bcompare-kde4

maintainer Musikolo · 108 votes · base bcompare · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287

LOW

Why flagged The source is a prebuilt tarball from the official vendor's domain (scootersoftware.com), which is the legitimate and expected source for this proprietary software; downloading from the official vendor, even if not on a whitelist, is normal and low risk for AUR packages.

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LOW AI review llm_review

An AI model (qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507) reviewed this and agrees it is LOW (confidence 95%): The source is a prebuilt tarball from the official vendor's domain (scootersoftware.com), which is the legitimate and expected source for this proprietary software; downloading from the official vendor, even if not on a whitelist, is normal and low risk for AUR packages.

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MEDIUM source=() URL on a non-standard host source_untrusted_domain

One or more source=() URLs point to a host outside the trusted allowlist (github.com, gitlab.com, codeberg.org, pypi.org, …).

PKGBUILD:23 source=("https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}.x86_64.tar.gz")

PKGBUILD

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      1# Maintainer: Musikolo <musikolo {at} hotmail [dot] com>
    
      2# Contributor: Magician <magician21 ett lycos daht com>
    
      3# Contributor: Petrovo https://aur.archlinux.org/account.php?Action=AccountInfo&ID=33361
    
      4# Contributor: Pierre-François Gomez https://aur.archlinux.org/account/pef/
    
      5# Contributor: Shura https://aur.archlinux.org/account/shura/
    
      6# Contributor: Michael Hansen <zrax0111 gmail com>
    
      7# Contributor: Wesley Chan https://aur.archlinux.org/account/Wesley_Chan
    
      8
    
      9# Original PKGBUILD file from:
    
      10# - https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=757428#p757428
    
      11# - http://www.scootersoftware.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?s=3c1f289bc76655230b49f440dbe17b53&p=26449&postcount=7
    
      12
    
      13pkgbase=bcompare
    
      14pkgname=('bcompare' 'bcompare-kde6' 'bcompare-kde5' 'bcompare-kde4' 'bcompare-nautilus' 'bcompare-thunar' 'bcompare-cinnamon' 'bcompare-mate')
    
      15pkgver=5.2.4.32425
    
      16pkgrel=1
    
      17arch=('x86_64')
    
      18url='https://www.scootersoftware.com'
    
      19license=('custom')
    
      20groups=('utility')
    
      21depends=('qt6-base')
    
      22makedepends=('sed')
    
      23source=("https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}.x86_64.tar.gz")
    
      24sha256sums=('c1a050d3741e422e1f0fd270d2301d5087b9217cf5d91647da408231a5b09dcf')
    
      25options=('!strip') # Do not strip binaries because it breaks them down
    
      26
    
      27 prepare() {
    
      28  # Prepare the directory skeleton needed for install.sh
    
      29  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      30  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/share/applications"
    
      31  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}"
    
      32  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/share/mime/packages"
    
      33  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/share/pixmaps"
    
      34
    
      35  # Set up KDE4 service menus
    
      36  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/kde4"
    
      37  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/share/kde4/services"
    
      38
    
      39  # Set up Gnome service menus
    
      40  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-4"
    
      41  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-3.0"
    
      42  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/nemo/extensions-3.0"
    
      43  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/caja/extensions-3.0"
    
      44
    
      45  # Set up Xfce service menus
    
      46  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/thunarx-2"
    
      47  install -m 755 -d "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/thunarx-3"
    
      48
    
      49  # Apply some fixes on install.sh script
    
      50  cd "${pkgbase}-${pkgver}"
    
      51  sed -i 's|/usr/|${PREFIX}/usr/|g' install.sh
    
      52  sed -i 's|${PREFIX}/usr/bin|/usr/bin|g' install.sh
    
      53  sed -i '/-h \/lib64/{N;N;d;}' install.sh
    
      54  sed -i 's|kde4-config -v|kde4-config -v 2> /dev/null|' install.sh
    
      55 }
    
      56
    
      57package_bcompare() {
    
      58  pkgdesc="Beyond Compare 5: Compare, sync, and merge files and folders."
    
