diff --git a/media-gfx/asymptote/Manifest b/media-gfx/asymptote/Manifest
index 4e33bd124e934..add208669033b 100644
--- a/media-gfx/asymptote/Manifest
+++ b/media-gfx/asymptote/Manifest
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 DIST asymptote-2.32.src.tgz 1794495 SHA256 2035035e02774598312d5588da2685d20fb85a378ea2bbe48b825c5442b18fa5 SHA512 a0663f1768cb4340bb6e9224d4fbc6e2f8b41501b1f59793d84db2e0f99b9ff071d3dd8fa5c4715c1874f8ef1af713a54b27de37ff40d8ca042f0f48579a57f9 WHIRLPOOL 38a8aaa581acb07bcc7ac0c802222501acf77abaf609d5ae758d9b5668ac6b8b1343640259cc3948e62a39862404709ddb64b4bbd11bcf20dbb7ce29d4fc25d1
 DIST asymptote-2.35.src.tgz 3348122 SHA256 ff3cf5b6a6a65fb1fe5b3ef1e94bf9cff8c3376f0cd7be0fdd7079c0fb46c285 SHA512 671ffdde35b444b645d5ebea016b7fec583c4cecee67cf1700c4b3e2c783abfcc45dfa964864c8bd66be32c13fb109c139346c0dbcfb1b597d4d387ad19c6c97 WHIRLPOOL 70cde1fb0821bd7efa27629183fe36871b45d7f352f5a1e529fbdf3c0d50c53059a7d4befcd4d87663da365733b43006ef1399b5541095d85068c63200e1ddf7
 DIST asymptote-2.36.src.tgz 3449528 SHA256 cd3276cba498965f8c9e6c56b157d2f22304b0453d175bd9017b4c62b3fd1750 SHA512 18b079829f90561f88ebde0391f5d842d89ea28bf7b00306b908faeeca21b421127423af3a335bab9afa22036b3d93611702a579513d8a458be2f8cdd542222f WHIRLPOOL 532b221d619c8af077e0ef4cda960e6bc1b2c2eab263cfa1eb729df5928f7ae1d9e05459efee18a5a4fa4464b0b3aacd7f5ab42076e8af4e1fc3745f75dd9b6c
+DIST asymptote-2.38.src.tgz 3460789 SHA256 e9c6dbb3fed27cbaf9ba01fd2264f0cff51781466acb29e76418bed801debcb7 SHA512 c54974a0476a33112c7913cfd8962e80a5ff10bc11f65b59a2bc0641f3c2fcfe69ba4592d84b33078d85c43fab7261670195766eca6419f6fd4923fd1ace6904 WHIRLPOOL f1d0a31fe25046c072a4963f64c92f718d980712f46637db65a5664c0a94c1eba162902c9ec4e787685f2250158ecffa9e834564ecbd69c6e3b948c5ad7d7a24
diff --git a/media-gfx/asymptote/asymptote-2.38.ebuild b/media-gfx/asymptote/asymptote-2.38.ebuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac5a8b7a9acd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-gfx/asymptote/asymptote-2.38.ebuild
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+# Copyright 1999-2016 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+# $Id$
+
+EAPI=5
+
+PYTHON_COMPAT=( python2_7 )
+
+inherit autotools elisp-common eutils latex-package multilib python-single-r1
+
+DESCRIPTION="A vector graphics language that provides a framework for technical drawing"
+HOMEPAGE="http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/"
+SRC_URI="mirror://sourceforge/asymptote/${P}.src.tgz"
+
+LICENSE="GPL-3"
+SLOT="0"
+KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86 ~amd64-linux ~x86-linux ~ppc-macos ~x86-macos"
+IUSE="+boehm-gc doc emacs examples fftw gsl +imagemagick latex offscreen +opengl python sigsegv svg vim-syntax X"
+
+REQUIRED_USE="
+	${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}
+	offscreen? ( opengl )"
+
+RDEPEND="
+	>=sys-libs/ncurses-5.4-r5:0=
+	>=sys-libs/readline-4.3-r5:0=
+	imagemagick? ( media-gfx/imagemagick[png] )
+	opengl? ( >=media-libs/mesa-8 )
+	offscreen? ( media-libs/mesa[osmesa] )
+	svg? ( app-text/dvisvgm )
+	sigsegv? ( dev-libs/libsigsegv )
+	boehm-gc? ( >=dev-libs/boehm-gc-7.0[cxx,threads] )
+	fftw? ( >=sci-libs/fftw-3.0.1 )
+	gsl? ( sci-libs/gsl )
+	python? ( ${PYTHON_DEPS} )
+	X? (
+		${PYTHON_DEPS}
+		x11-misc/xdg-utils
