[Help-gsl] libgsl.a - Where to get this file?

[Dominik Dell]

Hello,
I'd like to use gsl, but I have some installation problems. I use a linux 
system. I have downloaded the include files which should be copied to 
/usr/local/include/gsl, right? If I understand the manual correctly (p.5), 
I need two files called libgsl.a and libgslcblas.a for linking, which have 
to be copied to /usr/local/lib. I have searched the web for these files 
but with little success. Where can I get these files? Or do they have to 
be created in any way?
Sorry, if my questions are a bit silly, but both linux and programming 
with libraries is quite new to me. Actually I want to use gsl, because I 
need the Monte Carlo integration.
How can I get gsl working on my system?
Thank you
Dominik