diff --git a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/gecko/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/gecko/recipe.toml
index 5a3b6df9f..efd11818a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/gecko/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/gecko/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO disasm crate error
+#TODO make sdl3-sys crate use sdl3 recipe
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/ioncodes/gecko"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
 cargopackages = ["tinyapp"]
+dependencies = ["sdl3"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/mame/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/mame/recipe.toml
index 5428ced96..9f1ba777c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/mame/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/mame/recipe.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,27 @@
-#TODO missing script for gnu make: https://docs.mamedev.org/initialsetup/compilingmame.html
+#TODO compile and test
+# cross-compilation doc: https://docs.mamedev.org/initialsetup/compilingmame.html#cross-compiling-mame
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/mamedev/mame"
 rev = "mame0282"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
-dependencies = [
-    "sdl2",
-    "sdl2-ttf",
-    "fontconfig",
-    "qt5-base",
-    "qt5-tools",
-]
+#dependencies = [
+#    "sdl2",
+#    "sdl2-ttf",
+#    "fontconfig",
+#    "qt5-base",
+#    "qt5-tools",
+#]
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+MAKEFLAGS=(
+    CROSS_BUILD=1
+    NO_OPENGL=1
+    NO_USE_PORTAUDIO=1
+    NO_USE_PULSEAUDIO=1
+)
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}" "${MAKEFLAGS[@]}"
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/swanstation/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/swanstation/recipe.toml
index e6276279e..81412753c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/swanstation/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/swanstation/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # using DuckStation fork from when it was licensed as GPLv3 and the fork still had the Qt and ImGui? frontends (libretro fork don't have them anymore)
-#TODO not compiled or tested yet
-#TODO determine minimum dependencies from cmake log
+#TODO can't fetch submodules
 # build instructions: https://github.com/piepacker/swanstation#linux-1
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/piepacker/swanstation"
@@ -15,9 +14,10 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DBUILD_QT_FRONTEND=OFF",
     "-DBUILD_MINI_FRONTEND=ON",
 ]
-#dependencies = [
-    #"sdl2",
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl2",
+    "curl",
     #"qt6-base",
     #"qt6-svg",
     #"qt6-tools",
-#]
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/trapezoid/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/trapezoid/recipe.toml
index 55253803e..8a89a76c9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/trapezoid/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emu/game-console/ps1/trapezoid/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO sccache error
+#TODO sccache server shutdown error causes rust abort because can't catch foreign exceptions
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Amjad50/Trapezoid"
 shallow_clone = true
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emu/pc/lightspark/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emu/pc/lightspark/recipe.toml
index 6abf5672a..864f97333 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emu/pc/lightspark/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emu/pc/lightspark/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO build error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/lightspark/lightspark"
 rev = "ff478b8a6a349a6d919e342d04793dad454fdf5c"
@@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DENABLE_LIBAVCODEC=FALSE",
     "-DENABLE_RTMP=FALSE",
 ]
-#dependencies = [
-    #"mesa",
-    #"curl",
-    #"zlib",
+dependencies = [
+    "mesa",
+    "curl",
+    "zlib",
     #"ffmpeg6",
     #"rtmpdump",
-    #"sdl2",
-    #"libjpeg",
-    #"xz",
-    #"fontconfig",
-#]
+    "sdl2",
+    "libjpeg",
+    "libpng",
+    "freetype2",
+    "xz",
+    "fontconfig",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
index 8b578bdb3..76057a405 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO fix openimageio dependency
+#TODO enable brotli support in freetype2 recipe
 #TODO determine the minimum dependencies from cmake log
 # build instructions: https://developer.blender.org/docs/handbook/building_blender/
 [source]
@@ -11,22 +12,30 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DWITH_GHOST_SDL=ON",
     "-DWITH_SDL=ON",
     "-DWITH_EXPERIMENTAL_FEATURES=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_VULKAN_BACKEND=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_INTERNATIONAL=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_PYTHON=OFF",
+    "-DWITH_LIBS_PRECOMPILED=OFF",
 ]
-# dependencies = [
+dependencies = [
 #     "dbus",
 #     "libdecor",
-#     "libjpeg",
-#     "libpng",
-#     "freetype2",
+     "libjpeg",
+     "libpng",
+     "zlib",
+     "libtiff",
+     "openimageio",
+#     "libvulkan",
+     "freetype2",
 #     "fontconfig",
-#     "zstd",
+     "zstd",
 #     "bzip2",
 #     "xz",
-#     "sdl2",
-#     "libepoxy",
+     "sdl2",
+     "libepoxy",
 #     "shaderc",
 #     "libxml2",
 #     "libharu",
 #     "mesa-x11",
 #     "libxkbcommon",
-# ]
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/exhibit/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/exhibit/recipe.toml
index 9bdf621ef..17fb4081b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/exhibit/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/exhibit/recipe.toml
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ git = "https://github.com/Nokse22/Exhibit"
 rev = "v1.5.1"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+dev-dependencies = [
+    "host:itstool",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/meov/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/meov/recipe.toml
index 5c54b0a3f..daa3bb513 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/meov/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/viewers/meov/recipe.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-#TODO make it use sdl2 recipe
