diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index 3412a2a..ca99d51 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 import copy
-import enum
+import json
 import os
 import psutil
 import sys
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class _Dependency:
     version_spec: _VersionSpec
     recipe = None
     depdeps: list = []
+    cook_result: dict = {}
 
 class _Target:
     builder = None
@@ -46,13 +47,18 @@ def _find_recipe(env: Environment, recipe_name: str):
         raise Exception(f'Could not find recipe {recipe_name}.')
     spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(recipe_name, source_file)
     recipe = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    recipe.env = env
     spec.loader.exec_module(recipe)
     env['SPP_RECIPES'][recipe_name] = recipe
     return recipe
 
-def _cook(env: Environment, recipe_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
-    recipe = _find_recipe(env, recipe_name)
-    return recipe.cook(env, *args, **kwargs)
+def _cook(env: Environment, recipe_name: str):
+    dependency = env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'].get(recipe_name)
+    if not dependency:
+        raise Exception(f'Cannot cook {recipe_name} as it was not listed as a dependency.')
+    if not dependency.cook_result:
+        dependency.cook_result = dependency.recipe.cook(env, dependency.version)
+    return dependency.cook_result
 
 def _module(env: Environment, file: str):
     return SConscript(file, exports = 'env', variant_dir = env['VARIANT_DIR'], src_dir = '.')
@@ -83,7 +89,14 @@ def _inject_dependency(dependency, kwargs: dict, add_sources: bool = True) -> No
             for inner_dependency in dependency['DEPENDENCIES']:
                 _inject_dependency(inner_dependency, kwargs, False)
     elif isinstance(dependency, _Dependency):
-        pass
+        if not dependency.cook_result:
+            dependency.cook_result = dependency.recipe.cook(env, dependency.version)
+        _inject_list(kwargs, dependency.cook_result, 'CPPPATH')
+        _inject_list(kwargs, dependency.cook_result, 'CPPDEFINES')
+        _inject_list(kwargs, dependency.cook_result, 'LIBPATH')
+        _inject_list(kwargs, dependency.cook_result, 'LIBS')
+        for depdep in dependency.depdeps:
+            _inject_dependency(depdep, kwargs)
 
 def _rglob(env: Environment, root_path: str, pattern: str, **kwargs):
     result_nodes = []
@@ -95,6 +108,14 @@ def _rglob(env: Environment, root_path: str, pattern: str, **kwargs):
         result_nodes.extend(env.Glob(f'{path}/{pattern}', **kwargs))
     return sorted(result_nodes)
 
+def _deps_from_json(env: Environment, deps: dict) -> dict:
+    for _, dep in deps.items():
+        if 'min' in dep and isinstance(dep['min'], list):
+            dep['min'] = tuple(dep['min'])
+        if 'max' in dep and isinstance(dep['max'], list):
+            dep['max'] = tuple(dep['max'])
+    return deps
+
 def _make_interface(env: Environment, dependencies: list = []):
     kwargs = {}
     for dependency in dependencies:
@@ -104,7 +125,7 @@ def _make_interface(env: Environment, dependencies: list = []):
         'CPPDEFINES': kwargs.get('CPPDEFINES', [])
     }
 
-def _lib_filename(name: str, type: str = 'static') -> str:
+def _lib_filename(env: Environment, name: str, type: str = 'static') -> str:
     # TODO: windows
     ext = {
         'static': 'a',
@@ -112,12 +133,14 @@ def _lib_filename(name: str, type: str = 'static') -> str:
     }[type]
     return f'lib{name}.{ext}'
 
-def _find_lib(env: Environment, name: str, paths: 'list[str]', type : str = 'static'):
+def _find_lib(env: Environment, name: str, paths: 'list[str]', type : str = 'static', allow_fail: bool = False):
     for path in paths:
-        lib_path = os.path.join(path, _lib_filename(name, type))
+        lib_path = os.path.join(path, _lib_filename(env, name, type))
         if os.path.exists(lib_path):
             return lib_path
-    return None
+    if allow_fail:
+        return None
+    raise Exception(f'Could not find library with name {name} in paths: "{",".join(paths)}".')
 
