diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/bacup/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/bacup/recipe.toml
index f04166718..fec97a8c8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/bacup/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/bacup/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO tokio-tar crate error
 #TODO create a service
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/galeone/bacup"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/diffr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/diffr/recipe.toml
index 0c0552ce3..1d0abdaec 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/diffr/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/diffr/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/mookid/diffr"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/diffy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/diffy/recipe.toml
index 93c0c49e6..d138b0d6f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/diffy/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/diffy/recipe.toml
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/bmwill/diffy"
 [build]
-template = "cargo"
+template = "custom"
+script = """
+cookbook_cargo_packages diffy
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/lines-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/lines-rs/recipe.toml
index b14c5cd6e..20f90c920 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/lines-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/lines-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO jemalloc-sys crate error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/ryanfowler/lines"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/minmon/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/minmon/recipe.toml
index bae2593b6..5c6f9e968 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/minmon/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/minmon/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO port to redox
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/flo-at/minmon"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/ruke/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/ruke/recipe.toml
index 5377fbc3b..da95233a6 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/ruke/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/ruke/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/kauefraga/ruke"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/sam/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/sam/recipe.toml
index e64ecdb70..45b56c875 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/sam/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/sam/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested (after cargo update)
+#TODO add a command to properly move the executable
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/r-zenine/sam"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/tools/snappy-rs/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/tools/snappy-rs/recipe.toml
index 63e390a5c..dcb9e3ff1 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/tools/snappy-rs/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/tools/snappy-rs/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Not compiled or tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/BurntSushi/rust-snappy"
 [build]