tailchat-desktop
The flagged pattern involves using yarn to install dependencies during build, but this is part of a standard build process for a Node.js application sourced from a legitimate GitHub repository; no external or untrusted packages are added beyond the project's own declared dependencies.
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 90%): The flagged pattern involves using yarn to install dependencies during build, but this is part of a standard build process for a Node.js application sourced from a legitimate GitHub repository; no external or untrusted packages are added beyond the project's own declared dependencies.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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:94
NODE_ENV=development yarn add -D ts-node source-map-support
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
_pkgname=tailchat
pkgname="${_pkgname}-desktop"
pkgver=1.11.12
_electronversion=18
_nodeversion=16
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="Next generation noIM application in your own workspace, not only another Slack/Discord/Rocket.chat.(Use system-wide electron)"
arch=('any')
url="https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/"
_ghurl="https://github.com/msgbyte/tailchat"
license=('Apache-2.0')
conflicts=("${pkgname}")
depends=(
"electron${_electronversion}"
)
makedepends=(
'gendesk'
'npm'
'nvm'
'pnpm'
'git'
'curl'
'jq'
)
source=(
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=v${pkgver}"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
sha256sums=('a0fda9ee3dc390e6afb309661c9514fd205342689c0d85be7a40f97330a331ad'
'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"
mkdir -p "${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
{
export YARN_REGISTRY="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="${srcdir}/.yarn/cache"
export YARN_PLUGINS_FOLDER="${srcdir}/.yarn/plugins"
export YARN_GLOBAL_FOLDER="${srcdir}/.yarn/global"
export YARN_USE_HARDLINKS=true
# export YARN_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE=true
export YARN_LINK_WORKSPACE_PACKAGES=true
export YARN_FETCH_RETRIES=3
export YARN_FETCH_RETRY_TIMEOUT=10000
export YARN_NETWORK_CONCURRENCY=32
}
find ./ -type f -name "yarn.lock" -exec sed -i "s/registry.yarnpkg.com/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
fi
}
_get_electron_version() {
_elec_ver=$(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}/${pkgname}.sh"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${_pkgname}-desktop" \
--pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
--categories="Network" \
--name="${pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname} %U"
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop"
find src -type f -exec sed -i "s/process.resourcesPath/\'\/usr\/lib\/${pkgname}\'/g" {} \;
sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
sed -i "s/\/build//g" -i electron-builder.yml
NODE_ENV=development yarn install
NODE_ENV=development yarn add -D ts-node source-map-support
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop"
_set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
NODE_ENV=production yarn ts-node ./.erb/scripts/clean.js dist
NODE_ENV=production yarn run build
NODE_ENV=production yarn electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist="${electronDist}" --config.asar=false
}
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}-${pkgver}/client/desktop/assets/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
}
Scan history
| Scanned at (UTC) | Severity | Rules |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 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 |