 def _error(env: Environment, message: str):
     print(message, file=sys.stderr)
@@ -177,12 +200,12 @@ def _add_dependency(env: Environment, name: str, version_spec: _VersionSpec) ->
 def _sort_versions(versions: list) -> None:
     import functools
     def _compare(left, right):
-        if left[0] != right[0]:
-            return right[0] - left[0]
-        elif left[1] != right[1]:
-            return right[1] - left[1]
+        if left < right:
+            return 1
+        elif left == right:
+            return 0
         else:
-            return right[2] - left[2]
+            return -1
     versions.sort(key=functools.cmp_to_key(_compare))
 
 def _version_matches(version, version_spec: _VersionSpec) -> bool:
@@ -225,12 +248,6 @@ def _wrap_builder(builder, is_lib: bool = False):
             kwargs['LIBPATH'] = copy.copy(env['LIBPATH'])
         if 'LIBS' not in kwargs and 'LIBS' in env:
             kwargs['LIBS'] = copy.copy(env['LIBS'])
-        if 'LIBS' in kwargs:
-            libs_copy = list(kwargs['LIBS'])
-            for lib in libs_copy:
-                if isinstance(lib, str) and os.path.isabs(lib):
-                    kwargs['LIBS'].remove(lib)
-                    kwargs['source'].append(lib)
         if 'source' in kwargs:
             source = kwargs['source']
             if not isinstance(source, list):
@@ -249,6 +266,8 @@ def _wrap_builder(builder, is_lib: bool = False):
         target.kwargs = kwargs
         target.dependencies = target_dependencies
         env.Append(SPP_TARGETS = [target])
+        if not target.dependencies:
+            _build_target(target)
         return target
     return _wrapped
 
@@ -273,16 +292,47 @@ def _wrap_depends(depends):
         depends(dependant, dependency)
     return _wrapped
 
+def _build_target(target: _Target):
+    for dependency in target.dependencies:
+        _inject_dependency(dependency, target.kwargs)
+    if 'LIBS' in target.kwargs:
+        libs_copy = list(target.kwargs['LIBS'])
+        for lib in libs_copy:
+            if isinstance(lib, str) and os.path.isabs(lib):
+                target.kwargs['LIBS'].remove(lib)
+                target.kwargs['source'].append(lib)
+            elif isinstance(lib, _Target):
+                if not lib.target:
+                    _build_target(lib)
+                target.kwargs['LIBS'].remove(lib)
+                target.kwargs['LIBS'].append(lib.target)
+    target.target = target.builder(*target.args, **target.kwargs)
+
+def _version_to_string(version) -> str:
+    return '.'.join([str(v) for v in version])
+
 def _finalize(env: Environment):
+    version_requirements = {dep.name: {
+        'min': dep.version_spec.minimum_version and _version_to_string(dep.version_spec.minimum_version),
+        'max': dep.version_spec.maximum_version and _version_to_string(dep.version_spec.maximum_version),
+    } for dep in  env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'].values()}
     env['_SPP_DEPENDENCIES_OKAY'] = False
     while not env['_SPP_DEPENDENCIES_OKAY']:
         env['_SPP_DEPENDENCIES_OKAY'] = True
         for dependency in list(env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'].values()):
-            _find_version(env, dependency)
+            if not dependency.version:
+                _find_version(env, dependency)
+    with open('cache/versions.json', 'w') as f:
+        json.dump({
+            'requirements': version_requirements,
+            'selected': {
+                dep.name: _version_to_string(dep.version) for dep in env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'].values()
+            }
+        }, f)
+
+
     for target in env['SPP_TARGETS']:
-        for dependency in target.dependencies:
-            _inject_dependency(dependency, target.kwargs)
-        target.target = target.builder(*target.args, **target.kwargs)
+        _build_target(target)
     for target in env['SPP_DEFAULT_TARGETS']:
         env.Default(target.target)
 
@@ -581,7 +631,9 @@ elif env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'clang':
 env.AddMethod(_cook, 'Cook')
 env.AddMethod(_parse_lib_conf, 'ParseLibConf')
 env.AddMethod(_rglob, 'RGlob')
+env.AddMethod(_deps_from_json, 'DepsFromJson')
 env.AddMethod(_make_interface, 'MakeInterface')
+env.AddMethod(_lib_filename, 'LibFilename')
 env.AddMethod(_find_lib, 'FindLib')
 env.AddMethod(_error, 'Error')
 env.AddMethod(_wrap_builder(env.Library, is_lib = True), 'Library')
diff --git a/addons/cmake_project.py b/addons/cmake_project.py
index c7ccc23..e5cb7ab 100644
--- a/addons/cmake_project.py
+++ b/addons/cmake_project.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 
-import os
+import json
 import pathlib
+import shutil
+
 from SCons.Script import *
 
 _BUILT_STAMPFILE = '.spp_built'
+_VERSION = 0 # bump if you change how the projects are build to trigger a clean build
 
