diff --git a/recipes/wip/archives/cpio/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/archives/cpio/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..768ca376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/archives/cpio/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/cpio/cpio-2.15.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/arduino-cli/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/arduino-cli/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..762cfa61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/arduino-cli/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO add script for building: https://arduino.github.io/arduino-cli/1.5/CONTRIBUTING/#building-the-source-code
+# does the go template can be used?
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/arduino/arduino-cli"
+rev = "v1.5.1"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/espflash/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/espflash/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6833bcf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/espflash/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/esp-rs/espflash"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = [
+    "espflash",
+    "cargo-espflash",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/esptool/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/esptool/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88dbaed9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/esptool/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#TODO add script for installation: https://docs.espressif.com/projects/esptool/en/latest/esp32/installation.html
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/espressif/esptool"
+rev = "v5.3.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/esptool"
+cp -rv "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/* "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/home/user/esptool"
+"""
+[package]
+dependencies = [
+    "python312",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/flashrom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/flashrom/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c89531d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/flashrom/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from meson log
+# build instructions: https://www.flashrom.org/dev_guide/building_from_source.html
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom"
+rev = "v1.7.0"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dtests=disabled",
+    "-Dbash-completion=disabled",
+    "-Dman-pages=disabled",
+    "-Ddocumentation=disabled",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/gtkwave/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/gtkwave/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64a29356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/gtkwave/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from meson log
+# build instructions: https://gtkwave.github.io/gtkwave/install/unix_linux.html
+[source]
+tar = "https://gtkwave.sourceforge.net/gtkwave-gtk3-3.3.127.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--enable-gtk3"
+]
+#dependencies = [
+    #"gtk3",
+    #"bzip2",
+    #"xz",
+    #"judy",
+    #"tcl",
+    #"tk",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/piper/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/piper/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8582e617..00000000
--- a/recipes/wip/hw/piper/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-[source]
-git = "https://github.com/libratbag/piper"
-rev = "0.8"
-shallow_clone = true
-[build]
-template = "meson"
-mesonflags = [
-    "-Druntime-dependency-checks=false",
-]
-dependencies = [
-    "libratbag",
-    "gtk3",
-    "cairo",
-    "libevdev",
-]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/simulide/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/simulide/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01258c80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/simulide/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO add script for gnu make: https://github.com/Arcachofo/SimulIDE-dev#building-simulide
+# probably missing dependencies
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/Arcachofo/SimulIDE-dev"
+rev = "ed253d6612b1293a320d68d6e27968cd7e6523c4"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "qt5-base",
+    "qt5-svg",
+    "qt5-multimedia",
+    "qt5-serialport",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/surfer/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/surfer/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..788d8781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/surfer/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://gitlab.com/surfer-project/surfer"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["surfer"]
+cargoflags = ["--no-default-features"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/systemc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/systemc/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7092969e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/systemc/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+# quickthreads seems to be better than posix threads, does it's worth to port?
+# build instructions: https://github.com/accellera-official/systemc/blob/main/INSTALL.md
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/accellera-official/systemc"
+rev = "3.0.2"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/hw/verilator/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/hw/verilator/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80bed8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/hw/verilator/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from configure log
+# build instructions: https://verilator.org/guide/latest/install.html
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/verilator/verilator"
+rev = "v5.048"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml
index f7521832..8c102dbe 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@
