ltspice-17
LOW
maintainer Asempere
0 votes
scanned 2026-08-25 17:30:57.868410
Why flagged
Downloads LTspice64.exe from ltspice.analog.com, which is Analog Devices' own official distribution server for LTspice, so the source is plausibly legitimate; all checksums are SKIP'd (sloppy but not malicious), and the bundled local scripts are installed as wrappers without any obfuscated or exfiltrating payload visible.
Triggered rules
Low
Few votes, recently uploaded
zero_votes_recent
Uploaded within the last 14 days with 2 or fewer community votes — little peer review so far.
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 70%): Downloads LTspice64.exe from ltspice.analog.com, which is Analog Devices' own official distribution server for LTspice, so the source is plausibly legitimate; all checksums are SKIP'd (sloppy but not malicious), and the bundled local scripts are installed as wrappers without any obfuscated or exfiltrating payload visible.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
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, …).
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PKGBUILD:19
"LTspice64-${pkgver}.exe::https://ltspice.analog.com/software/LTspice64.exe"
PKGBUILD
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# Maintainer: Your Name <your.email@example.com>
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# Adapted for LTspice 17 (Legacy) to run alongside newer LTspice versions
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pkgname=ltspice-17
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pkgver=17.1.15
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pkgrel=1
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pkgdesc="SPICE simulator, schematic capture and waveform viewer (Legacy Version 17)."
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arch=('x86_64')
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url="https://www.analog.com/en/resources/design-tools-and-calculators/ltspice-simulator.html"
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license=('LicenseRef-LTspice')
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depends=('wine')
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optdepends=('xdg-utils: for launching HTML help files')
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makedepends=('gawk' 'curl' 'icoutils' 'imagemagick' 'wine')
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source=("${pkgname}.sh"
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"${pkgname}-help.sh"
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"conv.sh"
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"${pkgname}.desktop"
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"LTspice64-${pkgver}.exe::https://ltspice.analog.com/software/LTspice64.exe"
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)
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sha256sums=('SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP' 'SKIP')
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options=(!strip)
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prepare() {
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cd "${srcdir}"
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# Clean up any leftover temporary prefixes from failed builds
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rm -rf "wine-tmp" "extracted"
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}
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build() {
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cd "${srcdir}"
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echo "==> Creating temporary Wine prefix to extract files..."
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export WINEPREFIX="${srcdir}/wine-tmp"
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export WINEARCH=win64
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export WINEDEBUG=-all
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export WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winemenubuilder.exe=d"
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mkdir -p "$WINEPREFIX"
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echo "==> Running LTspice installer (this may pop up a window briefly)..."
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# Using /S to attempt a silent install. If a window pops up, simply click 'Accept/Install'.
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wine "LTspice64-${pkgver}.exe" /S
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# Wait for the installer and all background Wine processes to fully close
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wineserver -w
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echo "==> Locating extracted files..."
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# The installer puts files dynamically. We find XVIIx64.exe to know exactly where it went.
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local _exepath=$(find "$WINEPREFIX" -name "XVIIx64.exe" 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
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if [ -z "$_exepath" ]; then
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echo "Error: XVIIx64.exe was not found. The installation failed."
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exit 1
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fi
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local _installdir=$(dirname "$_exepath")
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echo "==> Found program files in $_installdir"
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# Copy them to a staging folder
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mkdir -p "${srcdir}/extracted"
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cp -r "$_installdir"/* "${srcdir}/extracted/"
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echo "==> Extracting icon..."
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local _exename="${srcdir}/extracted/XVIIx64.exe"
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if [ -f "$_exename" ]; then
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wrestool -x -t 14 "$_exename" > "${pkgname}.ico"
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magick "${pkgname}.ico" "${pkgname}.png"
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fi
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# Tweak mixed-case hyperlinks in help docs if the folder exists
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if [ -d "${srcdir}/extracted/LTspiceHelp" ]; then
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cd "${srcdir}/extracted/LTspiceHelp"
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echo "==> Adjusting help files..."
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sh "${srcdir}/conv.sh"
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fi
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}
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package(){
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# 1. Install Desktop file and generated icon (from srcdir)
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cd "${srcdir}"
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if [ -f "${pkgname}.png" ]; then
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install -Dm644 "${pkgname}.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
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fi
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install -Dm644 "${pkgname}.desktop" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications/${pkgname}.desktop"
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# Install wrapper scripts
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install -Dm755 "${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
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install -Dm755 "${pkgname}-help.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}-help"
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# 2. Install application files (from our extracted staging folder)
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cd "${srcdir}/extracted"
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if [ -f "License.txt" ]; then
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install -Dm644 License.txt "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
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fi
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bin_destdir="${pkgdir}/usr/share/${pkgname}"
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install -m755 -d "${bin_destdir}"
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install -m755 *.exe "${bin_destdir}" 2>/dev/null || true
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install -m644 *.dll "${bin_destdir}" 2>/dev/null || true
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install -m644 *.zip "${bin_destdir}" 2>/dev/null || true
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if [ -d "LTspiceHelp" ]; then
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install -m755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}"
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cp -r LTspiceHelp/* "${pkgdir}/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}"
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ln -sv "/usr/share/doc/${pkgname}" "${bin_destdir}/LTspiceHelp"
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fi
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}
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| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 17:30:57 | Low | 3 |
| 2026-08-25 17:27:20 | Medium | 3 |