 Import('env')
 
@@ -11,11 +14,45 @@ def cmd_quote(s: str) -> str:
     escaped = s.replace('\\', '\\\\')
     return f'"{escaped}"'
 
-def _cmake_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, generate_args: 'list[str]' = [], build_args : 'list[str]' = [], install_args : 'list[str]' = []) -> dict:
+def _generate_cmake_c_flags(dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
+    parts = []
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+        for path in dependency.get('CPPPATH', []):
+            parts.append(cmd_quote(f'-I{path}'))
+    return ' '.join(parts)
+
+def _generate_cmake_cxx_flags(dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
+    parts = []
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+        for path in dependency.get('CPPPATH', []):
+            parts.append(cmd_quote(f'-I{path}'))
+    return ' '.join(parts)
+
+def _calc_version_hash(dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
+    return json.dumps({
+        'version': _VERSION,
+        'dependencies': dependencies
+    })
+
+def _cmake_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, generate_args: 'list[str]' = [], build_args : 'list[str]' = [], install_args : 'list[str]' = [], dependencies: 'list[dict]' = []) -> dict:
     config = env['BUILD_TYPE']
     build_dir = os.path.join(project_root, f'build_{config}')
     install_dir = os.path.join(project_root, f'install_{config}')
-    is_built = os.path.exists(os.path.join(install_dir, _BUILT_STAMPFILE))
+
+    version_hash = _calc_version_hash(dependencies)
+    stamp_file = pathlib.Path(install_dir, _BUILT_STAMPFILE)
+    is_built = stamp_file.exists()
+
+    if is_built:
+        with stamp_file.open('r') as f:
+            build_version = f.read()
+            if build_version != version_hash:
+                print(f'Rebuilding CMake project at {project_root} as the script version changed.')
+                is_built = False
+        if not is_built:
+            shutil.rmtree(build_dir)
+            shutil.rmtree(install_dir)
+
     if not is_built or env['UPDATE_REPOSITORIES']:
         print(f'Building {project_root}, config {config}')
         os.makedirs(build_dir, exist_ok=True)
@@ -30,10 +67,15 @@ def _cmake_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, generate_args: 'list[str
         # TODO: is this a problem?
         # environ = os.environ.copy()
         # environ['CXXFLAGS'] = ' '.join(f'-D{define}' for define in env['CPPDEFINES']) # TODO: who cares about windows?
-        run_cmd(['cmake', '-G', 'Ninja', '-B', build_dir, f'-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={build_type}', f'-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX={cmd_quote(install_dir)}', '-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF', *generate_args, project_root])
+        run_cmd(['cmake', '-G', 'Ninja', '-B', build_dir, f'-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE={build_type}',
+                 f'-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX={cmd_quote(install_dir)}', '-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF',
+                 f'-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS={_generate_cmake_c_flags(dependencies)}',
+                 f'-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS={_generate_cmake_cxx_flags(dependencies)}', *generate_args, project_root])
         run_cmd(['cmake', '--build', *build_args, cmd_quote(build_dir)])
         run_cmd(['cmake', '--install', *install_args, cmd_quote(build_dir)])
-        pathlib.Path(install_dir, _BUILT_STAMPFILE).touch()
+
+        with pathlib.Path(install_dir, _BUILT_STAMPFILE).open('w') as f:
+            f.write(version_hash)
 
     libpath = []
     for lib_folder in ('lib', 'lib64'):
diff --git a/addons/gitbranch.py b/addons/gitbranch.py
index e399127..e20103e 100644
--- a/addons/gitbranch.py
+++ b/addons/gitbranch.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from git import Repo
 from git.exc import GitError
 import hashlib
-import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
 Import('env')
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def _clone(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str):
         origin = repo.create_remote('origin', remote_url)
     return repo, origin
 
-def _gitbranch(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, git_ref: str = 'main') -> dict:
+def _git_branch(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, git_ref: str = 'main') -> dict:
     repo, origin = _clone(env, repo_name, remote_url)
     worktree_dir = os.path.join(env['CLONE_DIR'], 'git', repo_name, hashlib.shake_128(git_ref.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest(6)) # TODO: commit hash would be better, right? -> not if it's a branch!
     if not os.path.exists(worktree_dir):
@@ -38,12 +38,58 @@ def _gitbranch(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, git_ref: str =
         'checkout_root': worktree_dir
     }
 
