diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/chocolate-doom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/chocolate-doom/recipe.toml
index 3dd25cc5..6821d4c4 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/chocolate-doom/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/chocolate-doom/recipe.toml
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@
 [source]
 tar = "https://www.chocolate-doom.org/downloads/3.0.1/chocolate-doom-3.0.1.tar.gz"
 [build]
-template = "configure"
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
     "sdl2-mixer",
     "sdl2-net",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_configure
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/crispy-doom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/crispy-doom/recipe.toml
index dac4ac51..354bb260 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/crispy-doom/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/crispy-doom/recipe.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@
 git = "https://github.com/fabiangreffrath/crispy-doom"
 rev = "593f5b97023ed39b7640073160c06895bbfc3d26"
 [build]
-template = "configure"
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
     "sdl2-mixer",
     "sdl2-net",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_configure
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml
index 8b2bd132..80089128 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/et-legacy/recipe.toml
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "mesa",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml
index b7660e32..bca60685 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/gzdoom/recipe.toml
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "zmusic",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml
index 21606356..e87b0148 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/openspades-free/recipe.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ dependencies = [
 	"openal",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/vkquake2/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/vkquake2/recipe.toml
index 05bffe14..705d821f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/vkquake2/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/vkquake2/recipe.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ rev = "bdd39b142fbadf581fd9d904968a83fb9b4a929a"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml
index d1ebbce8..5e3505b0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/fps/zerospades-free/recipe.toml
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ dependencies = [
 	"openal",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/games/open-world/minetest/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/games/open-world/minetest/recipe.toml
index 005b8009..1d4c658b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/games/open-world/minetest/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/games/open-world/minetest/recipe.toml
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ dependencies = [
     "zstd",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/minetest/irrlicht.git "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/lib/irrlichtmt
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
index ded92edc..45fbd2e2 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender-lts/recipe.toml
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ dependencies = [
     "shaderc",
     "libxml2",
     "libharu",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "libxkbcommon",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml
index bb9e7d8a..b50d7d6d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/graphics/editors/blender/recipe.toml
@@ -21,15 +21,17 @@ dependencies = [
     "shaderc",
     "libxml2",
     "libharu",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "libxkbcommon",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/editors/gimp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/editors/gimp/recipe.toml
index 47746828..f3e18cbe 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/image/editors/gimp/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/editors/gimp/recipe.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+# build instructions: https://developer.gimp.org/core/setup/build/3.0/INSTALL
 #TODO make dependencies work
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.gimp.org/gimp/v2.10/gimp-2.10.36.tar.bz2"
+tar = "https://download.gimp.org/gimp/v3.0/gimp-3.0.4.tar.xz"
 [build]
-template = "configure"
+template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
-    "gtk2",
+    "gtk3",
     "gobject-introspection",
     "glib",
     "cairo",
@@ -25,3 +26,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "bzip2",
     "zlib",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+cookbook_configure
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml
index 743d46e8..2f0a492c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/editors/inkscape/recipe.toml
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "liblapack",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/image/editors/krita/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/image/editors/krita/recipe.toml
index 5d74f339..5a1d8695 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/image/editors/krita/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/image/editors/krita/recipe.toml
@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "libxtl",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/chromium/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/chromium/recipe.toml
index 6ff67c33..7ded19fe 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/web/chromium/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/chromium/recipe.toml
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "pango",
     "java21",
 ]
+script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml
index 52974104..09cdd84f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/web/firefox-esr/recipe.toml
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ dependencies = [
     "pipewire",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 export MOZCONFIG="${COOKBOOK_RECIPE}/mozconfig"
 """