      59  optdepends=('bcompare-kde6: KDE Plasma 6 service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'
    
      60              'bcompare-kde5: KDE Plasma 5 service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'
    
      61              'bcompare-kde4: KDE 4 service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'
    
      62              'bcompare-nautilus: Gnome/Nautilus service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'
    
      63              'bcompare-thunar: Xfce/Thunar service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'
    
      64              'bcompare-cinnamon: Cinnamon service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'
    
      65              'bcompare-mate: MATE service menus for Beyond Compare 5.'  )
    
      66  install=${pkgbase}.install
    
      67
    
      68  # Excecute install script - needs to be run here
    
      69  cd "${pkgbase}-${pkgver}"
    
      70  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      71  sh -version &> /dev/null && sh   install.sh --prefix="${_install_dir}"\
    
      72                           || bash install.sh --prefix="${_install_dir}"
    
      73
    
      74  # Prepare the directory skeleton needed for install.sh
    
      75  cp -r "${_install_dir}/bin"  "${pkgdir}/"
    
      76  cp -r "${_install_dir}/lib"  "${pkgdir}/"
    
      77  cp -r "${_install_dir}/usr"  "${pkgdir}/"
    
      78
    
      79  # Move some directories to usr
    
      80  cd "${pkgdir}"
    
      81  if [ -d usr/lib ]; then
    
      82    mv usr/lib/* lib
    
      83  fi
    
      84  mv bin lib usr/
    
      85
    
      86  # Fix wrong paths
    
      87  sed -i "s|"${_install_dir}"|/usr|g" usr/bin/bcompare
    
      88
    
      89  # Remove KDE, Gnome and Xfce files
    
      90  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/share/kde4"
    
      91  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu"
    
      92  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/kde4"
    
      93  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/nautilus"
    
      94  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/thunarx-2"
    
      95  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/thunarx-3"
    
      96  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/caja"
    
      97  rm -rf "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/nemo"
    
      98
    
      99  pushd usr/lib/beyondcompare/ > /dev/null
    
      100  rm -f kde_context_menu uninstall.sh
    
      101  mv help "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}"
    
      102  mv copyright README "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}/"
    
      103  rm -rf ext
    
      104  popd > /dev/null
    
      105
    
      106  # Clean some mime files
    
      107  pushd usr/share > /dev/null
    
      108  mv  mime/packages .
    
      109  rm -rf mime/*
    
      110  mv packages mime/
    
      111  popd > /dev/null
    
      112}
    
      113
    
      114package_bcompare-kde6() {
    
      115  pkgdesc="KDE Plasma 6 service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      116  depends=('bcompare')
    
      117  install=${pkgbase}-kde-plasma.install
    
      118
    
      119  msg2 "Packaging KDE Plasma 6 service menus..."
    
      120  cd "${srcdir}/install/lib/beyondcompare/ext"
    
      121  install -m 755 -D -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/qt6/plugins/kf6/kfileitemaction" bcompare_ext_kde6.amd64.so
    
      122  msg2 "Done!"
    
      123}
    
      124
    
      125package_bcompare-kde5() {
    
      126  pkgdesc="KDE Plasma 5 service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      127  depends=('bcompare' 'kinit5')
    
      128  install=${pkgbase}-kde-plasma.install
    
      129
    
      130  # Set up service menus
    
      131  msg2 "Packaging KDE Plasma 5 service menus..."
    
      132  cd "${srcdir}/install/lib/beyondcompare/ext"
    
      133  install -m 755 -D -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/qt/plugins/kf5/kfileitemaction" bcompare_ext_kde5.amd64.so
    
      134  msg2 "Done!"
    
      135}
    
      136
    
      137package_bcompare-kde4() {
    
      138  pkgdesc="KDE 4 service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      139  depends=('bcompare')
    
      140  replaces=('bcompare-kde')
    
      141  conflicts=('bcompare-kde')
    
      142
    
      143  msg2 "Packaging KDE 4 service menus..."
    