-def _gittags(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, force_fetch: bool = False) -> 'list[str]':
+def _git_tags(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, force_fetch: bool = False) -> 'list[str]':
     repo, origin = _clone(env, repo_name, remote_url)
     if force_fetch or env['UPDATE_REPOSITORIES']:
         origin.fetch(tags=True)
     return [t.name for t in repo.tags]
 
-env.AddMethod(_gitbranch, 'GitBranch')
-env.AddMethod(_gittags, 'GitTags')
+def _make_callable(val):
+    if callable(val):
+        return val
+    else:
+        return lambda env: val
+
+def _git_recipe(env: Environment, globals: dict, repo_name, repo_url, cook_fn, versions = None, tag_pattern = None, tag_fn = None, ref_fn = None, dependencies: dict = {}) -> None:
+    _repo_name = _make_callable(repo_name)
+    _repo_url = _make_callable(repo_url)
+    _tag_pattern = _make_callable(tag_pattern)
+    versions_cb = versions and _make_callable(versions)
+
+    def _versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+        pattern = _tag_pattern(env)
+        if pattern:
+            tags = env.GitTags(repo_name = _repo_name(env), remote_url = _repo_url(env), force_fetch=update)
+            result = []
+            for tag in tags:
+                match = pattern.match(tag)
+                if match:
+                    result.append(tuple(int(part) for part in match.groups() if part is not None))
+            if len(result) == 0 and not update:
+                return _versions(env, update=True)
+            return result
+        elif versions_cb:
+            return versions_cb(env)
+        else:
+            return [(0, 0, 0)]
+
+    def _dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+        return dependencies
+
+    def _cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+        if tag_fn:
+            git_ref = f'refs/tags/{tag_fn(version)}'
+        else:
+            assert ref_fn
+            git_ref = ref_fn(env, version)
+        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _repo_name(env), remote_url = _repo_url(env), git_ref = git_ref)
+        return cook_fn(env, repo)
+
+    globals['versions'] = _versions
+    globals['dependencies'] = _dependencies
+    globals['cook'] = _cook
+
+env.AddMethod(_git_branch, 'GitBranch')
+env.AddMethod(_git_tags, 'GitTags')
+env.AddMethod(_git_recipe, 'GitRecipe')
 Return('env')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/Catch2/recipe.py b/recipes/Catch2/recipe.py
index 08a0543..f5f6e71 100644
--- a/recipes/Catch2/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/Catch2/recipe.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = 'master', own_main: bool = False) -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'catch2', remote_url = 'https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root)
 
@@ -10,12 +10,21 @@ def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = 'master', own_main: bool = False) -> d
         'debug': 'Catch2d'
     }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'Catch2')
     libs = [lib_name]
-    if not own_main:
+    if not env.get('CATCH2_OWN_MAIN'):
         libs.append({
             'debug': 'Catch2Maind'
         }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'Catch2Main'))
     return {
-        'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
-        'LIBS': libs
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(lib, paths=build_result['LIBPATH']) for lib in libs]
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'Catch2',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipes/ImageMagick/recipe.py b/recipes/ImageMagick/recipe.py
index 8d53aca..d70b20d 100644
--- a/recipes/ImageMagick/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/ImageMagick/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,31 @@
 
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref = 'main') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'ImageMagick', remote_url = 'https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git', git_ref = git_ref)
-    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
-    return {
-        'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
-        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
-        'LIBS': ['backtrace']
-    }
+_REPO_NAME = 'ImageMagick'
+_REPO_URL = 'https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick.git'
+_TAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)$')
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    tags = env.GitTags(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, force_fetch=update)
+    result = []
+    for tag in tags:
+        match = _TAG_PATTERN.match(tag)
+        if match:
+            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2]), int(match.groups()[3])))
+    return result
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    raise Exception('this still needs to be implemented property :/')
+    # git_ref = f'refs/tags/{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}-{version[3]}'
+    # repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = git_ref)
+    # checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    # build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+    # return {
+    #     'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
+    #     'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+    #     'LIBS': ['backtrace']
+    # }
diff --git a/recipes/SDL/recipe.py b/recipes/SDL/recipe.py
index 2a1fef4..f473ed6 100644
--- a/recipes/SDL/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/SDL/recipe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 
-import os
 import platform
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "main") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'SDL', remote_url = 'https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root, generate_args = ['-DSDL_STATIC=ON', '-DSDL_SHARED=OFF'])
     libs = []
@@ -25,3 +25,13 @@ def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "main") -> dict:
         'LIBS': libs
     }
 
