build-coreutils.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# build-coreutils-github.sh
# Clone and build GNU coreutils from GitHub with debug symbols.

set -euo pipefail

# Install all dependencies in ONE apt line
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y \
  autopoint autoconf automake bison gettext git gperf gzip help2man m4 make perl tar texinfo wget xz-utils \
  build-essential pkg-config

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/coreutils/coreutils.git
cd coreutils

wget https://github.com/coreutils/gnulib/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
unzip master.zip
mv gnulib-master gnulib

# Run bootstrap to generate configure script
./bootstrap --gnulib-srcdir=./gnulib --skip-po

# Configure build with debug info
CFLAGS="-g -O0" FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1 ./configure 

# Build using all CPU cores
make -j"$(nproc)"