diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpanel/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpanel/recipe.toml
index bceeb07bc..0dfe1cc64 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpanel/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpanel/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, lacking build instructions
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/libpanel/1.4/libpanel-1.4.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpeas/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpeas/recipe.toml
index cf0c9090c..b7fa78888 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpeas/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libpeas/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libpeas
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libpeas
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/libpeas/2.0/libpeas-2.0.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/librist/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/librist/recipe.toml
index 39d440941..5757c5490 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/librist/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/librist/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist#compile-using-mesonninja-linux-osx-and-windows-mingw
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist#compile-using-mesonninja-linux-osx-and-windows-mingw
 [source]
 git = "https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist"
 rev = "1e805500dc14a507598cebdd49557c32e514899f"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libslirp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libslirp/recipe.toml
index 5017b462a..2722021bb 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libslirp/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libslirp/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp#building
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp#building
 [source]
 tar = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/slirp/libslirp/uploads/60113f60cfd6abe2c16dde9f6c81b631/libslirp-4.7.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libvte/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libvte/recipe.toml
index 4c08fd16c..b45dbdc7a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libvte/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libvte/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/#installation
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte/#installation
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/vte/0.74/vte-0.74.1.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/lilv/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/lilv/recipe.toml
index c15da0083..04e68ce91 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/lilv/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/lilv/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.com/lv2/lilv/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/lv2/lilv/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/lilv-0.24.20.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/lv2/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/lv2/recipe.toml
index bcbb450d2..e21a5da24 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/lv2/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/lv2/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.com/lv2/lv2/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/lv2/lv2/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md
 [source]
 tar = "https://lv2plug.in/spec/lv2-1.18.10.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml
index 7908a22ad..e962cea6e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://hg.sr.ht/~breakfastquay/rubberband/browse/COMPILING.md?rev=tip
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://hg.sr.ht/~breakfastquay/rubberband/browse/COMPILING.md?rev=tip
 [source]
 tar = "https://breakfastquay.com/files/releases/rubberband-3.2.1.tar.bz2"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml
index fc03c5ed8..a9335d540 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.com/drobilla/sord/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/drobilla/sord/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/sord-0.16.14.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml
index d15d8d3c3..dc1b31a28 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.com/lv2/sratom/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/lv2/sratom/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/sratom-0.6.14.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml
index 7aa3f6083..49ff331ff 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, see https://gitlab.com/lv2/suil/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/lv2/suil/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/suil-0.10.18.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "meson"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/totem-pl-parser/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/totem-pl-parser/recipe.toml
index 8e55be1a4..ebc359d50 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/totem-pl-parser/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/totem-pl-parser/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#TODO missing script for Meson, lacking build instructions
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.gnome.org/sources/totem-pl-parser/3.26/totem-pl-parser-3.26.6.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "configure"
+template = "meson"
 dependencies = [
     "libxml2",
     "glib",