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'SDL',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^release-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'release-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
+
diff --git a/recipes/VulkanHeaders/recipe.py b/recipes/VulkanHeaders/recipe.py
index 954954a..fcd8726 100644
--- a/recipes/VulkanHeaders/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/VulkanHeaders/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,44 @@
 
-import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, remote: str = 'github', git_ref: str = 'main') -> dict:
-    if remote == 'mewin':
-        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'VulkanHeaders_mewin', remote_url = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/vulkan-headers.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+_REPO_NAMES = {
+    'default': 'VulkanHeaders',
+    'mewin': 'VulkanHeaders_mewin'
+}
+_REPO_URLS = {
+    'default': 'https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers.git',
+    'mewin': 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/vulkan-headers.git'
+}
+_TAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$')
+
+
+def _get_repo_name(env: Environment) -> str:
+    return _REPO_NAMES[env.get('VULKANHEADERS_REMOTE', 'default')]
+
+def _get_repo_url(env: Environment) -> str:
+    return _REPO_URLS[env.get('VULKANHEADERS_REMOTE', 'default')]
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    if env.get('VULKANHEADERS_REMOTE') == 'mewin':
+        return [(0, 0, 0)]
+    tags = env.GitTags(repo_name = _get_repo_name(env), remote_url = _get_repo_url(env), force_fetch=update)
+    result = []
+    for tag in tags:
+        match = _TAG_PATTERN.match(tag)
+        if match:
+            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2])))
+    return result
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    if env.get('VULKANHEADERS_REMOTE') == 'mewin':
+        git_ref = 'main'
     else:
-        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'VulkanHeaders', remote_url = 'https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+        git_ref = f'refs/tags/v{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}'
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _get_repo_name(env), remote_url = _get_repo_url(env), git_ref = git_ref)
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(checkout_root, 'include')]
diff --git a/recipes/argparse/recipe.py b/recipes/argparse/recipe.py
index 5b862ab..bf25eca 100644
--- a/recipes/argparse/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/argparse/recipe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 
-import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'argparse', remote_url = 'https://github.com/p-ranav/argparse.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(checkout_root, 'include')]
     }
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'argparse',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/p-ranav/argparse.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/boost/recipe.py b/recipes/boost/recipe.py
index 226e4ae..6f86201 100644
--- a/recipes/boost/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/boost/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,57 @@
 
-import os
+
+import json
+import re
+import requests
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, version: str = "1.85.0") -> dict:
-    # TODO: build binaries?
-    url = f'https://archives.boost.io/release/{version}/source/boost_{version.replace(".", "_")}.tar.gz'
-    repo = env.DownloadAndExtract(f'boost_{version}', url = url, skip_folders = 1)
+_VERSIONS_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/boostorg/boost/releases'
+_VERSION_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^boost-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$')
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    versions_file = os.path.join(env['DOWNLOAD_DIR'], 'boost_versions.json')
+    if update or not os.path.exists(versions_file):
+        req = requests.get(_VERSIONS_URL)
+        versions_data = json.loads(req.text)
+        result = []
+        for version_data in versions_data:
+            match = _VERSION_PATTERN.match(version_data['name'])
+            if not match:
+                continue
+            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2])))
+        with open(versions_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(versions, f)
+        return result
+    else:
+        with open(versions_file, 'r') as f:
+            return [tuple(v) for v in json.load(f)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    if env.get('BOOST_LIBS') is None:
+        raise Exception('BOOST_LIBS not set. Set to a list of boost libs to link or "*" to link everything.')
+    if version >= (1, 85, 0):
+        url = f'https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}/boost-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}-cmake.tar.gz'
+    else:
+        url = f'https://github.com/boostorg/boost/releases/download/boost-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}/boost-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}.tar.gz'
+    repo = env.DownloadAndExtract(f'boost_{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}', url = url, skip_folders = 1)
     checkout_root = repo['extracted_root']
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(checkout_root)
+
+    libs = []
+    if '*' in env['BOOST_LIBS']:
+        lib_dir = build_result['LIBPATH'][0]
+        for lib_file in os.listdir(lib_dir):
+            fname = os.path.join(lib_dir, lib_file)
+            if not os.path.isfile(fname):
+                continue
+            libs.append(fname)
+    else:
+        for lib in set(env['BOOST_LIBS']):
+            libs.append(env.FindLib(f'boost_{lib}', paths=build_result['LIBPATH']))
     return {
-        'CPPPATH': [checkout_root]
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': libs
     }
diff --git a/recipes/cgltf/recipe.py b/recipes/cgltf/recipe.py
index 7b4c184..b821bcb 100644
--- a/recipes/cgltf/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/cgltf/recipe.py
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'cgltf', remote_url = 'https://github.com/jkuhlmann/cgltf.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [checkout_root]
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'cgltf',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/jkuhlmann/cgltf.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/fmt/recipe.py b/recipes/fmt/recipe.py
index 48f3284..335ac94 100644
--- a/recipes/fmt/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/fmt/recipe.py
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 
+
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = 'master') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'fmt', remote_url = 'https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root, generate_args = ['-DFMT_TEST=OFF'])
-    
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(checkout_root)
+
     lib_name = {
         'debug': 'fmtd'
     }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'fmt')
     return {
-        'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
-        'LIBS': [lib_name]
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(lib_name, paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'fmt',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/glm/recipe.py b/recipes/glm/recipe.py
index 2d6ccf3..6960ede 100644
--- a/recipes/glm/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/glm/recipe.py
@@ -1,13 +1,52 @@
 
