swarm-desktop
The flagged pattern involves pnpm installing dependencies during build, but this is part of the normal build process for a Node.js/Electron application using the project's own source from a tagged release; the packages are resolved from standard npm registries (with mirrors for China) and no untrusted or obfuscated code execution occurs.
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 pattern involves pnpm installing dependencies during build, but this is part of the normal build process for a Node.js/Electron application using the project's own source from a tagged release; the packages are resolved from standard npm registries (with mirrors for China) and no untrusted or obfuscated code execution occurs.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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:106
NODE_ENV=development pnpm add -D @electron-forge/plugin-local-electron
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
pkgname=swarm-desktop
_pkgname='Swarm Desktop'
pkgver=0.56.0
_electronversion=40
_nodeversion=24
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Electron Desktop app that helps you easily spin up and manage Swarm node.(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=(
'aarch64'
'armv7h'
'x86_64'
)
url="https://desktop.ethswarm.org/"
_ghurl="https://ghfast.top/https://github.com/ethersphere/swarm-desktop"
license=('BSD-3-Clause')
conflicts=("${pkgname}")
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'gendesk'
'npm'
'pnpm'
'nvm'
'curl'
'python-setuptools'
'git'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=v${pkgver}"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('dc57bc474b6f348e0a66aa5bd17d7622f9cc696933296d1c4c387e49ee9ebd5e'
'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
_ensure_local_nvm() {
local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
}
_get_app_dir() {
find "${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"
{
export PNPM_LINK_WORKSPACE_PACKAGES=true
export pnpm_config_block_exotic_subdeps=false
export PNPM_FETCH_RETRY_MAXTIMEOUT=10000
export PNPM_CACHE_DIR="${srcdir}/.pnpm_cache"
export PNPM_STORE_DIR="${srcdir}/.pnpm_store"
export PNPM_VIRTUAL_STORE_DIR="${srcdir}/.pnpm_store"
export PNPM_SHAMEFULLY_HOIST=true
export PNPM_VIRTUAL_STORE_DIR_MAX_LENGTH=80
export PNPM_NODE_LINKER=hoisted
export PNPM_NETWORK_CONCURRENCY=32
}
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
export pnpm_config_registry="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export npm_config_registry="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/"
export NPM_CONFIG_ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/"
export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
}
fi
}
_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}-${pkgver}"
_get_electron_version
sed -i -e "
s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${pkgname}" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="Utility" \
--name="${_pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname} %U"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
sed -i "s/set this to true or false/true/g" pnpm-workspace.yaml
sed -i "/^[[:space:]]*plugins:[[:space:]]*\[.*\$/a\\
{\\
name: \"@electron-forge/plugin-local-electron\",\\
config: {\\
electronPath: \'${ELECTRON_DIST}\',\\
},\\
}," forge.config.*
NODE_ENV=development pnpm install
NODE_ENV=development pnpm add -D @electron-forge/plugin-local-electron
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/ui"
NODE_ENV=development pnpm install
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
NODE_ENV=production pnpm run build
NODE_ENV=production pnpm run package
}
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
local _app_dir=$(_get_app_dir)
cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/assets/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 00:14:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-23 00:02:19 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-22 00:13:10 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-21 00:12:50 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-20 00:10:31 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-19 00:03:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-18 00:06:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-17 00:21:55 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-16 00:12:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-15 00:28:05 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-14 00:06:47 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-13 00:23:45 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-12 00:18:51 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-11 00:26:05 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-10 00:11:52 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-09 00:05:33 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-08 00:28:03 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-07 00:21:34 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-06 00:13:36 | Low | 2 |
| 2026-10-05 00:08:03 | Low | 2 |