# Extract the minuit tar ball
$ tar -zxvf minuit.tar.gz

# A new directory build_minuit/ should be made. Go there.
cd build_minuit/

# Run make
$ make

# If compiled successfully, libminuit.a will be generated. Make sure it exists
# in current director.
$ ls libminuit.a

# Make another copy with a different name and put the copy in /usr/local/lib
$ sudo cp libminuit.a /usr/local/lib/libminuitgf.a