jsrc

maintainer imjiaoyuan · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-18 00:03:42.021799

LOW

Why flagged The uv pip install of biopython at package() time is a packaging quality issue (should be a proper pacman dependency) rather than malicious behaviour; biopython is a well-known PyPI package and no obfuscation or exfiltration is present.

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LOW AI review downgraded a static finding llm_review

The static rules flagged this MEDIUM, but an AI model (anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 80%): The uv pip install of biopython at package() time is a packaging quality issue (should be a proper pacman dependency) rather than malicious behaviour; biopython is a well-known PyPI package and no obfuscation or exfiltration is present.

2 higher static findings superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)

MEDIUM pip install of an external package pip_install_external

`pip install <package>` fetches an unpinned package from PyPI at build time, outside source=() and makepkg's checksums.

PKGBUILD:30 uv pip install --python /usr/bin/python3 --target="$pkgdir$site_packages" --no-deps --no-binary biopython biopython>=1.80

MEDIUM External install via pipx/uv/poetry/cargo/go/gem alt_pkg_manager_install

A non-pip/npm package manager (pipx, uv, poetry, cargo install, go install, gem, conda…) fetches and builds an external package at build time, outside source=() and makepkg's checksums.

PKGBUILD:30 uv pip install --python /usr/bin/python3 --target="$pkgdir$site_packages" --no-deps --no-binary biopython biopython>=1.80

PKGBUILD

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      1# Maintainer: imjiaoyuan <imjiaoyuan@gmail.com>
    
      2
    
      3pkgname=jsrc
    
      4pkgver=0.3.1
    
      5pkgrel=4
    
      6pkgdesc="Python library for bioinformatics and scientific computing"
    
      7arch=('any')
    
      8url="https://github.com/imjiaoyuan/jsrc"
    
      9license=('MIT')
    
      10depends=('python>=3.10' 'python-numpy>=1.23' 'python-matplotlib>=3.5' 'python-opencv>=4.7')
    
      11provides=("python-jsrc=$pkgver")
    
      12conflicts=('python-jsrc')
    
      13makedepends=('python-build' 'python-installer' 'python-wheel' 'python-setuptools>=61.0' 'uv')
    
      14options=('!strip' '!debug')
    
      15source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::$url/archive/v$pkgver.tar.gz")
    
      16sha256sums=('138e4664221830ce5023340cfcf49edbc97d94235ef53a0e05dd3a3d459fb0ec')
    
      17
    
      18build() {
    
      19    cd "jsrc-$pkgver"
    
      20    python -m build --wheel --no-isolation
    
      21}
    
      22
    
      23package() {
    
      24    cd "jsrc-$pkgver"
    
      25
    
      26    local site_packages=$(python -c "import site; print(site.getsitepackages()[0])")
    
      27
    
      28    python -m installer --destdir="$pkgdir" dist/*.whl
    
      29
    
      30    uv pip install --python /usr/bin/python3 --target="$pkgdir$site_packages" --no-deps --no-binary biopython biopython>=1.80
    
      31
    
      32    install -Dm644 LICENSE "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
    
      33}
    
      34

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Scanned at (UTC)	Severity	Rules
2026-08-18 00:03:42	LOW	4
2026-08-17 00:18:29	LOW	4
2026-08-16 00:03:42	LOW	4
2026-08-15 15:30:38	MEDIUM	3
2026-08-15 00:26:13	LOW	4
2026-08-14 03:27:23	MEDIUM	3
2026-08-14 00:03:41	LOW	4
2026-08-13 09:29:05	LOW	4
2026-08-13 09:26:10	MEDIUM	4