diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/slint/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/slint/recipe.toml
index 472f19836..7c7527a2a 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/slint/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/slint/recipe.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ git = "https://github.com/slint-ui/slint"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
+cargopath = "examples"
 cargopackages = [
     "gallery",
     "energy-monitor",
@@ -17,3 +18,4 @@ cargopackages = [
     "virtual_keyboard",
     "7guis",
 ]
+dependencies = ["libwayland"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/soft-ratatui/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/soft-ratatui/recipe.toml
index d1e27a140..f9c1e1485 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/soft-ratatui/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/soft-ratatui/recipe.toml
@@ -4,4 +4,15 @@ git = "https://github.com/gold-silver-copper/soft_ratatui"
 shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cargo"
-cargopackages = ["egui_colors_example"]
+cargoexamples = [
+    "cosmic",
+    "embedded",
+    "ttf",
+]
+cargopackages = [
+    "soft-ratatui-egui-colors",
+    "soft-ratatui-bevy-cube",
+    "soft-ratatui-bevy-cube-colors",
+    "soft-ratatui-bevy-sprite",
+    "soft-ratatui-bevy-demo",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/ternimal/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/ternimal/recipe.toml
index f638d40ba..4cfb42086 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/ternimal/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/ternimal/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
-#TODO add condition script for multiarch compilation
+#TODO linking error
 # build instructions: https://github.com/p-e-w/ternimal#building
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/p-e-w/ternimal"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ template = "custom"
 script = """
 DYNAMIC_INIT
 cp -v "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"/ternimal.rs "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}"
-rustc -O "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}"/ternimal.rs --target x86_64-unknown-redox
+rustc -O "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}"/ternimal.rs --target ${TARGET}
 mkdir -pv "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
 cp -v "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}"/ternimal "${COOKBOOK_STAGE}/usr/bin"
 """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/demos/xscreensaver/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/demos/xscreensaver/recipe.toml
index a3f8cec6f..d6c716423 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/demos/xscreensaver/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/demos/xscreensaver/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO discover minimum dependencies from configure log
+#TODO can't recognize --enable-shared and --disable-static flags
 [source]
 tar = "https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/xscreensaver-6.15.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/media/libmpv/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/media/libmpv/recipe.toml
index 2e52dd453..cd9af287d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/media/libmpv/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/media/libmpv/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO can't find ffmpeg
 #TODO missing dependencies
 # build instructions: https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv#compilation
 [source]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/media/libopenmpt/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/media/libopenmpt/recipe.toml
index 66085ba21..cebf9cf74 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/media/libopenmpt/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/media/libopenmpt/recipe.toml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ tar = "https://lib.openmpt.org/files/libopenmpt/src/libopenmpt-0.8.7+release.aut
 template = "configure"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl2",
+    "mpg123",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/net/libmicrohttpd/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/net/libmicrohttpd/recipe.toml
index cb1a12b82..e939b7a31 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/net/libmicrohttpd/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/net/libmicrohttpd/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO compile and test
+#TODO probably can't find timerfd header
 [source]
 tar = "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libmicrohttpd/libmicrohttpd-1.0.5.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/net/torrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/net/torrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml
index ca10c7665..1b8209e69 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/net/torrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/net/torrent/transmission-cli/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO configure miniupnpc
 #TODO discover minimum dependencies from cmake log
 # build instructions: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/docs/Building-Transmission.md#on-unix
 # build options: https://github.com/transmission/transmission/blob/4.0.x/CMakeLists.txt#L45
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ tar = "https://github.com/transmission/transmission/releases/download/4.0.6/tran
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
 cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_GTK=OFF",
+    "-DENABLE_QT=OFF",
     "-DENABLE_CLI=ON",
     "-DINSTALL_WEB=OFF",
     "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF",
     "-DINSTALL_DOC=OFF",
+    "-DUSE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT=ON",
 ]
-#dependencies = [
+dependencies = [
     #"openssl3",
-    #"curl",
-#]
+    "curl",
+    "miniupnpc",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/players/cmus/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/players/cmus/recipe.toml
index 002e03253..e64e274a2 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/players/cmus/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/players/cmus/recipe.toml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-#TODO can't detect the configure script
+#TODO try to open a configure script in a sub-directory but can't find
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/cmus/cmus"
-rev = "ade6e2a7253d7a256e87fdac3da17c9158e6700e"
+rev = "v2.12.0"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
 dependencies = [
     "ncursesw",
 ]
-script = """
-export CPPFLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/ncurses"
-cookbook_configure
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/players/cosmic-player/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/players/cosmic-player/recipe.toml
index db1b55046..60812550c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/players/cosmic-player/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/players/cosmic-player/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-player.git"
 branch = "master"
+shallow_clone = true
 
 [build]
 template = "custom"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/players/festival/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/players/festival/recipe.toml
index 7eab1db69..1273cc65c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/players/festival/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/players/festival/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO update ahash crate version
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/hinto-janai/festival"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-#dependencies = [
-#    "dbus",
-#]
-script = """
-#DYNAMIC_INIT # if dbus is needed
-cookbook_cargo_packages festival-gui
-"""
+template = "cargo"
+cargopackages = ["festival-gui"]
+#dependencies = ["dbus"]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/players/tplay/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/players/tplay/recipe.toml
index facd7be8e..39cd9e894 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/players/tplay/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/players/tplay/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO linking error
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/maxcurzi/tplay"
 [build]