diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index d177121..796a17c 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-asymptote-1.37.src.tgz
+asymptote-1.41.src.tgz
diff --git a/asy.gif b/asy.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..290721e
Binary files /dev/null and b/asy.gif differ
diff --git a/asymptote.spec b/asymptote.spec
index d98f6ca..6e41768 100644
--- a/asymptote.spec
+++ b/asymptote.spec
@@ -4,16 +4,17 @@
 %define xemacs_sitelisp %{_datadir}/xemacs/site-packages/lisp
 
 Name:           asymptote
-Version:        1.37
+Version:        1.41
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Descriptive vector graphics language
 
 Group:          Applications/Publishing
 License:        GPLv3+
 URL:            http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/
-Source:         http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/asymptote/asymptote-%{version}.src.tgz
+Source0:        http://dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/asymptote/asymptote-%{version}.src.tgz
+Source1:	asy.gif
+Source2:	xasy.desktop
 Patch0:         asymptote-1.29-settings.patch
-Patch1:         asymptote-1.37-gcc43.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  ncurses-devel
@@ -25,9 +26,11 @@ BuildRequires:  tetex-latex
 BuildRequires:  ghostscript
 BuildRequires:  texinfo-tex
 BuildRequires:  ImageMagick
+BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 
 Requires:       tetex-latex
 Requires:       tkinter
+Requires:	python-imaging-tk
 Requires(post): /usr/bin/texhash /sbin/install-info
 Requires(postun): /usr/bin/texhash /sbin/install-info
 
@@ -43,8 +46,6 @@ that LaTeX does for scientific text.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 %patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1
-%{__sed} -i 's|^#!/usr/bin/env python$|#!%{__python}|' xasy
 %{__sed} -i 's/\r//' doc/CAD1.asy
 
 # convert to UTF-8
@@ -84,11 +85,22 @@ for vimver in 63 64 70 71 ; do
     ln -s ../../../%{name}/asy.vim .
 done
 
+# copy icon to pixmaps dir
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/pixmaps/
+cp %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/pixmaps/
+
+mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications
+desktop-file-install --vendor "fedora"                  \
+        --dir $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications   \
+        %{SOURCE2}
+
 # Clean up symlink
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/xasy
 cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 ln -s ../share/%{name}/GUI/xasy.py xasy
 
+
+
 %clean
 rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
@@ -119,9 +131,15 @@ fi
 # Thus, its ok for dual ownership.
 %{_datadir}/emacs*
 %{_datadir}/xemacs/
+%{_datadir}/pixmaps/asy.gif
+%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb  6 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 1.41-1
+- update to 1.41
+- enable desktop file for xasy
+
 * Thu Jan  3 2008 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 1.37-1
 - bump to 1.37
 - fix gcc43 failures
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 429ea13..7ccd98d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-05b6e614f43e2fd163161117c4093f87  asymptote-1.37.src.tgz
+ebcb18fbec3f585e0c7258ca3994b86c  asymptote-1.41.src.tgz
diff --git a/xasy.desktop b/xasy.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..269d85e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xasy.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Exec=xasy
+Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/asy.gif
+Terminal=false
+Name=Asymptote
+GenericName=xasy
+Comment=GUI tool for using Asymptote vector graphics
+Type=Application
+Categories=Application;Graphics;
+StartupNotify=true
+X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.10