notesnook-git

LOW
maintainer zxp19821005 0 votes scanned 2026-09-17 00:27:14.276658
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Why flagged

The flagged npm install of 'sqlite-better-trigram' occurs during prepare() but is a legitimate dependency needed for building the application; the package builds from source using the project's own git repository, and no untrusted prebuilt binaries are used.

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-2507) reviewed the full PKGBUILD and judged it LOW (confidence 90%): The flagged npm install of 'sqlite-better-trigram' occurs during prepare() but is a legitimate dependency needed for building the application; the package builds from source using the project's own git repository, and no untrusted prebuilt binaries are used.

1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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:95 NODE_ENV=development npm install sqlite-better-trigram

PKGBUILD

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1# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
2# Contributer: candroid_man <candroid_man@protonmail.com>
3# Contributer: Ada <adadonderr@gmail.com>
4# Contributor: Christian Finnberg <christian@finnberg.net>
5pkgname=notesnook-git
6_pkgname=Notesnook
7pkgver=3.4.5.r0.gb5140d9
8_electronversion=37
9_nodeversion=22
10pkgrel=1
11pkgdesc="A fully open source & end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.(Use system-wide electron)"
12arch=(
13 'aarch64'
14 'x86_64'
15)
16url="https://notesnook.com/"
17_ghurl="https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook"
18license=('GPL-3.0-or-later')
19provides=("${pkgname%-git}=${pkgver%.r*}")
20conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
21depends=(
22 "electron${_electronversion}"
23)
24makedepends=(
25 'nvm'
26 'npm'
27 'git'
28 'zip'
29 'curl'
30 'yarn'
31 'python-setuptools'
32 'jq'
33)
34source=(
35 "${pkgname//-/.}::git+${_ghurl}.git"
36 "${pkgname%-git}.desktop"
37 "${pkgname%-git}.sh"
38)
39sha256sums=('SKIP'
40 'efc8a6cea79ed0203dcbadf17632b5341952a49704f99e3ea0ddc573b06748f4'
41 'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
42pkgver() {
43 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
44 set -o pipefail
45 git describe --long --tags --abbrev=7 | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g;s/\.android//g' ||
46 printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
47}
48_get_app_dir() {
49 find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1
50}
51_ensure_local_nvm() {
52 local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
53 source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
54 nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
55 nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
56}
57_set_build_env() {
58 export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
59 export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
60 export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
61 export HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
62 export NPM_CONFIG_CACHE="${srcdir}/.npm_cache"
63 export NPM_CONFIG_MAXSOCKETS=32
64 if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
65 {
66 export NPM_CONFIG_REGISTRY="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
67 export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
68 export ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron/"
69 export ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/electron-builder-binaries/"
70 }
71 find ./ -type f -name "package-lock.json" -exec sed -i "s/registry.npmjs.org/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
72 fi
73}
74_get_electron_version() {
75 _elec_ver=$(jq -r '.devDependencies["electron"] // .dependencies["electron"]' "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/apps/desktop/package.json" | tr -d '^')
76 _main_ver=$(echo "${_elec_ver}" | cut -d. -f1)
77 echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_main_ver}\033[0m"
78}
79prepare() {
80 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
81 _get_electron_version
82 sed -i -e "
83 s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
84 s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
85 s/@runname@/app.asar/g
86 s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
87 " "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
88 _set_build_env
89 _ensure_local_nvm
90 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
91 sed -i "s/npm \${/NODE_ENV=development npm \${/g" scripts/bootstrap.mjs
92 NODE_ENV=development npm install --ignore-scripts --prefer-offline --no-audit
93 NODE_ENV=development npm run bootstrap -- --scope=web
94 NODE_ENV=development npm run bootstrap -- --scope=desktop
95 NODE_ENV=development npm install sqlite-better-trigram
96}
97build() {
98 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
99 _set_build_env
100 _ensure_local_nvm
101 NODE_ENV=production npm run tx @notesnook/web:build:desktop
102 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/apps/desktop"
103 local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
104 sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
105 NODE_ENV=production npm run bundle
106 cp -r "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/apps/web/build" "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/apps/desktop"
107 NODE_ENV=production npm exec -c "electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist=${ELECTRON_DIST} --config=electron-builder.config.js"
108}
109package() {
110 install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
111 install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
112 local _app_dir=$(_get_app_dir)
113 cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}/"
114 _icon_sizes=(16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48 64x64 128x128 256x256 512x512 1024x1024)
115 for _icons in "${_icon_sizes[@]}";do
116 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/apps/desktop/assets/icons/${_icons}.png" \
117 "${pkgdir}/usr/share/icons/hicolor/${_icons}/apps/${pkgname%-git}.png"
118 done
119 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
120}
121

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