melt-mdeditor-git

maintainer orphaned · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287
LOW
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Why flagged The npm install and npx executions are part of building the project from source and use declared dependencies; the use of a mirror in China is a regional optimization, not malicious code execution.

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 95%): The npm install and npx executions are part of building the project from source and use declared dependencies; the use of a mirror in China is a regional optimization, not malicious code execution.

2 higher static findings superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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 add -D rollup
MEDIUM npx/bunx/deno executes a remote package remote_code_tool

`npx`/`bunx`/`pnpm dlx`/`deno run <url>` downloads AND runs a remote package at build time — the moral equivalent of piping a download into a shell. Severity downgraded: Node.js consumer context.

  • PKGBUILD:80 NODE_ENV=production npx vue-tsc --noEmit
  • PKGBUILD:81 NODE_ENV=production npx vite build

PKGBUILD

3 offending line(s) highlighted
1# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
2_pkgname=melt
3pkgname="${_pkgname}-mdeditor-git"
4_appname=Melt
5pkgver=2.12.1.r0.gec6da7b
6_electronversion=27
7_nodeversion=20
8pkgrel=1
9pkgdesc="A Markdown Editor.Based on the GitHub Flavored Markdown Spec.(Use system-wide electron)"
10arch=('x86_64')
11url="https://github.com/qazsato/melt"
12license=('MIT')
13conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
14provides=("${pkgname%-git}")
15depends=(
16 "electron${_electronversion}"
17)
18makedepends=(
19 'gendesk'
20 'git'
21 'npm'
22 'nvm'
23 'curl'
24 'libicns'
25)
26source=(
27 "${pkgname%-git}.git::git+${url}.git"
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 "${_nodeversion}"
43}
44prepare() {
45 sed -i -e "
46 s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
47 s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
48 s/@runname@/app.asar/g
49 s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
50 s/@options@/env ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto/g
51 " "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
52 _ensure_local_nvm
53 gendesk -q -f -n --pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" --categories="Utility" --pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" --name="${_pkgname}" --exec="${pkgname%-git} %U"
54 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
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 } >> .npmrc
63 if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
64 {
65 echo 'registry=https://registry.npmmirror.com'
66 echo 'electron_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/'
67 echo 'electron_builder_binaries_mirror=https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/'
68 } >> .npmrc
69 find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
70 fi
71 icns2png -x public/icon.icns -o public
72 sed -i "s/\${version}//g" electron-builder.json5
73 sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
74 NODE_ENV=development npm install --force
75 NODE_ENV=development npm add -D rollup
76}
77build() {
78 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git"
79 local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
80 NODE_ENV=production npx vue-tsc --noEmit
81 NODE_ENV=production npx vite build
82 NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${electronDist} --config electron-builder.json5"
83}
84package() {
85 install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
86 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/release/linux-unpacked/resources/app.asar" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
87 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.git/public/icon_512x512x32.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname%-git}.png"
88 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
89}

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