tree-sitter-cpp-git
The npm install fetches the 'tree-sitter-c' package, which is a legitimate and necessary dependency for generating the parser; this is part of the standard build process for tree-sitter grammars and not an undeclared malicious external package.
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 npm install fetches the 'tree-sitter-c' package, which is a legitimate and necessary dependency for generating the parser; this is part of the standard build process for tree-sitter grammars and not an undeclared malicious external package.
1 higher static finding superseded - not the current verdict (shown for transparency)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:25
npm install --cache "$srcdir/npm-cache" tree-sitter-c
PKGBUILD
1 offending line(s) highlighted# Maintainer: Luis Martinez <luis dot martinez at tuta dot io>
pkgname=tree-sitter-cpp-git
pkgver=0.20.0.r58.g0e7b7a0
pkgrel=1
pkgdesc="C++ grammar for tree-sitter"
arch=('x86_64')
url="https://github.com/tree-sitter/tree-sitter-cpp"
license=('MIT')
groups=('tree-sitter-grammars')
depends=('gcc-libs')
makedepends=('git' 'tree-sitter' 'tree-sitter-cli' 'npm')
provides=("${pkgname%-git}")
conflicts=("${pkgname%-git}")
source=("$pkgname::git+$url")
sha256sums=('SKIP')
pkgver() {
cd "$pkgname"
git describe --long --tags | sed 's/^v//;s/-/.r/;s/-/./'
}
prepare() {
cd "$pkgname"
npm install --cache "$srcdir/npm-cache" tree-sitter-c
tree-sitter generate
}
build() {
cd "$pkgname/src/"
cc $CFLAGS -std=c99 -c parser.c
cc $CPPFLAGS -c scanner.c
c++ $LDFLAGS -shared parser.o scanner.o -o "$srcdir/cpp-parser.so"
}
package() {
install -Dvm 644 cpp-parser.so "$pkgdir/usr/lib/libtree-sitter-cpp.so"
install -d "$pkgdir/usr/share/nvim/runtime/parser/"
ln -s "/usr/lib/libtree-sitter-cpp.so" "$pkgdir/usr/share/nvim/runtime/parser/cpp.so"
cd "$pkgname"
install -Dvm 644 LICENSE -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/"
install -Dvm 644 README.md -t "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/$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 |