diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/i2pd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/i2pd/recipe.toml
index ab531aea2..6056125cc 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/i2pd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/i2pd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,26 +1,12 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://i2pd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/devs/building/unix/
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://i2pd.readthedocs.io/en/latest/devs/building/unix/
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/PurpleI2P/i2pd"
 rev = "beffdb9fe175a93164bd88ee0fafe1a22595ed15"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "boost",
     "openssl1",
     "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/net/onion-routing/lokinet/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/lokinet/recipe.toml
index 1eda4cdbe..0061eb0b7 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/lokinet/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/onion-routing/lokinet/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet/blob/dev/docs/install.md#building
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet/blob/dev/docs/install.md#building
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet/releases/download/v0.9.11/lokinet-v0.9.11.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "libcap",
     "libuv",
@@ -14,19 +15,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "unbound",
     "nlohmann-json",
 ]
-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 "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-    -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/other/nss-pem/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/other/nss-pem/recipe.toml
index 3124794e1..15b7a66f2 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/other/nss-pem/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/other/nss-pem/recipe.toml
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/kdudka/nss-pem/blob/master/README
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/kdudka/nss-pem/blob/master/README
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/kdudka/nss-pem/releases/download/nss-pem-1.1.0/nss-pem-1.1.0.tar.xz"
 [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/net/other/srsran-4g/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/other/srsran-4g/recipe.toml
index be0d308f4..7c4d12331 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/other/srsran-4g/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/other/srsran-4g/recipe.toml
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://docs.srsran.com/projects/4g/en/latest/general/source/1_installation.html#installation-from-source
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://docs.srsran.com/projects/4g/en/latest/general/source/1_installation.html#installation-from-source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/srsran/srsRAN_4G"
 rev = "eea87b1d893ae58e0b08bc381730c502024ae71f"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "fftw",
     "mbedtls",
 ]
-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/net/other/srsran-project/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/other/srsran-project/recipe.toml
index af76902d8..4ff58768b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/other/srsran-project/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/other/srsran-project/recipe.toml
@@ -1,26 +1,12 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/srsran/srsRAN_Project#build-instructions
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/srsran/srsRAN_Project#build-instructions
 #TODO missing dependencies
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/srsran/srsRAN_Project"
 rev = "374200deefd8e1b96fab7328525fd593a808a641"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "fftw",
     "mbedtls",
 ]
-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/net/remote/jupii/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/remote/jupii/recipe.toml
index 9169263cd..c93e3437e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/remote/jupii/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/remote/jupii/recipe.toml
@@ -1,23 +1,10 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script
-#TODO missing dependencies? - https://github.com/mkiol/Jupii#libraries
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# missing dependencies? - https://github.com/mkiol/Jupii#libraries
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/mkiol/Jupii"
 rev = "ed80ca0ea29081a2bff038faf4884e3acabb14b7"
 [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 "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-    -DWITH_DESKTOP=ON
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DWITH_DESKTOP=ON"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/remote/remmina/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/remote/remmina/recipe.toml
index 9f701889e..14605bd7d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/remote/remmina/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/remote/remmina/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/wikis/Compilation/Compilation-guide
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina/-/wikis/Compilation/Compilation-guide
 #TODO dependencies need a cleanup (outdated and up-to-date information is mixed in the build instructions)
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.com/Remmina/Remmina"
 rev = "2a455eadd6462457d08c2d066c5c245e0dee3bf9"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "openssl1",
     "libxml2",
@@ -19,18 +20,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "libsodium",
     "pcre",
 ]
-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/net/server/spadesx/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/server/spadesx/recipe.toml
index 0d47d5685..798650814 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/server/spadesx/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/server/spadesx/recipe.toml
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/SpadesX/SpadesX#installation
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/SpadesX/SpadesX#installation
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/SpadesX/SpadesX"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "readline",
     "zlib",
     "json-c",
 ]
-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/nonfree/games/openspades/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/nonfree/games/openspades/recipe.toml
index 798717fb8..e7d60a0dd 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/nonfree/games/openspades/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/nonfree/games/openspades/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
-#TODO port GLEW to Orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/yvt/openspades"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
 	"glew",
 	"openssl1",
@@ -16,18 +16,3 @@ dependencies = [
 	"libjpeg",
 	"openal",
 ]
-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/nonfree/games/zerospades/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/nonfree/games/zerospades/recipe.toml
index ba270adfe..369eedf8c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/nonfree/games/zerospades/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/nonfree/games/zerospades/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
-#TODO port GLEW to Orbital
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/yvt/openspades#on-unixes-from-source
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/siecvi/zerospades"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
 	"glew",
 	"openssl1",
@@ -16,18 +16,3 @@ dependencies = [
 	"libjpeg",
 	"openal",
 ]
-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/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml
index 04eb475d2..dca4d3927 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/recorders/obs-studio/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#TODO maybe incomplete script, see https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki/Building-OBS-Studio
-#TODO make all dependencies work
-#TODO maybe missing dependencies
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/wiki/Building-OBS-Studio
+# maybe missing dependencies
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio"
 rev = "b45a73296f4f898e2ed455023020058075c30bab"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
 dependencies = [
     "boost",
     "librsvg",
@@ -30,18 +30,3 @@ dependencies = [
     "libsrt",
     "libwebsocket++",
 ]
-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/science/celestia/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/science/celestia/recipe.toml
index f4793712c..1dd31156e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/science/celestia/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/science/celestia/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia/blob/master/INSTALL.md#celestia-install-instructions-for-unix
-#TODO finish the recipes of some dependencies
-#TODO the SDL2 frontend is limited, Qt6 or Qt5 is preferred
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia/blob/master/INSTALL.md#celestia-install-instructions-for-unix
+# sdl2 frontend is limited, qt6 or qt5 is preferred
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia/releases/download/1.6.4/celestia-1.6.4.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_INTERFACE=ON",
+    "-DENABLE_SDL=ON",
+]
 dependencies = [
     "mesa",
     "mesa-glu",
@@ -16,21 +20,5 @@ dependencies = [
     "libpng",
     "libjpeg",
     "luajit",
+    #"qt6-base",
 ]
-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 "${TARGET}" | cut -d - -f1)"
-    -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=On
-    -DENABLE_INTERFACE=ON
-    -DENABLE_SDL=On
-"${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
-)
-cookbook_configure
-"""