Install coreutils from source Mac OS X

install-coreutils-from-src-mac

# Install coreutils from source on Mac OS X

# prepare workspace
mkdir -p ~/code/build-from-src/ && cd $_

# download source code
curl -LO https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-8.31.tar.xz

# expand
tar -xJvf coreutils-8.31.tar.xz
tar -xvf coreutils-8.31.tar.xz
cd coreutils-8.31

# configure, make, install automake
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --without-gmp gl_cv_func_ftello_works=yes
make
sudo make install

# verify coreutils
/usr/local/bin/ls --version

# clean up
make clean
make distclean
cd ..
rm -fr coreutils-8.31
rm coreutils-8.31.tar.xz