mac create release script, ignore one test to build

There are a couple differences if you want to build on a Mac.  It could all be in one script but I think that would be a bit messy so I copied it and made the changes.  Note, readlink on Mac is not the GNU version and doesn't have the same flags.  I opted for greadlink which is the GNU version and is available via brew (and probably macports too).  Also, bumped the tomcat version with a currently working mirror.

Ignoring one test that was failing and I am not sure is super useful.