On 08/02/13 14:14, Oon-Ee Ng wrote: > So I'm checking out python-sympy for some calculations in the Robotics > subject I teach and realized that a bug was recently fixed in git > which is crucial to what I hope to use it for. python-sympy-git in the > AUR and that's settled. > > Then I got to wondering, I only really want to use the -git version > till the next release, but since python-sympy is no longer installed > (conflicts) I wouldn't automatically get it unless I check every once > in a while if version is > 0.7.2. > > I figured installing a blank package with nothing in package() named > python-sympy and with version 0.7.2 would allow me to get notified > when python-sympy-0.7.3 or later gets in the repos. Is this a good way > of doing it, or are there better ways? > > The other option is to use ABS to build the current python-sympy with the patch you need. Or you could even file a bug report to get that done officially (if the bug is bad enough). Allan