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, remote: str = 'github', git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    if remote == 'mewin':
-        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'glm_mewin', remote_url = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/glm.git', git_ref = git_ref)
-    else:
-        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'glm', remote_url = 'https://github.com/g-truc/glm.git', git_ref = git_ref)
-    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+_REPO_NAMES = {
+    'default': 'glm',
+    'mewin': 'glm_mewin'
+}
+_REPO_URLS = {
+    'default': 'https://github.com/g-truc/glm.git',
+    'mewin': 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/glm.git'
+}
+_TAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$')
+_TAG_PATTERN_ALT = re.compile(r'^0\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$')
 
+def _get_repo_name(env: Environment) -> str:
+    return _REPO_NAMES[env.get('GLM_REMOTE', 'default')]
+
+def _get_repo_url(env: Environment) -> str:
+    return _REPO_URLS[env.get('GLM_REMOTE', 'default')]
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    if env.get('GLM_REMOTE') == 'mewin':
+        return [(0, 0, 0)]
+
+    tags = env.GitTags(repo_name = _get_repo_name(env), remote_url = _get_repo_url(env), force_fetch=update)
+    result = []
+    for tag in tags:
+        match = _TAG_PATTERN.match(tag)
+        if match:
+            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2])))
+        else:
+            match = _TAG_PATTERN_ALT.match(tag)
+            if match:
+                result.append((0, int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]) * 10 + int(match.groups()[2])))
+    return result
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    if env.get('GLM_REMOTE') == 'mewin':
+      git_ref = 'master'
+    elif version[0] == 0:
+        git_ref = f'refs/tags/0.{version[1]}.{int(version[2]/10)}.{version[2]%10}'
+    else:
+        git_ref = f'refs/tags/{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}'
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _get_repo_name(env), remote_url = _get_repo_url(env), git_ref = git_ref)
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [checkout_root],
     }
diff --git a/recipes/glslang/recipe.py b/recipes/glslang/recipe.py
index 08a5ed0..532553c 100644
--- a/recipes/glslang/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/glslang/recipe.py
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 
-from SCons.Script import *
-
 import glob
-import os
 import pathlib
 import platform
+import re
 import shutil
-import sys
+from SCons.Script import *
 
 _SCRIPT_STAMPFILE = '.spp_script_run'
 
-def cook(env: Environment, remote: str = 'github', git_ref: str = '') -> dict:
-    if remote == 'mewin':
-        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'glslang_mewin', remote_url = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/glslang.git', git_ref = git_ref or 'master')
-    else:
-        repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'glslang', remote_url = 'https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang.git', git_ref = git_ref or 'main')
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
 
     # TODO: windows?
@@ -51,10 +46,11 @@ def cook(env: Environment, remote: str = 'github', git_ref: str = '') -> dict:
                            + env.RGlob(os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], 'SPIRV/'), '*.cpp') \
                            + [os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], f'glslang/OSDependent/{platform_source_dir}/ossource.cpp')]
 
-    # disable a few warnings when compiling with clang
+    # disable warnings
     additional_cxx_flags = {
-        'clang': ['-Wno-deprecated-copy', '-Wno-missing-field-initializers', '-Wno-gnu-redeclared-enum',
-                  '-Wno-unused-but-set-variable', '-Wno-deprecated-enum-enum-conversion']
+        'clang': ['-w'],
+        'gcc': ['-w'],
+        'cl': ['/w']
     }.get(env['COMPILER_FAMILY'], [])
     env.StaticLibrary(
         CCFLAGS = env['CCFLAGS'] + additional_cxx_flags,
@@ -79,5 +75,37 @@ def cook(env: Environment, remote: str = 'github', git_ref: str = '') -> dict:
 
