iOS build fails in react-native-skia: 'third_party/base64.h' file not found

@shopify/react-native-skia 2.x with expo-build-properties useFrameworks: static

node_modules/@shopify/react-native-skia/cpp/api/third_party/base64.cpp:7:10: fatal error: 'third_party/base64.h' file not found

Cause

Skia's relative include only resolves through the pod's header search paths. With use_frameworks! :linkage => :static every pod becomes a framework module and that path stops resolving. Clearing caches does not help.

Fix

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