On linux install dependencies first, like: gcc, m4, bison, flex
Download this repo using git clone or download as zip
$ cd acpica-unix-VERSION
$ make clean
$ make
To generate an individual tool (examples):
$ cd acpica-unix-VERSION
$ make iasl
$ make acpixtract
$ make acpiexec
$ make acpihelp
$ make acpisrc
$ make acpibin
To install the generated tools in /usr/bin:
$ cd acpica-unix-VERSION
$ make install