-#TODO determine if/what bundled dependencies need to be patched
+#TODO make it use sdl2 recipe instead of bundled sdl2
 # dependencies: https://github.com/seigtm/meov/tree/Baranov_0.3.0_Linux_Builds/dependencies
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/seigtm/meov"
 branch = "Baranov_0.3.0_Linux_Builds"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "cmake"
-cmakeflags = [
-    "-DMEOV_USING_OPENGL=false"
-]
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
+    -DMEOV_USING_OPENGL=false
+    -DOPENGL_opengl_LIBRARY="/dev/null"
+    -DOPENGL_glx_LIBRARY="/dev/null"
+
+)
+cookbook_cmake
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libusb/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libusb/recipe.toml
index 3d0f73f6b..40ba76a5a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libusb/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libusb/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+# libudev dependency is mandatory since version 1.0.30
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/libusb/libusb/releases/download/v1.0.30/libusb-1.0.30.tar.bz2"
+tar = "https://github.com/libusb/libusb/releases/download/v1.0.29/libusb-1.0.29.tar.bz2"
 [build]
 template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openimageio/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openimageio/recipe.toml
index c27be8618..c5bacd8bd 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openimageio/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openimageio/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO can't find python3
 # build instructions: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/blob/master/INSTALL.md#building-openimageio-on-linux-or-os-x
-# the dependencies are optional
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/releases/download/v3.1.11.0/OpenImageIO-3.1.11.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
@@ -14,7 +13,9 @@ dependencies = [
     "libtiff",
     "libjpeg",
     "openexr",
-    "opencolorio",
+    "zlib",
+    "python312",
+    #"opencolorio",
     "libfmt",
     #"libpng",
     #"boost",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/bb/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/bb/recipe.toml
index 147c196e9..3aa685eb3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/bb/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/bb/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO outdated nix crate? (after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/epilys/bb"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/btop/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/btop/recipe.toml
index edb370b16..9ecdbe770 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/btop/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/btop/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO port: UnixPaths is not supported
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/aristocratos/btop"
 rev = "v1.4.7"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/cpu-x/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/cpu-x/recipe.toml
index 12af058c2..32e3159d0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/cpu-x/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/cpu-x/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO fix libstatgrab dep
 # build instructions: https://github.com/TheTumultuousUnicornOfDarkness/CPU-X/wiki/manual-build#build-and-install-cpu-x
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/TheTumultuousUnicornOfDarkness/CPU-X"
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
-export CPPFLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/ncurses"
 COOKBOOK_CMAKE_FLAGS+=(
     "-DWITH_GTK=0",
     "-DWITH_LIBGLFW=0",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/cyme/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/cyme/recipe.toml
index dfb039fea..21404e6e3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/cyme/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/cyme/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO port to Redox
+#TODO port
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/tuna-f1sh/cyme"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode-rs/recipe.toml
index 67669a2c4..7af784438 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO port
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/jrgerber/dmidecode-rs"
 shallow_clone = true
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode/recipe.toml
index cbafcc726..0bd675be1 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/dmidecode/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-#TODO add script for gnu make: https://cgit.git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/tree/README#n22
+#TODO compile and test
 [source]
 tar = "https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/dmidecode/dmidecode-3.7.tar.xz"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}"
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml
index 9b69bd24a..31a96e82e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/fastfetch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO port
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/fastfetch-cli/fastfetch"
 rev = "2.69.0"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/ffetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/ffetch/recipe.toml
index 8b23aada9..4804efeec 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/ffetch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/ffetch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/0l3d/ffetch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/freshfetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/freshfetch/recipe.toml
index 4e254a515..f5ea6adf1 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/freshfetch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/freshfetch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #TODO mlua crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/K4rakara/freshfetch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 cookbook_cargo_packages freshfetch
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/macchina/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/macchina/recipe.toml
index 524a1d555..0d2b80dba 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/macchina/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/macchina/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO if-addrs crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/neofetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/neofetch/recipe.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index a93875549..000000000