      144  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      145  # Set up service menus
    
      146  install -m 755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib"
    
      147  install -m 755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share"
    
      148
    
      149  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/kde4" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
    
      150  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/share/kde4" "${pkgdir}/usr/share"
    
      151  msg2 "Done!"
    
      152}
    
      153
    
      154package_bcompare-nautilus() {
    
      155  pkgdesc="Gnome/Nautilus service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      156  depends=('bcompare')
    
      157  provides=('bcompare-gnome')
    
      158
    
      159  msg2 "Packaging Gnome/Nautilus service menus..."
    
      160  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      161  # Set up service menus
    
      162  install -m 755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib"
    
      163
    
      164  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/nautilus" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
    
      165  msg2 "Done!"
    
      166}
    
      167
    
      168package_bcompare-thunar() {
    
      169  pkgdesc="Xfce/Thunar service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      170  depends=('bcompare')
    
      171  provides=('bcompare-xfce')
    
      172
    
      173  msg2 "Packaging Xfce/Thunar service menus..."
    
      174  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      175  # Set up service menus
    
      176  install -m 755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib"
    
      177
    
      178  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/thunarx-2" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
    
      179  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/thunarx-3" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
    
      180  msg2 "Done!"
    
      181}
    
      182
    
      183package_bcompare-cinnamon() {
    
      184  pkgdesc="Cinnamon service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      185  depends=('bcompare')
    
      186
    
      187  msg2 "Packaging Cinnamon service menus..."
    
      188  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      189  # Set up service menus
    
      190  install -m 755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib"
    
      191
    
      192  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/nemo" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
    
      193  msg2 "Done!"
    
      194}
    
      195
    
      196package_bcompare-mate() {
    
      197  pkgdesc="MATE service menus for Beyond Compare 5."
    
      198  depends=('bcompare')
    
      199
    
      200  msg2 "Packaging MATE service menus..."
    
      201  _install_dir="${srcdir}/install"
    
      202  # Set up service menus
    
      203  install -m 755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib"
    
      204
    
      205  mv "${_install_dir}/usr/lib/caja" "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
    
      206  msg2 "Done!"
    
      207}
    
      208

Changes since previous scan

--- PKGBUILD @ 2026-07-02 04:44
+++ PKGBUILD @ 2026-08-03 00:08
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 pkgbase=bcompare
 pkgname=('bcompare' 'bcompare-kde6' 'bcompare-kde5' 'bcompare-kde4' 'bcompare-nautilus' 'bcompare-thunar' 'bcompare-cinnamon' 'bcompare-mate')
-pkgver=5.2.3.32296
+pkgver=5.2.4.32425
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 url='https://www.scootersoftware.com'
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 groups=('utility')
 depends=('qt6-base')
 makedepends=('sed')
-source=("https://www.scootersoftware.com/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}.x86_64.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('2ed6179a20c7842439e454dd85546951b000ef865c3a87314c8f229655cbd3aa')
+source=("https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}.x86_64.tar.gz")
+sha256sums=('c1a050d3741e422e1f0fd270d2301d5087b9217cf5d91647da408231a5b09dcf')
 options=('!strip') # Do not strip binaries because it breaks them down
 
  prepare() {

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Scanned at (UTC)	Severity	Rules
2026-08-03 00:08:14	LOW	2
2026-08-02 00:16:08	LOW	2
2026-08-01 00:11:18	LOW	2
2026-07-31 00:14:10	LOW	2
2026-07-30 00:17:23	LOW	2
2026-07-29 00:25:53	LOW	2
2026-07-28 00:07:28	LOW	2
2026-07-27 00:24:32	LOW	2
2026-07-26 00:07:32	LOW	2
2026-07-25 00:13:44	LOW	2
2026-07-24 00:02:28	LOW	2
2026-07-23 11:23:42	LOW	2
2026-07-02 04:44:07	CLEAN	2
2026-06-19 19:07:35	CLEAN	2
2026-06-18 16:11:54	LOW	1