+		dev-python/pillow[tk,${PYTHON_USEDEP}]
+		)
+	latex? (
+		virtual/latex-base
+		>=dev-texlive/texlive-latexextra-2013
+		)
+	emacs? ( virtual/emacs )
+	vim-syntax? ( || ( app-editors/vim app-editors/gvim ) )"
+DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
+	doc? (
+		dev-lang/perl
+		media-gfx/imagemagick[png]
+		virtual/texi2dvi
+		virtual/latex-base
+		)"
+
+TEXMF=/usr/share/texmf-site
+
+pkg_setup() {
+	(use python || use X) && python-single-r1_pkg_setup
+}
+
+src_prepare() {
+	# gc.h -> gc/gc.h
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-configure-ac.patch"
+
+	sed -e "s:Datadir/doc/asymptote:Datadir/doc/${PF}:" \
+		-i configure.ac \
+		|| die "sed configure.ac failed"
+
+	# Changing pdf, ps, image viewers to xdg-open
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-xdg-utils.patch"
+
+	# Bug #322473
+	epatch "${FILESDIR}/${P}-info.patch"
+
+	eautoreconf
+}
+
+src_configure() {
+	# for the CPPFLAGS see
+	# https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?thread_id=1683277&forum_id=409349
+	econf \
+		CPPFLAGS=-DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H \
+		CFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}" \
+		--disable-gc-debug \
+		$(use_enable boehm-gc gc system) \
+		$(use_enable fftw) \
+		$(use_enable gsl) \
+		$(use_enable opengl gl) \
+		$(use_enable offscreen) \
+		$(use_enable sigsegv)
+}
+
+src_compile() {
+	default
+
+	cd doc || die
+	emake asy.1
+	if use doc; then
+		# info
+		einfo "Making info"
+		emake ${PN}.info
+		cd FAQ || die
+		emake
+		cd .. || die
+		# pdf
+		einfo "Making pdf docs"
+		export VARTEXFONTS="${T}"/fonts
+		# see bug #260606
+		emake -j1 asymptote.pdf
+		emake CAD.pdf
+	fi
+	cd .. || die
+
+	if use emacs; then
+		einfo "Compiling emacs lisp files"
+		elisp-compile base/*.el
+	fi
+}
+
+src_install() {
+	# the program
+	dobin asy
+
+	# .asy files
+	insinto /usr/share/${PN}
+	doins base/*.asy
+
+	# documentation
+	dodoc BUGS ChangeLog README ReleaseNotes TODO
+	doman doc/asy.1
+
+	# X GUI
+	if use X; then
+		python_scriptinto /usr/share/${PN}/GUI
+		python_doscript GUI/*.py
+		dosym /usr/share/${PN}/GUI/xasy.py /usr/bin/xasy
+		doman doc/xasy.1x
+	fi
+
+	# examples
+	if use examples; then
+		insinto /usr/share/${PN}/examples
+		doins \
+			examples/*.asy \
+			examples/*.eps \
+			doc/*.asy \
+			doc/*.csv \
+			doc/*.dat \
+			doc/extra/*.asy
+		use X && doins GUI/*.asy
+
+		insinto /usr/share/${PN}/examples/animations
+		doins examples/animations/*.asy
+	fi
+
+	# LaTeX style
+	if use latex; then
+		cd doc || die
+		insinto "${TEXMF}"/tex/latex/${PN}
+		doins ${PN}.sty asycolors.sty
+		if use examples; then
+			insinto /usr/share/${PN}/examples
+			doins latexusage.tex
+		fi
+		cd .. || die
+	fi
+
+	# asymptote.py
+	use python && python_domodule base/${PN}.py
+
+	# emacs mode
+	if use emacs; then
+		elisp-install ${PN} base/*.el base/*.elc
+		elisp-site-file-install "${FILESDIR}"/64${PN}-gentoo.el
+	fi
+
+	# vim syntax
+	if use vim-syntax; then
+		insinto /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/syntax
+		doins base/asy.vim
+		insinto /usr/share/vim/vimfiles/ftdetect
+		doins "${FILESDIR}"/asy-ftd.vim
+	fi
+
+	# extra documentation
+	if use doc; then
+		cd doc || die
+		doinfo ${PN}.info*
+		cd FAQ || die
+		dodoc asy-faq.ascii
+		doinfo asy-faq.info
