diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscaler/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscaler/recipe.toml
index e8933ffb5..c7eae8da0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscaler/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscaler/recipe.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ mesonflags = [
     "-Dnetwork_tests=false",
 ]
 dev-dependencies = [
-    "blueprint"
+    "host:blueprint" # add script for linux compilation
 ]
 dependencies = [
     "gtk4",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml
index de2f4f7b8..1955bff3d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/upscaling/upscayl-ncnn/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# build instructions: https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl-ncnn/blob/master/README.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/upscayl/upscayl-ncnn"
-rev = "22774bc42e2bc3c785b5b585d213d960b1348ad5"
+rev = "d02fa88e078e7109fd689932453362430144014d"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "cmake"
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "libvulkan",
+    "openmp",
+]
+script = """
+COOKBOOK_SOURCE="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/src"
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_cmake
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/kde/ktorrent/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/kde/ktorrent/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd1a768a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/kde/ktorrent/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+[source]
+git = "https://invent.kde.org/network/ktorrent"
+branch = "release/25.12"
+shallow_clone = true
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-pango/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-pango/recipe.toml
index 3e9cb3c7b..dc7f3bc68 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-pango/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-pango/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #TODO Not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/markuskimius/SDL2_Pango"
-rev = "3afd884fddf8d81dbe2c140135deea0c79de31c1"
+rev = "v2.1.5"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "configure"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml
index f1f98db12..be9c68bc6 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # build instructions: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/docs/README-cmake.md
 # dependencies: https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/docs/README-linux.md
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-3.2.26/SDL3-3.2.26.tar.gz"
+tar = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/releases/download/release-3.4.0/SDL3-3.4.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
 cmakeflags = [
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/perf/openmp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/perf/openmp/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5daee9c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/perf/openmp/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/blob/main/openmp/README.rst
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/download/llvmorg-21.1.6/openmp-21.1.6.src.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+dependencies = [
+    "llvm21",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ca10c7665
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# build instructions: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/docs/Building-Transmission.md#on-unix
+# build options: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/CMakeLists.txt#L45
+[source]
+tar = "https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/download/4.0.6/transmission-4.0.6.tar.xz"
+[build]
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_CLI=ON",
+    "-DINSTALL_WEB=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DINSTALL_DOC=OFF",
+]
+#dependencies = [
+    #"openssl3",
+    #"curl",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-daemon/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-daemon/recipe.toml
index 867a34f86..8c547af18 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-daemon/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-daemon/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# build instructions: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/main/docs/Building-Transmission.md#on-unix
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# build instructions: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/docs/Building-Transmission.md#on-unix
+# build options: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/CMakeLists.txt#L45
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/download/4.0.6/transmission-4.0.6.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
-dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
-    "curl",
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DINSTALL_WEB=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_UTILS=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DINSTALL_DOC=OFF",
 ]
+#dependencies = [
+#    "openssl3",
+#    "curl",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-gtk/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-gtk/recipe.toml
index d4646b4ea..4df0e5ac6 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-gtk/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/transmission-gtk/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# build instructions: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/main/docs/Building-Transmission.md#on-unix
+#TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
+# build instructions: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/docs/Building-Transmission.md#on-unix
+# build options: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/CMakeLists.txt#L45
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/download/4.0.6/transmission-4.0.6.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DINSTALL_WEB=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-DINSTALL_DOC=OFF",
+]
 dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
-    "curl",
+    #"openssl3",
+    #"curl",
     "gtk3mm",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/webtorrent-cli/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/webtorrent-cli/recipe.toml
index d0eaa70ec..55e076786 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/webtorrent-cli/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/bittorrent/webtorrent-cli/recipe.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/webtorrent/webtorrent-cli"
 rev = "v5.1.3"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml
index bfb6dde04..a2b8ea3c2 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/email/thunderbird/recipe.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 #TODO missing cross-compilation variables and a command to move the executable to the package
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from mach log
 # build instructions - https://developer.thunderbird.net/thunderbird-development/building-thunderbird
 [source]
-tar = "https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/128.0.1esr/source/thunderbird-128.0.1esr.source.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://archive.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/140.7.0esr/source/thunderbird-140.7.0esr.source.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "library1",
-]
 script = """
-mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr
+mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/bin
 export MOZCONFIG="{COOKBOOK_RECIPE}/mozconfig"
 ./mach build
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/flameshot/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/flameshot/recipe.toml
index 607a3b1f2..ee4f02445 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/flameshot/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/flameshot/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO determine minimum dependencies from cmake log
 # build instructions: https://flameshot.org/docs/installation/source-code/#compilation
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot"
-rev = "70be63d478a271da549597d69bd4868607c0a395"
+branch = "v13.3.0"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
-dependencies = [
-    "qt5-base",
-    "qt5-tools",
-    "qt5-svg",
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DDISABLE_UPDATE_CHECKER=ON",
+    "-DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=OFF",
 ]
+#dependencies = [
+#    "qt5-base",
+#    "qt5-tools",
+#    "qt5-svg",
+#]