postybirb-git
The flagged 'npm/yarn install' occurs within the project's own build process from its official GitHub repository, which is a normal and expected part of building a JavaScript application; the installed dependencies are declared in the project's package.json and are not externally injected.
Triggered rules
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 95%): The flagged 'npm/yarn install' occurs within the project's own build process from its official GitHub repository, which is a normal and expected part of building a JavaScript application; the installed dependencies are declared in the project's package.json and are not externally injected.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
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.
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PKGBUILD:97
NODE_ENV=development yarn add -D node-addon-api
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=postybirb-git
_pkgname=PostyBirb
pkgver=4.0.46.r0.gb03b5e4
_electronversion=42
_nodeversion=24
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="An application that helps artists post art and other multimedia to multiple websites more quickly.(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://www.postybirb.com/"
_ghurl="https://github.com/mvdicarlo/postybirb"
license=('BSD-3-Clause')
provides=("${pkgname%-git}=${pkgver%.r*}")
conflicts=(
"${pkgname%-git}"
"${pkgname%-git}-plus"
)
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'npm'
'yarn'
'git'
'nvm'
'gendesk'
'curl'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname//-/.}::git+${_ghurl}.git"
"${pkgname%-git}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('SKIP'
'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
pkgver() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
set -o pipefail
git describe --long --tags --abbrev=7 | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g;s/v//g' ||
printf "r%s.%s" "$(git rev-list --count HEAD)" "$(git rev-parse --short=7 HEAD)"
}
_get_app_dir() {
find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1
}
_set_build_env() {
export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
export HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
mkdir -p "${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
export YARN_NPM_REGISTRY_SERVER="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/"
export ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/"
export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
export YARN_CACHE_FOLDER="${srcdir}/.yarn/cache"
export YARN_HTTP_RETRY=3
export YARN_HTTP_TIMEOUT=10000
}
fi
}
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_electron_version() {
_elec_ver=$(find "${srcdir}" -maxdepth 5 -name "package.json" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" \
-exec grep -l '"electron"' {} + | xargs -I{} jq -r '(.devDependencies.electron // .dependencies.electron) // empty' {} 2>/dev/null | head -1)
[[ -z "${_elec_ver}" ]] && return 1
echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_elec_ver%%.*}\033[0m"
}
prepare() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${pkgname%-git}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh"
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="Utility" \
--name="${_pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname%-git} %U"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
sed -i "s/\/packages//g" electron-builder.yml
_yarnver=`grep "yarn@" package.json | awk '{print $2}' | sed "s/\"//g;s/yarn@//g;s/,//g"`
corepack enable yarn
echo y | yarn version "${_yarnver}"
NODE_ENV=development yarn add -D node-addon-api
NODE_ENV=development yarn install
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
NODE_ENV=production yarn run build:prod
NODE_ENV=production yarn electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist="${ELECTRON_DIST}" --config electron-builder.yml
find "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/release" -type d \( -name "darwin-*" -o -name "win32-*" \) -exec rm -rf {} +
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}"
local _app_dir=$(find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1)
cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}/"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/packaging-resources/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname%-git}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
Changes since previous scan
--- PKGBUILD @ 2026-08-31 00:19+++ PKGBUILD @ 2026-09-17 00:27@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ # Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com> pkgname=postybirb-git _pkgname=PostyBirb-pkgver=4.0.41.r0.gbee2016-_electronversion=41+pkgver=4.0.46.r0.gb03b5e4+_electronversion=42 _nodeversion=24 pkgrel=1 pkgdesc="An application that helps artists post art and other multimedia to multiple websites more quickly.(Use system-wide electron)"@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1 } _set_build_env() {- export electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"+ export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}" export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1 export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')" export HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ s/@appname@/${pkgname%-git}/g s/@runname@/app.asar/g s/@cfgdirname@/${pkgname%-git}/g- s/@options@/env ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto/g " "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" gendesk -q -f -n \ --pkgname="${pkgname%-git}" \@@ -103,14 +102,14 @@ _set_build_env _ensure_local_nvm NODE_ENV=production yarn run build:prod- NODE_ENV=production yarn electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist="${electronDist}" --config electron-builder.yml+ NODE_ENV=production yarn electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist="${ELECTRON_DIST}" --config electron-builder.yml find "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/release" -type d \( -name "darwin-*" -o -name "win32-*" \) -exec rm -rf {} + } package() { install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname%-git}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname%-git}" install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}" local _app_dir=$(find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1)- cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/". "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}/"+ cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname%-git}/" install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/packaging-resources/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname%-git}.png" install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/${pkgname%-git}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications" install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname//-/.}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"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 03:44:41 | Medium | 1 |
| 2026-08-31 00:19:57 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-08-30 00:04:14 | Low | 2 |