+		insinto /usr/share/doc/${PF}/html/FAQ
+		doins asy-faq.html/*
+		cd .. || die
+		insinto /usr/share/doc/${PF}
+		doins ${PN}.pdf CAD.pdf
+	fi
+}
+
+pkg_postinst() {
+	use latex && latex-package_rehash
+	use emacs && elisp-site-regen
+
+	elog 'Use the variable ASYMPTOTE_PSVIEWER to set the postscript viewer'
+	elog 'Use the variable ASYMPTOTE_PDFVIEWER to set the PDF viewer'
+}
+
+pkg_postrm() {
+	use latex && latex-package_rehash
+	use emacs && elisp-site-regen
+}
diff --git a/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-configure-ac.patch b/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-configure-ac.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3acff863dad94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-configure-ac.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: asymptote-2.38/configure.ac
+===================================================================
+--- asymptote-2.38.orig/configure.ac
++++ asymptote-2.38/configure.ac
+@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_use_gc" != "xno" ; then
+       fi
+       CPPFLAGS_SAVE=$CPPFLAGS
+       CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS" $INCL"
+-      AC_CHECK_HEADER(gc.h,
++      AC_CHECK_HEADER([gc/gc.h],
+ 	AC_CHECK_LIB([gc],[GC_malloc],[
+ 	  LIBS=$LIBS"-lgc "
+ 	  AC_MSG_NOTICE([enabling system $GCNAME])],[
diff --git a/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-info.patch b/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-info.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7005f152518fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-info.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: asymptote-2.38/doc/asymptote.texi
+===================================================================
+--- asymptote-2.38.orig/doc/asymptote.texi
++++ asymptote-2.38/doc/asymptote.texi
+@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ file LICENSE in the top-level source dir
+      
+ @dircategory Languages
+ @direntry
+-* asymptote: (asymptote/asymptote). Vector graphics language.
++* asymptote: (asymptote). Vector graphics language.
+ @end direntry
+ 
+ @titlepage
diff --git a/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-xdg-utils.patch b/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-xdg-utils.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..044244e4008ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-gfx/asymptote/files/asymptote-2.38-xdg-utils.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Index: asymptote-2.38/settings.cc
+===================================================================
+--- asymptote-2.38.orig/settings.cc
++++ asymptote-2.38/settings.cc
+@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ bool msdos=false;
+ string HOME="HOME";
+ string docdir=ASYMPTOTE_DOCDIR;
+ const char pathSeparator=':';
+-string defaultPSViewer="gv";
++string defaultPSViewer="xdg-open";
+ #ifdef __APPLE__
+ string defaultPDFViewer="open";
+ #else  
+-string defaultPDFViewer="acroread";
++string defaultPDFViewer="xdg-open";
+ #endif  
+ string defaultGhostscript="gs";
+ string defaultGhostscriptLibrary="/usr/lib/libgs.so";
+-string defaultDisplay="display";
++string defaultDisplay="xdg-open";
+ string defaultAnimate="animate";
+ void queryRegistry() {}
+ const string dirsep="/";