diff --git a/recipes/wip/db/clickhouse/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/db/clickhouse/recipe.toml
index 5c52357eb..67eff9c3b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/db/clickhouse/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/db/clickhouse/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://clickhouse.com/docs/en/development/build#how-to-build-clickhouse-on-any-linux
-#TODO probably disable some submodules to use our recipes
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse"
+git = "https://github.com/ClickHouse/ClickHouse"
+rev = "v25.10.2.65-stable"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "curl",
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
     "xz",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/db/memcached/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/db/memcached/recipe.toml
index 89f494be8..5e6ebc378 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/db/memcached/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/db/memcached/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#TODO probably wrong template, see https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/Install#from-source
-#TODO make libevent works
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://docs.memcached.org/serverguide/#from-source
 [source]
 tar = "https://www.memcached.org/files/memcached-1.6.22.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/db/mysql-server/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/db/mysql-server/recipe.toml
index 4c9785001..c94fb4448 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/db/mysql-server/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/db/mysql-server/recipe.toml
@@ -3,13 +3,9 @@
 [source]
 tar = "https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/file/?id=523432"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "boost",
     "ncurses",
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
 ]
-script = """
-export CPPFLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/ncurses"
-cookbook_cmake
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/db/mysql-shell/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/db/mysql-shell/recipe.toml
index 03b5312ff..596ca67dd 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/db/mysql-shell/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/db/mysql-shell/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO missing script for cross-compilation
+#TODO missing script
 [source]
 tar = "https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/file/?id=524161"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/db/rocksdb/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/db/rocksdb/recipe.toml
index 844a64945..94e5507e7 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/db/rocksdb/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/db/rocksdb/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#TODO missing script for "make", see https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/main/INSTALL.md
+#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb/blob/main/INSTALL.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb"
-rev = "49ce8a1064dd1ad89117899839bf136365e49e79"
+rev = "v10.7.5"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/recipes/wip/math/gnome-calculator/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/math/gnome-calculator/recipe.toml
index 333ffd55d..2b0c34330 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/math/gnome-calculator/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/math/gnome-calculator/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# lacking build instructions
-# build options: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-calculator/-/blob/main/meson_options.txt?ref_type=heads
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from meson log
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-calculator/49/gnome-calculator-49.1.1.tar.xz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/http/apache-httpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/http/apache-httpd/recipe.toml
index b882a489b..f75c1f022 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/http/apache-httpd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/http/apache-httpd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #TODO compiles but requires setgroups syscall at startup
 [source]
-tar="https://dlcdn.apache.org/httpd/httpd-2.4.61.tar.bz2"
+tar= "https://dlcdn.apache.org/httpd/httpd-2.4.61.tar.bz2"
 patches = [
     "redox.patch",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/ssh/dropbear/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/ssh/dropbear/recipe.toml
index 487c164ce..fdffc6bd0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/ssh/dropbear/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/ssh/dropbear/recipe.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
+#TODO test dynamic linking
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.redox-os.org/tfinnegan937/dropbear.git"
 rev = "4c6828d39f988712cf4d2a64c7acf15d76f24aa9"
-
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--disable-syslog",
+    "--disable-utmpx",
+    "--disable-utmp",
+    "--disable-lastlog",
+    "--disable-loginfunc",
+    "--disable-wtmp",
+    "--disable-wtmpx",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "openssl1",
     "zlib"
 ]
-script="""
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
-    --enable-static
-    --disable-syslog
-    --disable-utmpx
-    --disable-utmp
-    --disable-lastlog
-    --disable-loginfunc
-    --disable-wtmp
-    --disable-wtmpx
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""