A script to build XNU version 4903.241.1 (macOS High Sierra 10.14.3) on macOS 10.14.6 with Xcode 9.4.1.

build-xnu-4903.241.1.sh

#! /bin/bash
#
# build-xnu-4903.241.1.sh
# Brandon Azad
#
# A script showing how to build XNU version 4903.241.1 (which corresponds to
# macOS 10.14.3) on macOS High Sierra 10.14.6 with Xcode 9.4.1.
#
# Note: This process will OVERWRITE files in Xcode's MacOSX10.13.sdk. Make a
# backup of this directory first!
#
# Note: This script will NOT work with Xcode 10 and later.
#

XNU="xnu-4903.241.1"
XCODE="Xcode 9.4.1"
DTRACE="dtrace-284.200.15"
AVAILABILITY_VERSIONS="AvailabilityVersions-33.200.4"
LIBPLATFORM="libplatform-177.200.16"
LIBDISPATCH="libdispatch-1008.220.2"
BACKUP_SDK=1

error() {
	echo "Error: $@"
	exit 1
}

# Set a permissive umask just in case.
umask 022

# Print commands and exit on failure.
set -ex

# Check that we have the right Xcode.
XCODE_VERSION="$(xcodebuild -version | head -n 1)"
if [ "$XCODE_VERSION" != "$XCODE" ]; then
	error "$XCODE_VERSION detected! Need $XCODE."
fi

# Set the working directory.
WORKDIR="${WORKDIR:-build-${XNU}}"

# Get the SDK path and toolchain path.
SDKPATH="$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path)"
TOOLCHAINPATH="$(xcode-select -p)/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain"
[ -d "${SDKPATH}" ] && [ -d "${TOOLCHAINPATH}" ]

# Create the working directory.
mkdir "${WORKDIR}"
cd "${WORKDIR}"

# Back up the SDK if that option is given.
SDK_DIR="$(basename ${SDKPATH})"
if [ -n "${BACKUP_SDK}" ] && ! [ -e "${SDK_DIR}" ]; then
	sudo ditto "${SDKPATH}" "${SDK_DIR}"
fi

# Download XNU and some additional sources we will need to help build.
curl https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/xnu/${XNU}.tar.gz | tar -x
curl https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/dtrace/${DTRACE}.tar.gz | tar -x
curl https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/AvailabilityVersions/${AVAILABILITY_VERSIONS}.tar.gz | tar -x
curl https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/libplatform/${LIBPLATFORM}.tar.gz | tar -x
curl https://opensource.apple.com/tarballs/libdispatch/${LIBDISPATCH}.tar.gz | tar -x

# Build and install ctf utilities. This adds the ctf tools to
# ${TOOLCHAINPATH}/usr/local/bin.
cd ${DTRACE}
mkdir -p obj dst sym
xcodebuild install -target ctfconvert -target ctfdump -target ctfmerge ARCHS="x86_64" SRCROOT="${PWD}" OBJROOT="${PWD}/obj" SYMROOT="${PWD}/sym" DSTROOT="${PWD}/dst"
sudo ditto "${PWD}/dst/${TOOLCHAINPATH}" "${TOOLCHAINPATH}"
cd ..

# Install AvailabilityVersions. This writes to ${SDKPATH}/usr/local/libexec.
cd ${AVAILABILITY_VERSIONS}
mkdir -p dst
make install SRCROOT="${PWD}" DSTROOT="${PWD}/dst"
sudo ditto "${PWD}/dst/usr/local" "${SDKPATH}/usr/local"
cd ..

# Install the XNU headers we'll need for libdispatch. This OVERWRITES files in
# MacOSX10.13.sdk!
cd ${XNU}
mkdir -p BUILD.hdrs/obj BUILD.hdrs/sym BUILD.hdrs/dst
make installhdrs SDKROOT=macosx ARCH_CONFIGS=X86_64 SRCROOT="${PWD}" OBJROOT="${PWD}/BUILD.hdrs/obj" SYMROOT="${PWD}/BUILD.hdrs/sym" DSTROOT="${PWD}/BUILD.hdrs/dst"
xcodebuild installhdrs -project libsyscall/Libsyscall.xcodeproj -sdk macosx ARCHS="x86_64 i386" SRCROOT="${PWD}/libsyscall" OBJROOT="${PWD}/BUILD.hdrs/obj" SYMROOT="${PWD}/BUILD.hdrs/sym" DSTROOT="${PWD}/BUILD.hdrs/dst"
# Set permissions correctly before dittoing over MacOSX10.13.sdk.
sudo chown -R root:wheel BUILD.hdrs/dst/
sudo ditto BUILD.hdrs/dst "${SDKPATH}"
cd ..

# Install libplatform headers to ${SDKPATH}/usr/local/include.
cd ${LIBPLATFORM}
sudo ditto "${PWD}/include" "${SDKPATH}/usr/local/include"
sudo ditto "${PWD}/private" "${SDKPATH}/usr/local/include"
cd ..

# Build and install libdispatch's libfirehose_kernel target to
# ${SDKPATH}/usr/local.
cd ${LIBDISPATCH}
mkdir -p obj sym dst
xcodebuild install -project libdispatch.xcodeproj -target libfirehose_kernel -sdk macosx ARCHS="x86_64 i386" SRCROOT="${PWD}" OBJROOT="${PWD}/obj" SYMROOT="${PWD}/sym" DSTROOT="${PWD}/dst"
sudo ditto "${PWD}/dst/usr/local" "${SDKPATH}/usr/local"
cd ..

# Build XNU. We set BUILD_WERROR to 0 to disable -Werror during build, since
# XNU definitely does not build without errors.
cd ${XNU}
make SDKROOT=macosx ARCH_CONFIGS=X86_64 KERNEL_CONFIGS="RELEASE" BUILD_WERROR=0