diff --git a/recipes/wip/data-integrity/b3sum/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/data-integrity/b3sum/recipe.toml
index 44efd01d..3ec0df13 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/data-integrity/b3sum/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/data-integrity/b3sum/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/BLAKE3-team/BLAKE3"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk11-headless/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk11-headless/recipe.toml
index af318c2d..b24c06a0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk11-headless/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk11-headless/recipe.toml
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#TODO can't find the configure script
-#TODO build instructions - https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u/blob/master/doc/building.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u/blob/master/doc/building.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u"
-rev = "09b402a6bcecce976ee17ce358b0a90ea127ab69"
+rev = "jdk-11.0.29-ga"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = "chmod a+x configure"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--enable-headless-only=yes",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "fontconfig",
 ]
-script = """
-chmod a+x configure
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
-    --enable-headless-only=yes
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk17-headless/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk17-headless/recipe.toml
index 46b8b8b9..ef2d8f79 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk17-headless/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk17-headless/recipe.toml
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#TODO build instructions - https://github.com/openjdk/jdk17u/blob/master/doc/building.md
-#TODO add supported autoconf options
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk17u/blob/master/doc/building.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/openjdk/jdk17u"
-rev = "b78a848cc7ae5787d9ec9ea0ce843cd63b06efec"
+rev = "jdk-17.0.17-ga"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = "chmod a+x configure"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--enable-headless-only=yes",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "fontconfig",
 ]
-script = """
-chmod a+x configure
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
-    --enable-headless-only=yes
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk21-headless/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk21-headless/recipe.toml
index bdeea3dd..d7256e3a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk21-headless/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk21-headless/recipe.toml
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-#TODO build instructions - https://github.com/openjdk/jdk21u/blob/master/doc/building.md
-#TODO can't find the configure script
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk21u/blob/master/doc/building.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/openjdk/jdk21u"
-rev = "060c4f7589e7f13febd402f4dac3320f4c032b08"
+rev = "jdk-21.0.9-ga"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = "chmod a+x configure"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--enable-headless-only=yes",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "fontconfig",
 ]
-script = """
-chmod a+x configure
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
-    --enable-headless-only=yes
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk8-headless/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk8-headless/recipe.toml
index 9261f81e..958e8a5f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk8-headless/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/dev/lang/java/openjdk8-headless/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-#TODO build instructions - https://github.com/openjdk/jdk8u/blob/master/doc/building.md
-#TODO require the headless option
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/openjdk/jdk8u/blob/master/doc/building.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/openjdk/jdk8u"
-rev = "9c9d6b267c41e4c713cacc41befb66007cdb2601"
+rev = "jdk8u472-ga"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = "chmod a+x configure"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--enable-headless-only=yes",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "freetype2",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxwidgets-gtk3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxwidgets-gtk3/recipe.toml
index e5f14fb3..710c9887 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxwidgets-gtk3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxwidgets-gtk3/recipe.toml
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/blob/master/docs/gtk/install.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/blob/master/docs/gtk/install.md
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/releases/download/v3.2.4/wxWidgets-3.2.4.tar.bz2"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--with-gtk",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "gtk3",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
-    --with-gtk
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""