updated PKGBUILDs.

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu-git/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 # Maintainer: Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
+# shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2034,SC2154,SC2164
 
 pkgname=cthulhu-git
 _pkgname=cthulhu
 pkgver=2026.05.25.r407.gc39f231
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Desktop-agnostic screen reader with plugin system, forked from Orca"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"
 arch=(any)
-license=(LGPL)
+license=(LGPL-2.1-or-later)
-provides=("${_pkgname}")
+provides=("${_pkgname}=${pkgver}")
 conflicts=("${_pkgname}")
 depends=(
   # Core AT-SPI accessibility
   at-spi2-core
+  glib2
   gobject-introspection-runtime
   python-gobject
   python-cairo
   gtk3
-  python-pywayland
   # Audio and speech
   speech-dispatcher
   gstreamer
@@ -25,75 +26,51 @@ depends=(
   gst-plugins-good # pulsesink, more decoders
 
   # Braille support
-  brltty
+  python-brltty
   liblouis
 
   # Plugin system and D-Bus remote control
   python-pluggy
   python-tomlkit
   python-dasbus
-  
+  python-msgpack
-  # AI Assistant dependencies (for screenshots, HTTP requests, and actions)
+  python-tornado
-  python-requests
+  python-xlib
-  python-pyautogui
+
-  
   # Desktop integration
   hicolor-icon-theme
   libwnck3
   pango
-  
+
   # System utilities
-  python
   python-setproctitle
-  socat # for self-voicing feature
   xorg-xkbcomp
-  xorg-xmodmap
 )
 optdepends=(
-  'espeak-ng: Alternative TTS engine'
+  'git: Install and update third-party plugin sources'
-  'festival: Alternative TTS engine'
+  'python-pywayland: Wayland shared workspace backend'
-  'flite: Lightweight TTS engine'
+  'piper-tts: Piper speech backend'
-  'espeak: Legacy TTS engine'
+  'socat: Send text to the Self Voice socket from the command line'
 
   # AI Assistant providers (optional)
+  'python-requests: AI Assistant plugin and HTTP provider support'
+  'python-pyautogui: AI Assistant mouse and keyboard actions'
   'claude-code: Claude AI provider support'
-  'openai-codex: ChatGPT AI provider support'
+  'openai-codex: OpenAI Codex provider support'
   'gemini-cli: Gemini AI provider support'
   'ollama: Local AI model support'
 
   # OCR plugin dependencies (optional)
-  'python-pillow: Image processing for OCR and AI Assistant'
+  'python-pillow: Image processing for OCR'
   'python-pytesseract: Python wrapper for Tesseract OCR engine'
-  'python-pdf2image: PDF to image conversion for OCR'
-  'python-scipy: Scientific computing for OCR color analysis'
-  'python-webcolors: Color name lookup for OCR text decoration'
   'tesseract: OCR engine for text recognition'
-  'tesseract-data-eng: English language data for Tesseract'
-
-  # nvda2cthulhu plugin (optional)
-  'python-msgpack: Msgpack decoding for nvda2cthulhu'
-  'python-tornado: WebSocket server for nvda2cthulhu'
-
-  # Window Title Reader plugin (optional)
-  'python-xlib: X11 access for Wine window title plugin'
 )
 makedepends=(
   git
   meson
-  ninja
-  python-build
-  python-installer
-  python-wheel
-)
-install=cthulhu.install
-source=(
-  "${_pkgname}::git+https://git.stormux.org/storm/${_pkgname}.git#branch=master"
-  "cthulhu.install"
-)
-b2sums=(
-  'SKIP'
-  'SKIP'
 )
+source=("${_pkgname}::git+https://git.stormux.org/storm/${_pkgname}.git#branch=master")
+sha512sums=('SKIP')
 
 pkgver() {
   cd "${_pkgname}"

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu-git/cthulhu.install

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-post_install() {
-  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
-}
-
-post_upgrade() {
-  post_install
-}
-
-post_remove() {
-  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
-}

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu/PKGBUILD

@@ -1,96 +1,73 @@
 # Maintainer: Storm Dragon <storm_dragon@stormux.org>
+# shellcheck shell=bash disable=SC2034,SC2154,SC2164
 
