Review Results

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump in .SRCINFO for a binary package, updating the upstream HTTPS download URL and its SHA-256 checksum. There are no new sources, no build-script changes, and no signs of added execution, persistence, or privilege escalation. Based on the diff alone, this looks like routine maintenance with no security red flags.

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Generated by mksrcinfo v8
-# Fri Oct 30 04:05:11 UTC 2026
+# Wed Nov 11 04:49:48 UTC 2026
 pkgbase = bcompare
-	pkgver = 5.2.7.32913
+	pkgver = 5.2.8.33052
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://www.scootersoftware.com
 	arch = x86_64

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump in .SRCINFO for an upstream HTTPS tarball from the official Scooter Software site, with the checksum updated accordingly. No new sources, scripts, build steps, or packaging metadata red flags are introduced by this diff. Risk is low because the review scope is limited to metadata and the source remains pinned and integrity-checked.

@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ pkgbase = bcompare
 	makedepends = sed
 	depends = qt6-base
 	options = !strip
-	source = https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/bcompare-5.2.7.32913.x86_64.tar.gz
-	sha256sums = d7cd610bd438dd84d881d2bd7d4b01c0bb6a82b33775563944e26340102321ce
+	source = https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/bcompare-5.2.8.33052.x86_64.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = dc1af3f9f731159d4458014a7af087d830baa167064cc0ea7245ce6576986bdb
 
 pkgname = bcompare
 	pkgdesc = Beyond Compare 5: Compare, sync, and merge files and folders.

Comment

The change is a simple version bump in PKGBUILD from 5.2.7.32913 to 5.2.8.33052 with no accompanying modifications to sources, build steps, install scripts, or package metadata. On its face this does not introduce new execution paths, network fetches, privilege changes, or integrity regressions. I did not see any suspicious additions in the provided hunk.

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 pkgbase=bcompare
 pkgname=('bcompare' 'bcompare-kde6' 'bcompare-kde5' 'bcompare-kde4' 'bcompare-nautilus' 'bcompare-thunar' 'bcompare-cinnamon' 'bcompare-mate')
-pkgver=5.2.7.32913
+pkgver=5.2.8.33052
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('x86_64')
 url='https://www.scootersoftware.com'

Comment

The change is a straightforward version bump for a binary upstream release, with the source URL still using HTTPS on the official vendor domain and the checksum updated accordingly. No new build-time network fetches, scripts, patches, privilege changes, or packaging logic were introduced in the diff. The only security-relevant question is trust in the upstream binary release itself, which is unchanged by this patch and is already covered by the checksum pinning.

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ groups=('utility')
 depends=('qt6-base')
 makedepends=('sed')
 source=("https://www.scootersoftware.com/files/${pkgbase}-${pkgver}.x86_64.tar.gz")
-sha256sums=('d7cd610bd438dd84d881d2bd7d4b01c0bb6a82b33775563944e26340102321ce')
+sha256sums=('dc1af3f9f731159d4458014a7af087d830baa167064cc0ea7245ce6576986bdb')
 options=('!strip') # Do not strip binaries because it breaks them down
 
  prepare() {