Review Results

Comment

The only change in this .SRCINFO hunk is a version bump from 5.2.5.32528 to 5.2.6.32774 and an updated generated timestamp. There are no signs of malicious metadata changes such as new sources, altered checksums, added install scripts, dependency changes, or package hijacking fields. Based on this diff alone, the change appears routine and low risk.

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Generated by mksrcinfo v8
-# Tue Aug  4 08:02:53 UTC 2026
+# Fri Sep 25 03:38:43 UTC 2026
 pkgbase = bcompare
-	pkgver = 5.2.5.32528
+	pkgver = 5.2.6.32774
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.scootersoftware.com
 	arch = x86_64

Comment

The change is a straightforward upstream version bump in .SRCINFO, updating the download URL from one HTTPS release tarball on the vendor site to a newer HTTPS release tarball and refreshing the SHA-256 checksum accordingly. No new sources, scripts, build steps, or packaging metadata were introduced, and there are no signs of typosquatting, network-fetching at build time, or privilege-related changes in this diff hunk. Based on the provided change alone, this appears low risk.

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ pkgbase = bcompare
 	makedepends = sed
 	depends = qt6-base
 	options = !strip
-	source = https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/bcompare-5.2.5.32528.x86_64.tar.gz
-	sha256sums = aaa9967ca7b74bab9e1ccfad118c5417331c2c8ec26c4b8d05e8a41605f4a847
+	source = https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/bcompare-5.2.6.32774.x86_64.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = 74eeefeb3871fa97da164d091d3439db909d56b36d332aaf54ef0e3d4cef41a5
 
 pkgname = bcompare
 	pkgdesc = Beyond Compare 5: Compare, sync, and merge files and folders.

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump in PKGBUILD from 5.2.5.32528 to 5.2.6.32774 with no accompanying changes to source URLs, checksums, build logic, install scripts, or packaging behavior. On the provided diff there are no new network fetches, privilege changes, persistence mechanisms, or other security-relevant modifications. Risk is minimal based on this hunk alone.

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 pkgbase=bcompare
 pkgname=('bcompare' 'bcompare-kde6' 'bcompare-kde5' 'bcompare-kde4' 'bcompare-nautilus' 'bcompare-thunar' 'bcompare-cinnamon' 'bcompare-mate')
-pkgver=5.2.5.32528
+pkgver=5.2.6.32774
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 url='https://www.scootersoftware.com'

Comment

The change only updates the SHA-256 checksum for the upstream tarball source URL; no build logic, install scripts, permissions, or additional sources were introduced. The source remains HTTPS and points to the vendor site, and there are no new red flags in the diff itself. Risk is low because this is an integrity metadata update, though the trustworthiness of the new checksum depends on the upstream release artifact matching the expected version.

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ groups=('utility')
 depends=('qt6-base')
 makedepends=('sed')
 source=("https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}.x86_64.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('aaa9967ca7b74bab9e1ccfad118c5417331c2c8ec26c4b8d05e8a41605f4a847')
+sha256sums=('74eeefeb3871fa97da164d091d3439db909d56b36d332aaf54ef0e3d4cef41a5')
 options=('!strip') # Do not strip binaries because it breaks them down
 
  prepare() {