pidgin-privacy
The source includes a patch from a non-standard host (git.hyperbola.info), but it is applied as a clear, reviewable diff to enhance privacy; the main sources are from trusted project hosts (sourceforge.net, deb.debian.org), and the patch does not introduce unverifiable or executable content.
Triggered rules
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 source includes a patch from a non-standard host (git.hyperbola.info), but it is applied as a clear, reviewable diff to enhance privacy; the main sources are from trusted project hosts (sourceforge.net, deb.debian.org), and the patch does not introduce unverifiable or executable content.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
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:26
https://git.hyperbola.info:50100/packages/extra.git/plain/pidgin/privacy.patch)
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer (Arch): Evangelos Foutras <evangelos@foutrelis.com>
# Contributor (Arch): Ionut Biru <ibiru@archlinux.org>
# Contributor (Arch): Andrea Scarpino <andrea@archlinux.org>
# Contributor (Arch): Alexander Fehr <pizzapunk gmail com>
# Contributor (Arch): Lucien Immink <l.immink@student.fnt.hvu.nl>
# Maintainer (Hyperbola): Tobias Dausend <throgh@hyperbola.info>
# Maintainer: Miaoyu Cookies <zoe963988@mailtion.xyz>
pkgbase=pidgin-privacy
_pkgbase=pidgin
pkgname=('pidgin-privacy' 'libpurple-privacy')
_pkgname=pidgin
_pkglibname=libpurple
pkgver=2.14.14
_debver=$pkgver
_debrel=1
pkgrel=4
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
url='https://pidgin.im/'
license=('GPL-2.0-or-later')
makedepends=('startup-notification' 'libxss' 'nss' 'libsasl' 'libsm'
'libidn' 'python' 'hicolor-icon-theme' 'arc-icon-theme' 'tk' 'libnsl' 'ca-certificates'
'intltool' 'libxcrypt' 'perl' 'quilt' 'gtk2')
source=(https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/pidgin/Pidgin/$pkgver/${_pkgbase}-${pkgver}.tar.bz2
https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/p/pidgin/pidgin_${_debver}-${_debrel}.debian.tar.xz
https://git.hyperbola.info:50100/packages/extra.git/plain/pidgin/privacy.patch)
sha512sums=('2d1ee55e701983871762b5307a2c13fa4431b388229aee7c27522ba593a4c79df729be04cda91f44b3cc9663ca0579bf66b722cdcbd71cae3b8c2dbe75c1f24d'
'0077f59f1f0586b227d5dcfdc361f36876707d0e4371c3af2c380c26858139e0612c1f5be7562d1b48912a96c03199ad1d70c7a2fce0234b0d2d345ab03291b1'
'36ffb6ca6e5feb86583af0679cb47a4a36cfdcf2e30dfa8b02fd316c4fc6daf7d5c008109a3af426f62f18d9af58122b9d61c32ee324d52309dbaef14247f453')
prepare() {
cd $_pkgbase-$pkgver
if [[ ${pkgver%.*} = ${_debver%.*} ]]; then
# Debian patches
export QUILT_PATCHES=debian/patches
export QUILT_REFRESH_ARGS='-p ab --no-timestamps --no-index'
export QUILT_DIFF_ARGS='--no-timestamps'
mv "$srcdir"/debian .
quilt push -av
fi
# additional fixes
patch -Np1 -i $srcdir/privacy.patch
}
build() {
cd $_pkgbase-$pkgver
./configure \
--prefix=/usr \
--sysconfdir=/etc \
--enable-cyrus-sasl \
--disable-gtkspell \
--disable-schemas-install \
--disable-meanwhile \
--disable-gnutls \
--disable-doxygen \
--disable-nm \
--disable-avahi \
--disable-dbus \
--disable-farstream \
--disable-vv \
--disable-gstreamer \
--disable-gstreamer-video \
--disable-gstreamer-interfaces \
--with-system-ssl-certs=/etc/ssl/certs \
--with-dynamic-prpls=irc,jabber,silc,simple,zephyr \
--disable-gevolution
make
}
package_pidgin-privacy(){
pkgdesc="Multi-protocol instant messaging client with enhanced privacy"
depends=('libpurple-privacy' 'startup-notification' 'libxss' 'libsm' 'hicolor-icon-theme' 'gtk2')
optdepends=('aspell: for spelling correction'
'pidgin-otr: for Off-the-Record Messaging support'
'arc-icon-theme: for better icon')
provides=('pidgin')
conflicts=('pidgin')
cd $_pkgbase-$pkgver
# For linking
make -C libpurple DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install-libLTLIBRARIES
make -C pidgin DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
make -C doc DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
# Remove files that are packaged in libpurle
make -C libpurple DESTDIR="$pkgdir" uninstall-libLTLIBRARIES
install -Dm 644 COPYING -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${_pkgname}"
}
package_libpurple-privacy(){
pkgdesc="IM library extracted from Pidgin with enhanced privacy"
depends=('libsasl' 'libidn' 'libnsl' 'nss' 'libxcrypt')
optdepends=('ca-certificates: SSL CA certificates'
'tk: Tcl/Tk scripting support')
provides=('libpurple')
conflicts=('libpurple')
cd $_pkgbase-$pkgver
for _dir in libpurple share/sounds share/ca-certs m4macros po; do
make -C "$_dir" DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
done
install -Dm 644 COPYING -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${_pkglibname}"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 00:27:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-16 00:03:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-15 00:25:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-14 00:27:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-13 00:19:54 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-12 00:25:17 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-11 00:19:22 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-10 00:22:44 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-09 00:04:09 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-08 00:18:08 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-07 00:30:15 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-06 00:17:06 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-05 00:16:27 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-04 00:03:13 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-03 00:15:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-02 00:02:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-09-01 00:11:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-29 00:29:17 | Low | 2 |