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diff --git a/Build/source/utils/asymptote/doc/asymptote.texi b/Build/source/utils/asymptote/doc/asymptote.texi
index cf427557d9f..afbf5297e2c 100644
--- a/Build/source/utils/asymptote/doc/asymptote.texi
+++ b/Build/source/utils/asymptote/doc/asymptote.texi
@@ -336,17 +336,9 @@ prebuilt @code{Asymptote} binaries from
@cindex @code{MacOS X} binary distributions
@code{MacOS X} users can either compile the @code{UNIX} source code
(@pxref{Compiling from UNIX source})
-or install the contributed @code{Asymptote} binary available at
+or install the @code{Asymptote} binary available at
-@url{http://www.hmug.org/pub/MacOS_X/X/Applications/Publishing/asymptote/}
-
-@noindent
-Because these preconfigured binary distributions have
-strict architecture and library dependencies that many installations do
-not satisfy, we recommend installing @code{Asymptote} directly from the
-official source:
-
-@url{http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=120000}
+@url{http://www.macports.org/}
@noindent
Note that many @code{MacOS X} (and FreeBSD) systems lack the
@@ -363,8 +355,8 @@ where @code{x.xx} denotes the latest version.
A working @TeX{} implementation (such as the one available at
@url{http://www.miktex.org}) will be required to typeset labels.
-You will also need to install @code{GPL Ghostscript} from
-@url{http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/}.
+You will also need to install @code{GPL Ghostscript} version 9.14 or
+later from @url{http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public}.
To view the default @code{PostScript} output, you can install the
program @code{gsview} available from
@@ -453,7 +445,7 @@ corresponding file type.
For @acronym{PDF} format output, the @code{gs} setting specifies the
location of the @code{PostScript}-to-@acronym{PDF} processor @code{Ghostscript},
-available from @url{http://sourceforge.net/projects/ghostscript/}.
+available from @url{http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public}.
The setting @code{pdfviewer} specifies the location of the @acronym{PDF}
viewer. On @code{UNIX} systems, to support automatic document
@@ -580,8 +572,12 @@ The @code{Asymptote} system directory (by default,
@cindex Compiling from UNIX source
To compile and install a @code{UNIX} executable from
-a source release
-@code{x.xx}, first execute the commands:
+the source release @code{asymptote-x.xx.src.tgz} in the subdirectory
+@code{x.xx} under
+
+@url{http://sourceforge.net/projects/asymptote/files/}
+
+execute the commands:
@verbatim
gunzip asymptote-x.xx.src.tgz
tar -xf asymptote-x.xx.src.tar
@@ -9475,7 +9471,7 @@ you get useful feedback.
Contributions in the form of patches or @code{Asymptote} modules can be
posted here:
@quotation
-@url{http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=685685&group_id=120000}
+@url{http://sourceforge.net/p/asymptote/patches}
@end quotation
@noindent
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