS Simulator, id:313B9D11-B80F-4349-A716-183C123799F1, OS:17.5, name:iPhone SE (3rd generation) }
{ platform:iOS Simulator, id:313B9D11-B80F-4349-A716-183C123799F1, OS:17.5, name:iPhone SE (3rd generation) }
** BUILD FAILED **


The following build commands failed:
        PhaseScriptExecution [CP-User]\ [Hermes]\ Replace\ Hermes\ for\ the\ right\ configuration,\ if\ needed /Users/trivikr/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/reactnative-eqkrfboelosvurbnaxhvcfnygpim/Build/Intermediates.noindex/Pods.build/Debug-iphonesimulator/hermes-engine.build/Script-46EB2E00012C50.sh (in target 'hermes-engine' from project 'Pods')
(1 failure)

Expected behavior

No issues with finding NODE_BINARY, and build is successful.

Additional context

This issue was faced during React Native 0.73.x update in #190 (comment), and was temporarily resolved by switching to nvm for managing Node.js versions

[trivikr]

This issue was not noticed during the recent upgrades:

• chore(deps): bump react-native to 0.74.x #192
• chore(deps): bump react-native to 0.75.x #228
• chore(deps): bump react-native to 0.76.x #229