tailchat-desktop

maintainer zxp19821005 · 0 votes · scanned 2026-08-03 00:08:14.047287
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Why flagged 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

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 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1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)
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:94 NODE_ENV=development yarn add -D ts-node source-map-support

PKGBUILD

1 offending line(s) highlighted
1# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
2_pkgname=tailchat
3pkgname="${_pkgname}-desktop"
4pkgver=1.11.12
5_electronversion=18
6_nodeversion=16
7pkgrel=1
8pkgdesc="Next generation noIM application in your own workspace, not only another Slack/Discord/Rocket.chat.(Use system-wide electron)"
9arch=('any')
10url="https://tailchat.msgbyte.com/"
11_ghurl="https://github.com/msgbyte/tailchat"
12license=('Apache-2.0')
13conflicts=("${pkgname}")
14depends=(
15 "electron${_electronversion}"
16)
17makedepends=(
18 'gendesk'
19 'npm'
20 'nvm'
21 'pnpm'
22 'git'
23 'curl'
24 'jq'
25)
26source=(
27 "${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=v${pkgver}"
28 "${pkgname}.sh"
29)
30sha256sums=('a0fda9ee3dc390e6afb309661c9514fd205342689c0d85be7a40f97330a331ad'
31 'a774c2f54fbbeeaac3cefc0f7250796d30c86d27f0fd40b7eaf9c0fdb021623d')
32_ensure_local_nvm() {
33 local NVM_DIR="${srcdir}/.nvm"
34 source /usr/share/nvm/init-nvm.sh || [[ $? != 1 ]]
35 nvm install "${_nodeversion}"
36 nvm use "${_nodeversion}"
37}
38_get_app_dir() {
39 find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1
40}
41_set_build_env() {
42 export ELECTRON_DIST="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
43 export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
44 export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
45 export HOME="${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
46 mkdir -p "${srcdir}/.electron-gyp"
47 if [[ "$(curl -s ipinfo.io/country)" == *"CN"* ]]; then
48 {
49 export YARN_REGISTRY="https://registry.npmmirror.com"
50 export ELECTRON_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron/"
51 export ELECTRON_BUILDER_BINARIES_MIRROR="https://registry.npmmirror.com/-/binary/electron-builder-binaries/"
52 export NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://npmmirror.com/mirrors/node"
53 export YARN_CACHE_FOLDER="${srcdir}/.yarn/cache"
54 export YARN_PLUGINS_FOLDER="${srcdir}/.yarn/plugins"
55 export YARN_GLOBAL_FOLDER="${srcdir}/.yarn/global"
56 export YARN_USE_HARDLINKS=true
57 # export YARN_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE=true
58 export YARN_LINK_WORKSPACE_PACKAGES=true
59 export YARN_FETCH_RETRIES=3
60 export YARN_FETCH_RETRY_TIMEOUT=10000
61 export YARN_NETWORK_CONCURRENCY=32
62 }
63 find ./ -type f -name "yarn.lock" -exec sed -i "s/registry.yarnpkg.com/registry.npmmirror.com/g" {} +
64 fi
65}
66_get_electron_version() {
67 _elec_ver=$(find "${srcdir}" -maxdepth 5 -name "package.json" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" \
68 -exec grep -l '"electron"' {} + | xargs -I{} jq -r '(.devDependencies.electron // .dependencies.electron) // empty' {} 2>/dev/null | head -1)
69 [[ -z "${_elec_ver}" ]] && return 1
70 echo -e "The electron version is: \033[1;31m${_elec_ver%%.*}\033[0m"
71}
72prepare() {
73 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
74 _get_electron_version
75 sed -i -e "
76 s/@electronversion@/${_electronversion}/g
77 s/@appname@/${pkgname}/g
78 s/@runname@/app.asar/g
79 s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
80 " "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
81 _set_build_env
82 _ensure_local_nvm
83 gendesk -q -f -n \
84 --pkgname="${_pkgname}-desktop" \
85 --pkgdesc="${pkgdesc}" \
86 --categories="Network" \
87 --name="${pkgname}" \
88 --exec="${pkgname} %U"
89 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop"
90 find src -type f -exec sed -i "s/process.resourcesPath/\'\/usr\/lib\/${pkgname}\'/g" {} \;
91 sed -i "s/\"electron\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"electron\": \"${SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION}\"/g" package.json
92 sed -i "s/\/build//g" -i electron-builder.yml
93 NODE_ENV=development yarn install
94 NODE_ENV=development yarn add -D ts-node source-map-support
95}
96build() {
97 cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop"
98 _set_build_env
99 _ensure_local_nvm
100 NODE_ENV=production yarn ts-node ./.erb/scripts/clean.js dist
101 NODE_ENV=production yarn run build
102 NODE_ENV=production yarn electron-builder --linux dir -c.electronDist="${electronDist}" --config.asar=false
103}
104package() {
105 install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
106 install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
107 local _app_dir=$(_get_app_dir)
108 cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/"* "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/"
109 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop/assets/icon.png" "${pkgdir}/usr/share/pixmaps/${pkgname}.png"
110 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.desktop" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/applications"
111 install -Dm644 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/LICENSE" -t "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}"
112}
113

Changes since previous scan

--- PKGBUILD @ 2026-07-21 00:24
+++ PKGBUILD @ 2026-08-03 00:08
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# Maintainer: zxp19821005 <zxp19821005 at 163 dot com>
_pkgname=tailchat
pkgname="${_pkgname}-desktop"
-pkgver=1.11.11
+pkgver=1.11.12
_electronversion=18
_nodeversion=16
pkgrel=1
@@ -27,13 +27,41 @@
"${pkgname}-${pkgver}::git+${_ghurl}#tag=v${pkgver}"
"${pkgname}.sh"
)
-sha256sums=('1a710b43c3495ba044a3330bc464e7826c04d47b0d7281eeb176028ce21b32f8'
+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 "${srcdir}" -maxdepth 5 -name "package.json" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" \
@@ -50,6 +78,7 @@
s/@runname@/app.asar/g
s/@cfgdirname@/${_pkgname}/g
" "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh"
+ _set_build_env
_ensure_local_nvm
gendesk -q -f -n \
--pkgname="${_pkgname}-desktop" \
@@ -58,28 +87,6 @@
--name="${pkgname}" \
--exec="${pkgname} %U"
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop"
- export ELECTRON_SKIP_BINARY_DOWNLOAD=1
- export SYSTEM_ELECTRON_VERSION="$(electron${_electronversion} -v | sed 's/v//g')"
- local 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
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
@@ -88,7 +95,8 @@
}
build() {
cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}/client/desktop"
- local electronDist="/usr/lib/electron${_electronversion}"
+ _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="${electronDist}" --config.asar=false
@@ -96,8 +104,8 @@
package() {
install -Dm755 "${srcdir}/${pkgname}.sh" "${pkgdir}/usr/bin/${pkgname}"
install -Dm755 -d "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}"
- local _app_dir=$(find "${srcdir}" -type f -name "resources.pak" ! -path "*/node_modules/*" -exec dirname {} + | head -n 1)
- cp -a "${_app_dir}/resources/". "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/${pkgname}/"
+ 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}"

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