diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/dolphin-emu/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/dolphin-emu/recipe.toml
index 2700cf713..d99ca0044 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/dolphin-emu/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/dolphin-emu/recipe.toml
@@ -13,17 +13,19 @@ dependencies = [
     "cairo",
     "qt6-base",
     "qt6-svg",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "curl",
     "libvulkan",
     "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="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/lime3ds/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/lime3ds/recipe.toml
index 773a72b30..a73772c3f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/lime3ds/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/nintendo/lime3ds/recipe.toml
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "pipewire",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps1/duckstation/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps1/duckstation/recipe.toml
index dd6603e65..238e89df3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps1/duckstation/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps1/duckstation/recipe.toml
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "qt6-tools",
 ]
 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="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/pcsx2/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/pcsx2/recipe.toml
index c72c13f32..31166adb9 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/pcsx2/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/pcsx2/recipe.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "libpng",
     "qt6-base",
     "qt6-svg",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "libaio",
     "harfbuzz",
     "libpcap",
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "ffmpeg6",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/play/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/play/recipe.toml
index b8e47b7ef..58de310ac 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/play/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps2/play/recipe.toml
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "sqlite3",
 ]
 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="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps3/rpcs3/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps3/rpcs3/recipe.toml
index e5b282ba9..cf3994a9f 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps3/rpcs3/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps3/rpcs3/recipe.toml
@@ -1,38 +1,45 @@
-#TODO probably wrong script, see https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/blob/master/BUILDING.md#linux-1
-#TODO make all dependencies work
+#TODO finish script, see https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/blob/master/BUILDING.md#linux-1
+#TODO missing dependencies
 # customization - https://wiki.rpcs3.net/index.php?title=Help:Building_RPCS3#CMake_Build_Options
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
-    "mesa",
-    "qt5-base",
+    "mesa-x11",
+    "qt6-base",
+    "qt6-multimedia",
+    "qt6-svg",
     "sdl2",
     "eudev",
     "glew",
     "openal",
     "zlib",
     "libpng",
-    "libevdev",
+    #"libevdev",
     "libedit",
-    "libvulkan",
+    #"libvulkan",
     "pulseaudio",
+    "ffmpeg6",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
     COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
 	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 	-DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-	-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DUSE_NATIVE_INSTRUCTIONS=OFF
+    -DWITH_LLVM=OFF
     -DUSE_ALSA=OFF
     -DUSE_PULSE=OFF
+    -DUSE_LIBEVDEV=OFF
     -DUSE_DISCORD_RPC=OFF
     -DBUILD_LLVM_SUBMODULE=OFF
     -DUSE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG=ON
-    -DUSE_SYSTEM_LIBPNG=ON
+    -DUSE_VULKAN=OFF
 "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}"
 )
 cookbook_configure
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/obliteration/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/obliteration/recipe.toml
index e8b69d709..787704512 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/obliteration/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/obliteration/recipe.toml
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "qt6-base",
 ]
 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="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/shadPS4/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/shadPS4/recipe.toml
index 2b1c631df..ed53ad0c3 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/shadPS4/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/ps4/shadPS4/recipe.toml
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "libvulkan",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psp/ppsspp/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psp/ppsspp/recipe.toml
index 727ca584f..8d1a4d79b 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psp/ppsspp/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psp/ppsspp/recipe.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#TODO make glew work
+#TODO not compiled or tested yet
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/jackpot51/ppsspp"
 
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ dependencies = [
     "glew",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include -I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/SDL2"
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include -I${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/include/SDL2"
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-L${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}/lib -static"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psvita/vita3k/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psvita/vita3k/recipe.toml
index 6a3ada92a..efdc97f54 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psvita/vita3k/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/psvita/vita3k/recipe.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #TODO probalby wrong script, see https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K/blob/master/building.md#linux
-#TODO make gtk3 work
 [source]
 git = "https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K"
 [build]
@@ -10,11 +9,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "openssl1",
 ]
 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="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/xbox360/xenia-canary/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/xbox360/xenia-canary/recipe.toml
index a4ef80b35..1cbd646d6 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/xbox360/xenia-canary/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/game-console/xbox360/xenia-canary/recipe.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ template = "custom"
 dependencies = [
     "gtk3",
     "sdl2",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "lz4",
     "libunwind",
     "libpthread-stubs",
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml
index b5107e2fd..c6f74ba58 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/pc/darling/recipe.toml
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "libxkbfile",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE="cmake"
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=(
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
     -DCMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING=True
-    -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS="-static"
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER="${TARGET}-g++"
+    -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${TARGET}-gcc"
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/"
     -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="${COOKBOOK_SYSROOT}"
     -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Generic
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/hangover/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/hangover/recipe.toml
index d17af8490..a9c02800d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/hangover/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/hangover/recipe.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "gnutls3",
     "gstreamer",
     "sdl2",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "libx11",
     "libxcomposite",
     "libxcursor",
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "libxkbregistry",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 mkdir -p "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}"/wine/build
 cd "${COOKBOOK_BUILD}"/wine/build
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
diff --git a/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/wine-stable/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/wine-stable/recipe.toml
index 5be78d77b..1c4b3f70d 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/wine-stable/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/emulators/windows/wine-stable/recipe.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "gnutls3",
     "gstreamer",
     "sdl2",
-    "mesa",
+    "mesa-x11",
     "libx11",
     "libxcomposite",
     "libxcursor",
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "libxkbregistry",
 ]
 script = """
+DYNAMIC_INIT
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
     --enable-win64
 	--disable-kerberos