 tar = "https://inkscape.org/gallery/item/58914/inkscape-1.4.3.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DWITH_GNU_READLINE=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_LCMS=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_SVG2=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_POPPLER=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_CAPYPDF=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_IMAGE_MAGICK=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_GRAPHICS_MAGICK=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_LIBCDR=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_LIBVISIO=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_LIBWPG=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_LIBSPELLING=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_GSOURCEVIEW=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_NLS=OFF",
+]
 # dependencies = [
 #     "boost",
 #     "glib",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
index 98b5a1a3..c55dc68f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/krita/recipe.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ template = "cmake"
 cmakeflags = [
     "-DLIMIT_LONG_TESTS=OFF",
     "-DENABLE_UPDATERS=OFF",
+    "-DBUILD_WITH_QT6=ON",
 ]
 # dependencies = [
 #     "gexiv2",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/gui/tk/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/gui/tk/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9407dea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/gui/tk/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from configure log
+[source]
+tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl/files/Tcl/8.6.18/tk8.6.18-src.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="$COOKBOOK_SOURCE/unix/configure"
+cookbook_configure
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/hw/libratbag/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/hw/libratbag/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e0d06b6..00000000
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/hw/libratbag/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-[source]
-git = "https://github.com/libratbag/libratbag"
-rev = "v0.18"
-shallow_clone = true
-[build]
-template = "meson"
-mesonflags = [
-    "-Dtests=false",
-    "-Dlogind-provider=elogind",
-    "-Dsystemd=false",
-]
-dependencies = [
-    "elogind",
-    "eudev",
-    "libevdev",
-    "libunistring",
-    "json-glib",
-    "glib",
-]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/analysis/rsyslog/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/analysis/rsyslog/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c510471b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/analysis/rsyslog/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from configure log
+# build instructions: https://docs.rsyslog.com/doc/installation/install_from_source.html
+[source]
+tar = "https://www.rsyslog.com/files/download/rsyslog/rsyslog-8.2604.0.tar.gz"
+[build]
+template = "configure"
+#dependencies = [
+    #"zlib",
+    #"json-c",
+    #"libgcrypt",
+    #"libuuid",
+    #"libestr",
+    #"liblognorm",
+    #"libfastjson",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml
index 0cef38d5..bfec0fbe 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DENABLE_UI=OFF",
     "-DENABLE_SCRIPTING=OFF",
     "-DENABLE_HEVC=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_PULSEAUDIO=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_WAYLAND=OFF",
 ]
 # dependencies = [
 #     "boost",
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@ cmakeflags = [
 #     "libva",
 #     "qt5-base",
 #     "qt5-svg",
-#     "eudev",
 #     "pciutils",
 #     "libqrcodegenc",
 #     "librist",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/services/networkmanager/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/networkmanager/recipe.toml
index 20c8dccd..6078d90b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/services/networkmanager/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/services/networkmanager/recipe.toml
@@ -1,26 +1,39 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 #TODO discover minimum dependencies from meson log
 # build instructions: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#building-from-source
+# freebsd has a shim to bypass linux dependencies: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports/blob/main/net-mgmt/networkmanager-shim/Makefile
 [source]
 tar = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/releases/1.56.0/downloads/NetworkManager-1.56.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
 mesonflags = [
     "-Dsession_tracking=no",
-    "-Dsuspend_resume=elogind",
+    #"-Dsuspend_resume=consolekit", # maybe unnecessary
     "-Dpolkit=false",
     "-Dselinux=false",
     "-Dsystemd_journal=false",
+    "-Dsystemdsystemunitdir=disabled",
     "-Dwifi=false",
+    "-Dmodem_manager=false",
+    "-Dnm_cloud_setup=false",
+    "-Dnbft=false",
+    "-Dclat=false",
     "-Dintrospection=false",
     "-Dman=false",
     "-Dtests=no",
     "-Dfirewalld_zone=false",
     "-Dcrypto=gnutls",
     "-Dqt=false",
+    "-Dlibpsl=false",
+    "-Dreadline=none",
+    "-Dconcheck=false",
+    "-Dovs=false",
+    "-Dlibaudit=no",
+    "-Dcrypto=null",
+    "-Dppp=false",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-    "libpsl",
-    "readline",
-    "gnutls3",
-]
+#dependencies = [
+    #"libpsl",
+    #"readline",
+    #"gnutls3",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/vpn/wireguard-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/wireguard-rs/recipe.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes/wip/net/vpn/wireguard-rs/recipe.toml
rename to recipes/wip/services/wireguard-rs/recipe.toml
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/vpn/wireguard-tools/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/services/wireguard-tools/recipe.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes/wip/net/vpn/wireguard-tools/recipe.toml
rename to recipes/wip/services/wireguard-tools/recipe.toml
diff --git a/recipes/wip/system/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/system/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..330e384a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/system/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/desktop-file-utils"
+rev = "0.28"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "meson"
+dependencies = [
+    "glib",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tui/pinstar/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tui/pinstar/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a19eff76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/tui/pinstar/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#TODO compile and test
+[source]
+git = "https://github.com/reekta92/pinstar"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cargo"