diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/pjsip/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/pjsip/recipe.toml
index 5f12bf79..afc1e469 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/pjsip/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/pjsip/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-#TODO make libvpx work
-# customization - https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/get-started/posix/build_instructions.html
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://docs.pjsip.org/en/latest/get-started/posix/build_instructions.html
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/pjsip/pjproject"
-rev = "08578e86eea120c5ab2ab1af5a18b7840120d87b"
+rev = "2.16"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--disable-v4l2"
+]
 dependencies = [
-    "openssl1",
+    "openssl3",
     "ffmpeg6",
     "libvpx",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/popt/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/popt/recipe.toml
index 98a18569..e8a3db0e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/popt/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/popt/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 tar = "https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/rpm/popt/releases/popt-1.x/popt-1.19.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/projectm/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/projectm/recipe.toml
index 600f3760..7c174bea 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/projectm/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/projectm/recipe.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm/wiki/Building-libprojectM#build-and-install-projectm
 [source]
-git = "https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm"
-rev = "422af469731559c32c93e9513cebf2fe6c2fec78"
+tar = "https://github.com/projectM-visualizer/projectm/releases/download/v4.1.6/libprojectM-4.1.6.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
-dependencies = [
-    "mesa",
-    "qt5-base",
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_SDL_UI=ON",
+    "-DENABLE_GLES=OFF",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl2",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/pystring/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/pystring/recipe.toml
index 8b003846..40df6c46 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/pystring/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/pystring/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/imageworks/pystring"
-rev = "7d16bc814ccb4cad03c300dcb77440034caa84f7"
+rev = "381829c2c1696ffec9277b339952a9588e6e67cf"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/quantlib/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/quantlib/recipe.toml
index bcecf3c0..647677a8 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/quantlib/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/quantlib/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-#TODO make boost work
-#TODO probably wrong template, see https://www.quantlib.org/install/linux.shtml
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://www.quantlib.org/install/cmake.shtml
 [source]
-tar = "https://github.com/lballabio/QuantLib/releases/download/v1.32/QuantLib-1.32.tar.gz"
+tar = "https://github.com/lballabio/QuantLib/releases/download/v1.41/QuantLib-1.41.tar.gz"
 [build]
-template = "configure"
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DQL_BUILD_TEST_SUITE=OFF"
+]
 dependencies = [
     "boost",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/raylib/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/raylib/recipe.toml
index 01134298..83bb24ea 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/raylib/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/raylib/recipe.toml
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 # build instructions: https://github.com/raysan5/raylib/wiki/Working-on-GNU-Linux
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/raysan5/raylib"
-rev = "ae50bfa2cc569c0f8d5bc4315d39db64005b1b08"
+rev = "5.5"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
-dependencies = [
-    "mesa",
-    "libxkbcommon",
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DPLATFORM=SDL"
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "sdl2"
+#    "mesa",
+#    "libxkbcommon",
 ]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rdflib/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rdflib/recipe.toml
index 6ca32ba5..2b17ae92 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rdflib/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rdflib/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO missing script for installation, the "pip" method can't be used, investigate the tarball
+#TODO missing script for pip
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/RDFLib/rdflib/releases/download/7.0.0/rdflib-7.0.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rnnoise/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rnnoise/recipe.toml
index 1ba959ad..e8f2e13d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rnnoise/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rnnoise/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-#TODO missing script for building
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/rnnoise"
+rev = "v0.2"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = """
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml
index e962cea6..2799b0d0 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rubberband/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# build instructions: https://hg.sr.ht/~breakfastquay/rubberband/browse/COMPILING.md?rev=tip
+# build instructions: https://github.com/breakfastquay/rubberband/blob/default/COMPILING.md
 [source]
-tar = "https://breakfastquay.com/files/releases/rubberband-3.2.1.tar.bz2"
