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Follow-up from review on #918: put the official-mirror provenance case into policy rather than precedent.

AGENTS.md says never to point source_provenance at a mirror. Three packages do anyway, for a reason the policy doesn't cover:

GNOME develops on gitlab.gnome.org and publishes the GitHub mirrors itself.

This adds a narrow exception under the existing rule. An official upstream mirror may be declared when:

  1. the upstream runs or acknowledges it;
  2. its release tags match the canonical forge's at the same SHAs;
  3. the package needs it for advisory coverage.

Why coverage depends on it: the scanner's GitHub path keeps a package's curated CPE identity (e.g. gnome:glib). Its GitLab path consults the curated identity only when the GitLab identity holds no advisories at all, so a 'Gitlab host = "gitlab.gnome.org" provenance can drop NVD-CPE coverage.

The text names the three packages, asks for a comment beside each provenance block, and states the sunset: once minimal-supply-chain's GitLab path also consults the curated CPE identity, they move to 'Gitlab.

Docs only, no spec-hash changes. glib's build.ncl:70 comment, which currently cites the audit, will be repointed at this section in a follow-up after #918 merges.

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    • Clarified the criteria for identifying an official GitHub mirror as a package source, including upstream acknowledgement, matching release tags, and advisory coverage.
    • Added examples for glib, libxml2, and libxslt, plus guidance to switch to the canonical GitLab source when curated identity coverage is available. This provides clearer direction for current and future package source declarations.

…, libxml2, libxslt)

The never-a-mirror rule had three precedent exceptions with no policy behind
them. Add a narrow one: upstream-run mirror, same tags at the same SHAs, and
needed for advisory/CPE coverage (the scanner's GitLab path drops the curated
CPE identity). Sunsets when supply-chain's GitLab path consults it too.

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The source_provenance guidance now permits GitHub provenance for specified official upstream mirrors under defined conditions. It names the packages using this exception and describes when to switch them to GitLab provenance.

Changes: Source provenance guidance

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Document the mirror provenance exception
AGENTS.md
The guidance defines conditions for using 'GithubRepo for official upstream mirrors, names glib, libxml2, and libxslt, requires a nearby comment, and specifies switching to 'Gitlab provenance when the GitLab scanner consults curated CPE identity.

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  • gominimal/pkgmgr-rs#1029: The guidance documents a GitHub mirror provenance exception to preserve advisory coverage when scanner identity mappings differ, which aligns with the issue's CPE and CVE coverage objective.

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The new provenance guidance is inaccurate and incomplete for the named packages; correct the package list and add the required comments before merging.

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- Around line 345-347: Update the AGENTS.md provenance guidance to remove glib
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Approving. The exception is reasonably narrow: GitHub only, three named packages, and a sunset. I'm leaving the wording to your judgement, with these suggestions:

Worth fixing

  • The comment requirement isn't met yet. AGENTS.md:345 requires a comment beside the provenance block, but libxml2/build.ncl:56-60 and libxslt/build.ncl:51-55 have none, and glib's comes in #918 citing the audit. Adding the one-liners here would keep all three compliant on merge.
  • The sunset (346-347) points at 'Gitlab with host = "gitlab.gnome.org". The section doesn't document that variant (it lists only 'GithubRepo and 'GnuProject), and no package uses a non-gitlab.com host.
  • Link the end condition ("minimal-supply-chain's GitLab path") to gominimal/pkgmgr-rs#1029 so it can be checked.

Optional tightening

  • "Runs or acknowledges … or its docs link it" would admit a third-party mirror the docs merely link. "Lives in an org/account the upstream project controls" is tighter.
  • Say whether adding a fourth package needs an update to this section.
  • Say whether this covers source_provenance only, or the Source url too. libxml2 and libxslt fetch from the mirror; glib doesn't.
  • Placement: it reads better after the variant examples.

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…ment the three users

Review follow-ups: the mirror must live in an org the upstream controls;
the exception covers source_provenance only; a fourth package updates the
list; the end condition links pkgmgr-rs#1029; the 'Gitlab + host variant
is documented beside the others and the exception moves after them.
libxml2/libxslt gain the required comment and glib's cites this section
(comment-only: 0 spec-hash changes on amd64/arm64).

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Thanks @norrietaylor. Everything is addressed in 2b70031, on top of a merge of main (7ff8dcc), which brings in #918.

Worth fixing

  • The comment requirement: libxml2 and libxslt now have the one-line comment beside their provenance blocks. glib's comment, from glib: 2.88.4 + backport CVE-2026-16118 fix (xdgmime heap overflow), declare GithubRepo provenance #918, now cites this section instead of the pkgmgr-rs#848 audit. All three edits are comment-only: mip dump shows 0 spec-hash changes on amd64 (631 packages) and arm64 (629), so nothing rebuilds.
  • The 'Gitlab variant: it's now documented beside 'GithubRepo and 'GnuProject, with the host field and pointers to psmisc and tree. The sunset's host = "gitlab.gnome.org" now refers to a documented shape.
  • The end condition links gominimal/pkgmgr-rs#1029.

Optional tightening (all taken)

  • The mirror must "live in a GitHub org or account that the upstream project itself controls". A mirror that the upstream's docs merely link to, run by someone else, doesn't qualify.
  • Adding a fourth package means adding it to the list in the same PR.
  • Scope: this covers source_provenance only. Where the Source comes from is a separate choice: libxml2 and libxslt fetch the mirror's tag archives, glib a staging copy of GNOME's release tarball.
  • Placement: the exception now follows the variant examples.

CodeRabbit's thread (align the exception list with the recipes): at this head glib does have the provenance block, since #918 merged, so all three names stay, and all three now carry the comment.

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