ape
The package downloads a prebuilt zip from a university-hosted project page, which is plausible for academic software; the source is not executed directly but installed as-is, and the build process is transparent, resulting in low risk despite the non-whitelisted host.
Triggered rules
llm_review
The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-07-25) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 95%): The package downloads a prebuilt zip from a university-hosted project page, which is plausible for academic software; the source is not executed directly but installed as-is, and the build process is transparent, resulting in low risk despite the non-whitelisted host.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
source_untrusted_domain
One or more source=() URLs point to a host outside the trusted allowlist (github.com, gitlab.com, codeberg.org, pypi.org, …).
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PKGBUILD:12
source=("https://jorgensen.biology.utah.edu/wayned/ape/Download/Linux/ApE_linux_current.zip")
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: Erim <Erim4@yahoo.com>
pkgname=ape
pkgver=3.1.9
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="A plasmid editor"
arch=('any')
url="https://jorgensen.biology.utah.edu/wayned/ape/"
license=('proprietary')
depends=('tclkit' 'sdx')
makedepends=('imagemagick')
source=("https://jorgensen.biology.utah.edu/wayned/ape/Download/Linux/ApE_linux_current.zip")
md5sums=('39d2de1d0056a29faf2b5ef2b0dcca0e')
b2sums=('c8d7d4a4e063e95a6a39005143cda1bd4fb2ab2791f4a2a90e0d525bf8d9aaf4d3cc5f0a9bef7d7d1168d5f93fe587ad9734ac1b77b1f51f7362e00c2de64687')
sha256sums=('729ddba56f93f0398a6b05a00611fad514c7859fdad4bf0b5e16655388d0b4f4')
build() {
cat <<EOF > ape
#!/bin/sh
tclkit-dyn /opt/ApE/ApE.tcl $@
EOF
cat <<EOF > ApE.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=ApE
GenericName=A Plasmid Editor
Comment=a tcl/tk plasmid editor
Exec=ape
Icon=/opt/ApE/Accessory Files/Icons and images/ApE_icon_200.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Education;Science;Biology;
EOF
}
package() {
install -d "$pkgdir/opt"
cp -r "./ApE Linux" "$pkgdir/opt/ApE"
install -m755 -D ape "$pkgdir/usr/bin/ape"
# install -m644 -D ape-48x48.png "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/ape.png"
# install -m644 -D ape-128x128.png "$pkgdir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/ape.png"
install -m644 -D ApE.desktop "$pkgdir/usr/share/applications/ApE.desktop"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 00:21:48 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-31 00:07:41 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-30 00:29:30 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-29 00:13:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-28 00:06:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-27 00:23:28 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-26 00:12:40 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-25 00:20:48 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-24 00:14:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-23 00:02:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-22 00:13:10 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-21 00:12:50 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-20 00:10:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-19 00:03:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-18 00:06:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-17 00:21:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-16 00:12:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-15 00:28:05 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-14 00:06:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-13 00:23:45 | Low | 2 |