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Building older GNU coreutils versions on newer systems
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Overview
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--------
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Some older GNU coreutils fail to build on newer GNU/Linux systems.
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This happens with Coreutils version 8.29 and earlier, on systems
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using GlibC version 2.28 or newer, Such as Debian 10, CentOS 8, Fedora 29.
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A typical error is:
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$ wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-7.6.tar.xz
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$ tar -xf coreutils-7.6.tar.xz
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$ cd coreutils-7.6
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$ ./configure
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$ make
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[...]
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freadahead.c: In function 'freadahead':
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freadahead.c:83:3: error: #error "Please port gnulib freadahead.c to
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your platform! Look at the definition of fflush,
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fread, ungetc on your system, then report this
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to bug-gnulib."
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[...]
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make[4]: *** [Makefile:1700: freadahead.o] Error 1
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Other similar errors mention 'freadptr', 'freadseek','fseterr'.
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Older version (pre 7.2) mention 'tee','eaccess','futimens'.
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Details
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-------
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GLibC version 2.28 removed a non-standard header file (libio.h) and some
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internal symbols which were used by gnulib (a core component of GNU coreutils).
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These were announced as 'deprecated' in version 2.27 [1], and removed in
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version 2.28. Gnulib code was adjusted shortly after [2],
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but the code changes obviously can't be retroactively made to
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previously-released coreutils versions.
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[1] https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-announce/2018/msg00000.html
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[2] https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2018-03/msg00000.html
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Older coreutils versions defined functions that were later picked-up
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by glibc ('tee','eaccess','futimens') resulting in conflicts.
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See the patches for the exact code changes.
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Supplied patches
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----------------
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The patch files in this directory change the source code of older
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coreutils versions, enabling successful build on newer systems.
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Some versions require different patches.
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Coreutils Versions Patch file
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5.0 coreutils-5.0-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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5.97 to 6.9 coreutils-5.97-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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6.10 coreutils-6.10-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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6.11 coreutils-6.11-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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6.12 coreutils-6.12-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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7.2 to 8.3 coreutils-7.2-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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8.4 to 8.12 coreutils-8.4-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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8.13 to 8.16 coreutils-8.13-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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8.17 coreutils-8.17-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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8.18 to 8.23 coreutils-8.18-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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8.24 to 8.29 coreutils-8.24-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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8.30 and newer [builds without patching]
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Manual build
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------------
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1. Download the desired version from https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils .
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2. Patch using the corresponding patch file (see table above).
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3. Configure the build, optionally adding the version number
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to the executables, to ensure they will not conflict with existing
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(newer) executables
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4. Build with 'make'
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5. Optionally install with 'sudo make install'
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Example:
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wget https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-5.97.tar.gz
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tar -xf coreutils-5.97.tar.gz
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cd coreutils-5.97
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patch -p1 < ../coreutils-5.97-on-glibc-2.28.diff
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./configure --program-suffix=-5.97
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make
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sudo make install
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This will install the programs (e.g. 'sort', 'head) in
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/usr/local/bin, with "-5.97" added to each program name (e.g. 'sort-5.97',
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'head-5.97').
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NOTE:
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With very old versions (5.X and 6.X), running "./configure" will
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hang for a long time at the following step:
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"checking for mktime..."
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But will eventually continue successfully.
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Automated build
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---------------
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The script 'build-older-versions.sh' automatically performs the manual steps
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listed above. The script installs each package in a separate directory:
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Programs in `$HOME/old-coreutils/coreutils-{VERSION}/bin`,
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manual pages in `$HOME/old-coreutils/coreutils-{VERSION}/share/man`,
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PDF manual in `$HOME/old-coreutils/coreutils-{VERSION}/share/doc`,
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INFO pages in `$HOME/old-coreutils/coreutils-{VERSION}/share/info`.
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It will also create symlinks to all version in a common directory
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`$HOME/old-coreutils/bin`.
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Example, running the following commands:
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./build-older-versions.sh 5.0
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./build-older-versions.sh 5.97
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./build-older-versions.sh 6.12
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./build-older-versions.sh 7.6
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Will download, patch, build and install the programs for GNU coreutils
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versions 5.0,5.97,6.12,7.6 in `$HOME/old-coreutils/bin` :
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$ ls $HOME/old-coreutils/bin
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[-5.97 id-5.0 sha224sum-7.6
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[-6.12 id-5.97 sha256sum-6.12
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[-7.6 id-6.12 sha256sum-7.6
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base64-6.12 id-7.6 sha384sum-6.12
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base64-7.6 install-5.0 sha384sum-7.6
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basename-5.0 install-5.97 sha512sum-6.12
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basename-5.97 install-6.12 sha512sum-7.6
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basename-6.12 install-7.6 shred-5.0
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basename-7.6 join-5.0 shred-5.97
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cat-5.0 join-5.97 shred-6.12
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cat-5.97 join-6.12 shred-7.6
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cat-6.12 join-7.6 shuf-6.12
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cat-7.6 kill-5.0 shuf-7.6
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chcon-6.12 kill-5.97 sleep-5.0
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chcon-7.6 kill-6.12 sleep-5.97
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chgrp-5.0 kill-7.6 sleep-6.12
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chgrp-5.97 link-5.0 sleep-7.6
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chgrp-6.12 link-5.97 sort-5.0
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chgrp-7.6 link-6.12 sort-5.97
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chmod-5.0 link-7.6 sort-6.12
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chmod-5.97 ln-5.0 sort-7.6
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chmod-6.12 ln-5.97 split-5.0
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chmod-7.6 ln-6.12 split-5.97
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chown-5.0 ln-7.6 split-6.12
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[... many more files ...]
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By adding the directory to your $PATH, older versions can be easily used:
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export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/old-coreutils/bin
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export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$HOME/old-coreutils/man
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========================================================================
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Copyright (C) 2019-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or
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any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover
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Texts. A copy of the license is included in the "GNU Free
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Documentation License" file as part of this distribution.
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