On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Allan McRae <allan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 Nah its nowhere near bad enough, some would call it an enhancement (trigonometric simplification now supports a few more identities, including one that's very common in my application). I thought about this but its more work on my end. Gaetan's suggestion appeals to the lazy ass in me =)