+git = "https://github.com/breakfastquay/rubberband"
+rev = "v4.0.0"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dtests=disabled"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rustls-openssl-compat/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rustls-openssl-compat/recipe.toml
index 1d0a435b..f8670538 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/rustls-openssl-compat/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/rustls-openssl-compat/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-#TODO missing script for GNU Make
+#TODO missing script for gnu make
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/rustls/rustls-openssl-compat"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
-script = """
-COOKBOOK_SOURCE="${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/rustls-libssl"
-"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/scotch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/scotch/recipe.toml
index 3cb29ed1..c8a14a46 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/scotch/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/scotch/recipe.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://gitlab.inria.fr/scotch/scotch#installation
-#TODO probably missing dependencies
 [source]
-git = "https://gitlab.inria.fr/scotch/scotch"
-rev = "82ec87f558f4acb7ccb69a079f531be380504c92"
+tar = "https://gitlab.inria.fr/scotch/scotch/-/archive/v7.0.11/scotch-v7.0.11.tar.bz2"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_TESTS=OFF"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl-pango/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl-pango/recipe.toml
index ca5de378..479210a9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl-pango/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl-pango/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #TODO can't recognize the redox target
-#TODO probably missing dependencies
 [source]
 tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/sdlpango/files/SDL_Pango/0.1.2/SDL_Pango-0.1.2.tar.gz/download"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-net/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-net/recipe.toml
index f4f33541..e5c2d891 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-net/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl2-net/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
-# lacking build instructions
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL_net/releases/download/release-2.2.0/SDL2_net-2.2.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml
index be9c68bc..8c039064 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sdl3/recipe.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ cmakeflags = [
     "-DSDL_LIBUDEV=OFF",
     "-DSDL_AUDIO=OFF",
 ]
-dependencies = [
-    #"liborbital",
-    "mesa",
-]
+#dependencies = [
+#    "liborbital",
+#    "mesa",
+#]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdjson/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdjson/recipe.toml
index 5f162af5..8d5b7dc3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdjson/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdjson/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
+#TODO: promote
+#TODO update to 4.x version
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/simdjson/simdjson"
-rev = "0c0ce1bd48baa0677dc7c0945ea7cd1e8b52b297" # 3.13.0
+rev = "v3.13.0"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cmake
-"""
+template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdutf/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdutf/recipe.toml
index faf1c246..b50466e4 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdutf/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/simdutf/recipe.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+#TODO: promote
+#TODO update to 8.x version
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/simdutf/simdutf"
-rev = "df8bfed3256cf5ca29969a9dd1db677e835b2c6c" # 7.3.5
+rev = "v7.3.5"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-DYNAMIC_INIT
-cookbook_cmake
-"""
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DSIMDUTF_TESTS=OFF"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/snappy/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/snappy/recipe.toml
index 6dd1ed2b..8e549819 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/snappy/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/snappy/recipe.toml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # build instructions: https://github.com/google/snappy#building
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/google/snappy"
-rev = "dc05e026488865bc69313a68bcc03ef2e4ea8e83"
+rev = "1.2.2"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DSNAPPY_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml
index a9335d54..d89d9447 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sord/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://gitlab.com/drobilla/sord/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/sord-0.16.14.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://gitlab.com/drobilla/sord/-/archive/v0.16.22/sord-v0.16.22.tar.bz2"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dtests=disabled",
+    "-Ddocs=disabled",
+    "-Dman=disabled",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml
index dc1b31a2..2213038c 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/sratom/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://gitlab.com/lv2/sratom/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/sratom-0.6.14.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://gitlab.com/lv2/sratom/-/archive/v0.6.22/sratom-v0.6.22.tar.bz2"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dtests=disabled",
+    "-Ddocs=disabled",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml
