flow-browser-git

maintainer adelaidacervera · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287
LOW
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Why flagged The npm install runs within the project's own source tree after substitution of official URLs with a mirror, which is common in regions with poor access to npmjs.org; it installs declared devDependencies for building, not arbitrary external code, and the source is from the project's official repository.

Triggered rules

LOW AI review downgraded a static finding 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 90%): The npm install runs within the project's own source tree after substitution of official URLs with a mirror, which is common in regions with poor access to npmjs.org; it installs declared devDependencies for building, not arbitrary external code, and the source is from the project's official repository.

1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
MEDIUM npm/yarn/pnpm install of an undeclared external package npm_install_external

Runs `npm/yarn/pnpm install <package>` for a package not in source=(), pulling unpinned, unreviewed code at build time. Severity downgraded: the package declares/looks like a Node.js consumer, where build-time installs are expected.

  • PKGBUILD:75 NODE_ENV=development npm install --os=linux --cpu=x64 sharp

PKGBUILD

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1# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
2pkgname=flow-browser-git
3_pkgname=Flow
4pkgver=0.6.4.r0.g3981cfc
5_electronversion=35
6_nodeversion=22
7pkgrel=1
8pkgdesc="A modern, tabbed web browser with Chrome extension support—built on Electron.(Use system-wide electron)"
9arch=('x86_64')
10url="https://flow-browser.com/"
11_ghurl="https://github.com/MultiboxLabs/flow-browser"
12license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
13conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
14provides=("${pkgname%-git}=${pkgver%.r*}")
15depends=(
16 "electron${_electronversion}"
17 'libvips'
18)
19makedepends=(
20 'gendesk'
21 'npm'
22 'nvm'
23 'git'
24 'curl'
25)
26source=(
27 "${pkgname%-git}.git::git+${_ghurl}"
28 "${pkgname%-git}.sh"
29)
30sha256sums=('SKIP'
31 '291f50480f5a61bc9c68db7d44cd0412071128706baa868a9cb854f8779a1980')
32pkgver() {
33 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
34 set -o pipefail
35 git describe --long --tags --abbrev=7 | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g' ||
36 printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
37}
38_ensure_local_nvm() {
39 local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
40 source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
41 nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
42 nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
43}
44prepare() {
45 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
46 sed -i -e "
47 s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
48 s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
49 s/@runname@/app.asar/g
50 s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
51 s/@options@/env ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto/g
52 " "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
53 _ensure_local_nvm
54 gendesk -q -f -n --pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" --pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" --categories="Network" --name="${_pkgname}" --exec="${pkgname%-git} %U"
55 export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
56 export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
57 HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
58 {
59 echo -e '\n'
60 #echo 'build_from_source=true'
61 echo "cache=${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
62 echo "maxsockets=10"
63 } >> .npmrc
64 if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
65 {
66 echo 'registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com'
67 echo 'electron_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/'
68 echo 'electron_builder_binaries_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/'
69 } >> .npmrc
70 find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
71 fi
72 #sed -i "s/eu.i.posthog.com/www.baidu.com/g" src/main/modules/posthog.ts
73 sed -i -e "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
74 NODE_ENV=development npm install
75 NODE_ENV=development npm install --os=linux --cpu=x64 sharp
76}
77build() {
78 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
79 local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
80 NODE_ENV=production npm run build
81 NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist} --config electron-builder.json"
82}
83package() {
84 install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
85 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/dist/linux-"*/resources/app.asar -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
86 cp -Pr --no-preserve=ownership "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/dist/linux-"*/resources/app.asar.unpacked "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
87 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
88 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/build/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname%-git}.png"
89 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
90}

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