diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libhyphen/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libhyphen/recipe.toml
index 3ee115a8d..79b5bea2f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libhyphen/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libhyphen/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-#TODO missing script for building, see https://github.com/hunspell/hyphen/blob/master/README#L49
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/hunspell/hyphen"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = """
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml
index 12439b92d..ce3c1ad33 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libicu/recipe.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#TODO: promote
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/unicode-org/icu/releases/download/release-77-1/icu4c-77_1-src.tgz"
 blake3 = "8f51c4e4c6577b61d02921e800ddb0a2d4778addf7717eef4c5bb0e8a5582c3a"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimath/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimath/recipe.toml
index 9d9b88797..4180e1e5d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimath/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimath/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://imath.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html#linux-macos
 [source]
-git = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/Imath"
-rev = "d690a3fcff4e877ead5ae56c7e964595ade8a35e"
+tar = "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/Imath/releases/download/v3.2.2/Imath-3.2.2.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimmer/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimmer/recipe.toml
index aed3fe1eb..c9c626573 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimmer/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libimmer/recipe.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 # build instructions: https://github.com/arximboldi/immer#usage
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/arximboldi/immer"
-rev = "5875f7739a6c642ad58cbedadb509c86d421217e"
+rev = "v0.9.1"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-Dimmer_BUILD_TESTS=off",
+    "-Dimmer_BUILD_DOCS=off",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libinput/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libinput/recipe.toml
index a042016bb..bebce1392 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libinput/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libinput/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://wayland.freedesktop.org/libinput/doc/latest/building.html#building
 [source]
-git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput"
-rev = "1680f2fbaa63a91739012c6b57988ab1918ea0b7"
+tar = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libinput/libinput/-/archive/1.30.2/libinput-1.30.2.tar.bz2"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dlibwacom=false",
+    "-Dmtdev=false",
+    "-Ddebug-gui=false",
+    "-Dtests=false",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "eudev",
     "libevdev",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libjasper/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libjasper/recipe.toml
index bcdf1a65a..d87c4d102 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/libjasper/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/libjasper/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/blob/master/INSTALL.txt
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/releases/download/version-4.1.1/jasper-4.1.1.tar.gz"
+tar = "https://github.com/jasper-software/jasper/releases/download/version-4.2.9/jasper-4.2.9.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DJAS_ENABLE_DOC=OFF",
+    "-DJAS_ENABLE_OPENGL=OFF",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/liblager/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/liblager/recipe.toml
index 9b9782c7a..76bcfee9a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/liblager/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/liblager/recipe.toml
@@ -2,8 +2,14 @@
 # build instructions: https://github.com/arximboldi/lager#usage
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/arximboldi/lager"
+rev = "v0.1.3"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-Dlager_BUILD_TESTS=OFF",
+    "-Dlager_BUILD_DOCS=OFF",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "libzug",
     "boost",