index 49ff331f..672e59ed 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/suil/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://gitlab.com/lv2/suil/-/blob/master/INSTALL.md?ref_type=heads
 [source]
-tar = "https://download.drobilla.net/suil-0.10.18.tar.xz"
+tar = "https://gitlab.com/lv2/suil/-/archive/v0.10.26/suil-v0.10.26.tar.bz2"
 [build]
 template = "meson"
+mesonflags = [
+    "-Dtests=disabled",
+    "-Ddocs=disabled",
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/t4kcommon/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/t4kcommon/recipe.toml
index abb1f9da..6e503e46 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/t4kcommon/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/t4kcommon/recipe.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-#TODO missing script for GNU Autotools, see https://github.com/tux4kids/t4kcommon/blob/master/INSTALL#L33
+#TODO not compiled or tested
+# build instructions: https://github.com/tux4kids/t4kcommon/blob/master/INSTALL#L33
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/tux4kids/t4kcommon"
+rev = "9fd11c1bd1b78fc84141fc32cd9755f373eafae3"
+shallow_clone = true
+script = """
+autotools_recursive_regenerate
+"""
 [build]
-template = "custom"
+template = "configure"
 dependencies = [
     "sdl1",
-    "sdl1_mixer",
-    "sdl1_image",
+    "sdl1-mixer",
+    "sdl1-image",
     "sdl-pango",
     "sdl2-net",
     "libpng",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/taglib/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/taglib/recipe.toml
index d75e92c6..89013612 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/taglib/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/taglib/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://github.com/taglib/taglib/blob/master/INSTALL.md
 [source]
-tar = "https://taglib.org/releases/taglib-1.13.tar.gz"
+tar = "https://taglib.org/releases/taglib-2.2.1.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/twolame/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/twolame/recipe.toml
index 74a1e63b..61f19d6d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/twolame/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/twolame/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO Compiled but not tested
+#TODO compiled but not tested
 [source]
 tar = "https://downloads.sourceforge.net/twolame/twolame-0.4.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/volk/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/volk/recipe.toml
index 4752dcae..ae1e4909 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/volk/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/volk/recipe.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #TODO not compiled or tested
 # build instructions: https://github.com/gnuradio/volk#building-on-most-x86-32-bit-and-64-bit-platforms
 [source]
-tar = "https://www.libvolk.org/releases/volk-3.0.0.tar.gz"
+tar = "https://www.libvolk.org/releases/volk-3.3.0.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DENABLE_TESTING=OFF"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxpython/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxpython/recipe.toml
index d75808cb..a22c6611 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxpython/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/wxpython/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO missing script for Python, see https://wiki.wxpython.org/How%20to%20install%20wxPython#Installing_wxPython_from_source
+#TODO missing script for python: https://wiki.wxpython.org/How%20to%20install%20wxPython#Installing_wxPython_from_source
 [source]
 tar = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/aa/64/d749e767a8ce7bdc3d533334e03bb1106fc4e4803d16f931fada9007ee13/wxPython-4.2.1.tar.gz"
 [build]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/xxhash/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/xxhash/recipe.toml
index 902e1347..c50d194e 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/xxhash/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/xxhash/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #TODO promote
+#TODO waiting the next version to bring cmake support
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash"
 rev = "bab7e27f4c6ae4efbb83dd99ae8a554423571635" # 0.8.3-dev (cmake support)
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/yajl/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/yajl/recipe.toml
index b61e2cef..348ef8c2 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/yajl/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/yajl/recipe.toml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#TODO: promote
 [source]
 tar = "https://github.com/lloyd/yajl/archive/refs/tags/2.1.0.tar.gz"
 blake3 = "25cbfe28df82d5699b8fa5db8b32797b34aff995c7ce35a5fb622cc68f90f0cb"
diff --git a/recipes/wip/libs/other/zlib-ng/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/libs/other/zlib-ng/recipe.toml
index 33171a7e..5ddbb270 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/libs/other/zlib-ng/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/libs/other/zlib-ng/recipe.toml
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
-#TODO compiled but not tested
+#TODO not compiled or tested
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/zlib-ng/zlib-ng"
-rev = "2bc66887ddc0c50776811a27be68e34430d665e1"
+rev = "2.3.3"
+shallow_clone = true
 [build]
-template = "custom"
-script = """
-    export LDFLAGS="--static"
-    # See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21396988/zlib-build-not-configuring-properly-with-cross-compiler-ignores-ar.
-    CHOST="${TARGET}" "${COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE}" \
-        --prefix="" \
-        --static
-    "${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" -j "$(nproc)"
-    "${COOKBOOK_MAKE}" install DESTDIR="${COOKBOOK_STAGE}"
-"""
+template = "cmake"
+cmakeflags = [
+    "-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
+]