diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxtl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxtl/recipe.toml
index 4f93588d0..3c1a82981 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxtl/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libxtl/recipe.toml
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl#install-from-sources
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl#install-from-sources
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtl"
 rev = "c95f6c8b13ffb7f74f16d3fd6882668b79bd8412"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libzug/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libzug/recipe.toml
index cc550078d..378ad6a56 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libzug/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libzug/recipe.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/arximboldi/zug#usage
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/arximboldi/zug#usage
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/arximboldi/zug"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "boost",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/mimalloc/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/mimalloc/recipe.toml
index 960c6168b..a2d0b0bf1 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/mimalloc/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/mimalloc/recipe.toml
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc#macos-linux-bsd-etc
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc#macos-linux-bsd-etc
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc"
 rev = "43ce4bd7fd34bcc730c1c7471c99995597415488"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-    COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/mlt/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/mlt/recipe.toml
index 5fdc9d009..ca0822667 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/mlt/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/mlt/recipe.toml
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/mltframework/mlt#readme
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/mltframework/mlt#readme
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/mltframework/mlt/releases/download/v7.22.0/mlt-7.22.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/oidn/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/oidn/recipe.toml
index d3bb3241f..798cff299 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/oidn/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/oidn/recipe.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/OpenImageDenoise/oidn#compiling-on-linuxmacos
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/OpenImageDenoise/oidn#compiling-on-linuxmacos
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/OpenImageDenoise/oidn"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "ispc",
     "onetbb",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/onednn/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/onednn/recipe.toml
index e9bb9fca1..5ea551878 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/onednn/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/onednn/recipe.toml
@@ -1,24 +1,10 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://oneapi-src.github.io/oneDNN/dev_guide_build.html#linux-macos
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://oneapi-src.github.io/oneDNN/dev_guide_build.html#linux-macos
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneDNN"
 rev = "16720eaaab9557158ff77ebf3bc610e9682928d6"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "onetbb",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/onetbb/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/onetbb/recipe.toml
index 7fa5af42e..223a1d9e3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/onetbb/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/onetbb/recipe.toml
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB/blob/master/INSTALL.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB/blob/master/INSTALL.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB"
 rev = "8b829acc65569019edb896c5150d427f288e8aba"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencolorio/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencolorio/recipe.toml
index c4b7bb005..270ca315e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencolorio/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencolorio/recipe.toml
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start/installation.html
 #TODO missing dependencies, see https://opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start/installation.html#dependencies
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://opencolorio.readthedocs.io/en/latest/quick_start/installation.html
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO"
 rev = "92db29b9e7e298c4c2cc67c8a74944c2e7e716e5"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "expat",
     "imath",
     "zlib",
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencv4/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencv4/recipe.toml
index 8340c64eb..c2c16eac4 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencv4/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/opencv4/recipe.toml
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, lacking build instructions
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/opencv/opencv"
 rev = "49486f61fb25722cbcf586b7f4320921d46fb38e"
 
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openexr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openexr/recipe.toml
index 0c8bceb66..f4e0aaaa7 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openexr/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openexr/recipe.toml
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://openexr.com/en/latest/install.html#linux-macos
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://openexr.com/en/latest/install.html#linux-macos
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr"
 rev = "737b2707a001e67f3812d86a639c3d037efe2ea8"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "libdeflate",
     "libimath"
 ]
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openjpeg/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openjpeg/recipe.toml
index a1f373320..0a3fe8699 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/openjpeg/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/openjpeg/recipe.toml
@@ -1,21 +1,7 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/INSTALL.md
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/INSTALL.md
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg"
 rev = "a5891555eb49ed7cc26b2901ea680acda136d811"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
-COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-    -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
-    -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
-    -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR="$(echo "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"