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/neofetch/recipe.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#TODO Add Redox OS on the Bash script
-[source]
-git = "https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch"
-rev = "60d07dee6b76769d8c487a40639fb7b5a1a7bc85"
-[build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/bin
-cp "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/neofetch "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/bin/neofetch
-chmod +x "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"/usr/bin/neofetch
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/pciutils/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/pciutils/recipe.toml
index 9494d79fd..7e09fc5d3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/pciutils/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/pciutils/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-#TODO missing script for "make", see https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/pciutils/pciutils.git/tree/README#n52
+#TODO compile and test
 [source]
 tar = "https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/pciutils/pciutils-3.9.0.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "cmake"
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "zlib",
 ]
+script = """
+rsync -av --delete "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/" ./
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+#MAKEFLAGS=(
+ #   CROSS_COMPILE=
+#)
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" -j "${COOKBOOK_MAKE_JOBS}" #"${MAKEFLAGS[@]}"
+"${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr"
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/pfetch-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/pfetch-rs/recipe.toml
index 14a10962f..bfbeae855 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/pfetch-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/pfetch-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO if-addrs crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Gobidev/pfetch-rs"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/process-viewer/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/process-viewer/recipe.toml
index bf48af600..53de6ede0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/process-viewer/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/process-viewer/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#TODO make GTK4 work
+#TODO compile and test
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/GuillaumeGomez/process-viewer"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
 dependencies = [
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/procps-ng/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/procps-ng/recipe.toml
index fc247ee48..76f293260 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/procps-ng/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/procps-ng/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO build error, disable tests?
 [source]
 tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/files/Production/procps-ng-4.0.4.tar.xz/download"
 [build]
 template = "configure"
+dependencies = ["ncursesw"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/procs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/procs/recipe.toml
index da481c03c..7bb222481 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/procs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/procs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO async-io and rustix crates error (after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/dalance/procs"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/rfetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/rfetch/recipe.toml
index 3a1287cb8..5c7fad60e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/rfetch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/rfetch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO nix crate error (after cargo update)
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/kamui-fin/rfetch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/rsftch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/rsftch/recipe.toml
index e0758a6ef..95abfab4a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/rsftch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/rsftch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #TODO source code error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/charklie/rsftch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys-info/zeitfetch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys-info/zeitfetch/recipe.toml
index a78a1c4c0..5d9188350 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys-info/zeitfetch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys-info/zeitfetch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/nidnogg/zeitfetch"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/sys/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/sys/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml
index 330e384a1..8da204616 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/sys/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/sys/desktop-file-utils/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/desktop-file-utils"
 rev = "0.28"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tests/memtester/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tests/memtester/recipe.toml
index 35eaf1ec6..9bf009442 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tests/memtester/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tests/memtester/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 tar = "https://pyropus.ca./software/memtester/old-versions/memtester-4.7.1.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tests/pjdfstest-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tests/pjdfstest-rs/recipe.toml
index c604432bf..3465e4958 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tests/pjdfstest-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tests/pjdfstest-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO port exacl crate
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/saidsay-so/pjdfstest"
 shallow_clone = true