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [include_dir],
-        'LIBS': ['glslang_full']
+        'LIBS': [os.path.join(env['LIB_DIR'], env.LibFilename('glslang_full'))]
     }
+
+
+
+_REPO_NAMES = {
+    'default': 'glslang',
+    'mewin': 'glslang_mewin'
+}
+_REPO_URLS = {
+    'default': 'https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang.git',
+    'mewin': 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/glslang.git'
+}
+_TAG_PATTERNS = {
+    'default': re.compile(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    'mewin': None
+}
+def _ref_fn(env: Environment, version) -> str:
+    remote = env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')
+    if remote == 'default':
+        return f'refs/tags/{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}'
+    elif remote == 'mewin':
+        return 'master'
+    else:
+        raise Exception('invalid glslang remote')
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = lambda env: _REPO_NAMES[env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')],
+    repo_url = lambda env: _REPO_URLS[env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')],
+    tag_pattern = lambda env: _TAG_PATTERNS[env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')],
+    cook_fn = _git_cook,
+    ref_fn = _ref_fn
+)
diff --git a/recipes/imgui/recipe.py b/recipes/imgui/recipe.py
index 2563fde..42f3eb4 100644
--- a/recipes/imgui/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/imgui/recipe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
+
+
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-import os
-
-def cook(env: Environment, backends: list = [], git_ref: str = '') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'imgui', remote_url = 'https://github.com/ocornut/imgui.git', git_ref = git_ref or 'master')
-
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     imgui_source_files = [
         os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], 'imgui.cpp'),
         os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], 'imgui_draw.cpp'),
@@ -13,18 +12,27 @@ def cook(env: Environment, backends: list = [], git_ref: str = '') -> dict:
     ]
 
     imgui_add_sources = []
-    backend_sources = {
-        'vulkan': os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], 'backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp'),
-        'sdl2': os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], 'backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp')
-    }
-    for backend in backends:
-        imgui_add_sources.append(backend_sources[backend])
+    for backend in env.get('IMGUI_BACKENDS', []):
+        imgui_add_sources.append(f'backends/imgui_impl_{backend}.cpp')
 