 pkgname=cthulhu
 pkgver=2026.05.25
-pkgrel=1
+pkgrel=2
 pkgdesc="Desktop-agnostic screen reader with plugin system, forked from Orca"
 url="https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu"
 arch=(any)
-license=(LGPL)
+license=(LGPL-2.1-or-later)
 depends=(
   # Core AT-SPI accessibility
   at-spi2-core
+  glib2
   gobject-introspection-runtime
   python-gobject
   python-cairo
   gtk3
-    python-pywayland
   # Audio and speech
   speech-dispatcher
   gstreamer
   gst-plugins-base # playbin, audiotestsrc, basic decoders
   gst-plugins-good # pulsesink, more decoders
-  
+
   # Braille support
-  brltty
+  python-brltty
   liblouis
-  
+
   # Plugin system and D-Bus remote control
   python-pluggy
   python-tomlkit
   python-dasbus
-  
+  python-msgpack
-  # AI Assistant dependencies (for screenshots, HTTP requests, and actions)
+  python-tornado
-  python-requests
+  python-xlib
-  python-pyautogui
+
-  
   # Desktop integration
   hicolor-icon-theme
   libwnck3
   pango
-  
+
   # System utilities
-  python
   python-setproctitle
-  socat # for self-voicing feature
   xorg-xkbcomp
-  xorg-xmodmap
 )
 optdepends=(
-  'espeak-ng: Alternative TTS engine'
+  'git: Install and update third-party plugin sources'
-  'festival: Alternative TTS engine' 
+  'python-pywayland: Wayland shared workspace backend'
-  'flite: Lightweight TTS engine'
+  'piper-tts: Piper speech backend'
-  'espeak: Legacy TTS engine'
+  'socat: Send text to the Self Voice socket from the command line'
-  
+
   # AI Assistant providers (optional)
+  'python-requests: AI Assistant plugin and HTTP provider support'
+  'python-pyautogui: AI Assistant mouse and keyboard actions'
   'claude-code: Claude AI provider support'
-  'openai-codex: ChatGPT AI provider support' 
+  'openai-codex: OpenAI Codex provider support'
   'gemini-cli: Gemini AI provider support'
   'ollama: Local AI model support'
-  
-  # OCR plugin dependencies (optional)
-  'python-pillow: Image processing for OCR and AI Assistant'
-  'python-pytesseract: Python wrapper for Tesseract OCR engine'
-  'python-pdf2image: PDF to image conversion for OCR'
-  'python-scipy: Scientific computing for OCR color analysis'
-  'python-webcolors: Color name lookup for OCR text decoration'
-  'tesseract: OCR engine for text recognition'
-  'tesseract-data-eng: English language data for Tesseract'
-  
-  # nvda2cthulhu plugin (optional)
-  'python-msgpack: Msgpack decoding for nvda2cthulhu'
-  'python-tornado: WebSocket server for nvda2cthulhu'
 
-  # Window Title Reader plugin (optional)
+  # OCR plugin dependencies (optional)
-  'python-xlib: X11 access for Wine window title plugin'
+  'python-pillow: Image processing for OCR'
+  'python-pytesseract: Python wrapper for Tesseract OCR engine'
+  'tesseract: OCR engine for text recognition'
 )
 makedepends=(
   git
   meson
-  ninja
-  python-build
-  python-installer
-  python-wheel
-)
-install=cthulhu.install
-source=(
-  "git+https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git#tag=${pkgver}"
-  "cthulhu.install"
-)
-b2sums=(
-  'SKIP'
-  'SKIP'
 )
+source=("git+https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu.git#tag=${pkgver}")
+sha512sums=('SKIP')
 
 build() {
   cd cthulhu

distro-packages/Arch-Linux/cthulhu/cthulhu.install

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-post_install() {
-  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
-}
-
-post_upgrade() {
-  post_install
-}
-
-post_remove() {
-  gtk-update-icon-cache -q -t -f usr/share/icons/hicolor
-}

meson.build

@@ -56,12 +56,8 @@ optional_modules = {
   'louis': 'contracted braille',
   'speechd': 'speech output',
   'dasbus': 'D-Bus remote controller',
-  'psutil': 'system information commands',
   'pywayland': 'Wayland shared workspace backend',
   'gi.repository.Wnck': 'mouse review',
-  'pdf2image': 'PDF processing for OCR',
-  'scipy': 'Scientific computing for OCR analysis',
-  'webcolors': 'Color name resolution for OCR',
 }
 
 summary = {}

src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py

@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@
 # Forked from Orca screen reader.
 # Cthulhu project: https://git.stormux.org/storm/cthulhu
 
-version = "2026.07.17"
+version = "2026.07.18"
 codeName = "master"

src/cthulhu/plugins/OCR/plugin.py

@@ -47,28 +47,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     PYTESSERACT_AVAILABLE = False
 
-# pdf2image
-try:
-    from pdf2image import convert_from_path
-    PDF2IMAGE_AVAILABLE = True
-except ImportError:
-    PDF2IMAGE_AVAILABLE = False
-
-# scipy
-try:
-    from scipy.spatial import KDTree
-    SCIPY_AVAILABLE = True
-except ImportError:
-    SCIPY_AVAILABLE = False
-
-# webcolors
-try:
-    from webcolors import CSS3_HEX_TO_NAMES
-    from webcolors import hex_to_rgb
-    WEBCOLORS_AVAILABLE = True
-except ImportError:
-    WEBCOLORS_AVAILABLE = False
-
 # GTK/GDK
 try:
     gi.require_version("Gtk", "3.0")
@@ -594,9 +572,7 @@ class OCRDesktop(Plugin):
         """Get color information for OCR text (simplified version)."""
         if not self._colorCalculation:
             return 'unknown'
-        if not SCIPY_AVAILABLE or not WEBCOLORS_AVAILABLE:
+
-            return 'unknown'
-        
         # Simplified color calculation - just return "unknown" for now
         # Full implementation would require the color analysis from ocrdesktop
         return 'unknown'