To compile and install Asymptote version x.xx from a source release:

gunzip asymptote-x.xx.src.tgz
tar -xf asymptote-x.xx.src.tar
cd asymptote-x.xx

Put http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/gc_source/gc6.8.tar.gz
in the current directory and

./configure
make all
make install

The last command requires root privileges. To install without root privileges
you should change the first line to

./configure --prefix=$HOME/asymptote

If you are compiling Subversion developmental source code use the commands:

./autogen.sh
./configure
make all
make install

If you get errors from a broken pdftex installation, simply put
http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/asymptote.pdf
in the doc directory and repeat the commands make all and make install.

For a list of configure options, type

configure --help

Optional packages:

* Fast Fourier Transform library
  http://www.fftw.org/

  Version requirement >= 3.0

* The GNU Scientific Library for numerical analysis:
  http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/