-    lib_imgui = env.StaticLibrary(
+    env.StaticLibrary(
         CPPPATH = [repo['checkout_root']],
         CPPDEFINES = ['IMGUI_IMPL_VULKAN_NO_PROTOTYPES=1'],
         target = env['LIB_DIR'] + '/imgui',
         source = imgui_source_files,
         add_source = imgui_add_sources
     )
-    return lib_imgui
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': [repo['checkout_root']],
+        'LIBS': [os.path.join(env['LIB_DIR'], env.LibFilename('imgui'))]
+    }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'imgui',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/ocornut/imgui.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/iwa/recipe.py b/recipes/iwa/recipe.py
index 9af13c4..9c2a2b2 100644
--- a/recipes/iwa/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/iwa/recipe.py
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 
-import os
+import json
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'iwa', remote_url = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/iwa.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+_REPO_NAME = 'iwa'
+_REPO_URL = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/iwa.git'
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    return [(0, 0, 0)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = 'master')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    return SConscript(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'LibConf'), exports = ['env'])
+    with open(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'dependencies.json'), 'r') as f:
+        return env.DepsFromJson(json.load(f))
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = 'master')
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    return env.Module(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'SModule'))
diff --git a/recipes/libbacktrace/recipe.py b/recipes/libbacktrace/recipe.py
index b5e0ded..00d4d89 100644
--- a/recipes/libbacktrace/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/libbacktrace/recipe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 
+
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref = 'master') -> dict:
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    return [(1, 0)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
     if env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] not in ('gcc', 'clang'):
         env.Error('libbacktrace requires gcc or clang.')
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'libbacktrace', remote_url = 'https://github.com/ianlancetaylor/libbacktrace.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'libbacktrace', remote_url = 'https://github.com/ianlancetaylor/libbacktrace.git', git_ref = 'master')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
     return {
diff --git a/recipes/libjpeg-turbo/recipe.py b/recipes/libjpeg-turbo/recipe.py
index b7e1569..bb6278c 100644
--- a/recipes/libjpeg-turbo/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/libjpeg-turbo/recipe.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref = 'main') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'libjpeg-turbo', remote_url = 'https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     build_result = env.CMakeProject(checkout_root)
     return {
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
         'LIBS': [env.FindLib('jpeg', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])],
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'libjpeg-turbo',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/libpng/recipe.py b/recipes/libpng/recipe.py
index 751993a..8f87aa7 100644
--- a/recipes/libpng/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/libpng/recipe.py
@@ -2,34 +2,27 @@
 import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-_REPO_NAME = 'libpng'
-_REPO_URL = 'https://git.code.sf.net/p/libpng/code.git'
-_TAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^v([0-9])+\.([0-9])+\.([0-9])$')
-
-def available(env: Environment) -> bool:
-    return hasattr(env, 'GitBranch') and hasattr(env, 'GitTags')
-
-def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False) -> 'list[str]':
-    tags = env.GitTags(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, force_fetch=update)
-    result = []
-    for tag in tags:
-        match = _TAG_PATTERN.match(tag)
-        if match:
-            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2])))
-    return result
-
-def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'list[dict]':
-    return {
-        'zlib': {}
-    }
-
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref = 'master') -> dict:
-    lib_z = env.Cook('zlib')
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'libpng', remote_url = 'https://git.code.sf.net/p/libpng/code.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
+    lib_zlib = env.Cook('zlib')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(checkout_root, dependencies = [lib_zlib])
+    lib_name = {
+        'debug': 'png16d'
+    }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'png16')
     return {
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
-        'LIBS': [env.FindLib('png16', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])],
-        'DEPENDENCIES': [lib_z]
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(lib_name, paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'libpng',
+    repo_url = 'https://git.code.sf.net/p/libpng/code.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook,
+    dependencies = {
+        'zlib': {}
+    }
+)
diff --git a/recipes/magic_enum/recipe.py b/recipes/magic_enum/recipe.py
index 3b454fd..4b65cc1 100644
--- a/recipes/magic_enum/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/magic_enum/recipe.py
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 
-import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'magic_enum', remote_url = 'https://github.com/Neargye/magic_enum.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(checkout_root, 'include')]
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'magic_enum',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/Neargye/magic_enum.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/mecab/recipe.py b/recipes/mecab/recipe.py
index fa33fe4..3e58c62 100644
--- a/recipes/mecab/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/mecab/recipe.py
@@ -3,8 +3,15 @@ from SCons.Script import *
 
 import os
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref = 'master') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'mecab', remote_url = 'https://github.com/taku910/mecab.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    return [(1, 0)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'mecab', remote_url = 'https://github.com/taku910/mecab.git', git_ref = 'master')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'mecab'))
     return {
diff --git a/recipes/mijin/recipe.py b/recipes/mijin/recipe.py
index 687518c..e9031f3 100644
--- a/recipes/mijin/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/mijin/recipe.py
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 
-import os
+import json
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'mijin', remote_url = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/mijin2.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+_REPO_NAME = 'mijin'
+_REPO_URL = 'https://git.mewin.de/mewin/mijin2.git'
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    return [(0, 0, 0)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = 'master')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    return SConscript(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'LibConf'), exports = ['env'])
+    with open(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'dependencies.json'), 'r') as f:
+        return env.DepsFromJson(json.load(f))
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = 'master')
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    return env.Module(os.path.join(checkout_root, 'SModule'))
diff --git a/recipes/mikktspace/recipe.py b/recipes/mikktspace/recipe.py
index 16332a8..aa62cf8 100644
--- a/recipes/mikktspace/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/mikktspace/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 
-import os
+
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = 'master') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'mikktspace', remote_url = 'https://github.com/mmikk/MikkTSpace.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    return [(1, 0)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'mikktspace', remote_url = 'https://github.com/mmikk/MikkTSpace.git', git_ref = 'master')
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     lib_mikktspace = env.StaticLibrary(
-        CPPPATH = [repo['checkout_root']],
+        CPPPATH = [checkout_root],
         target = env['LIB_DIR'] + '/mikktspace',
         source = [os.path.join(repo['checkout_root'], 'mikktspace.c')]
     )
-    return lib_mikktspace
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': [checkout_root],
+        'LIBS': [lib_mikktspace]
+    }
+
diff --git a/recipes/spdlog/recipe.py b/recipes/spdlog/recipe.py
index c780530..498cac5 100644
--- a/recipes/spdlog/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/spdlog/recipe.py
@@ -1,22 +1,34 @@
 
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = 'v1.x', use_external_libfmt = False) -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'spdlog', remote_url = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
+    lib_fmt = env.Cook('fmt')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root)
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root, dependencies=[lib_fmt])
     
     lib_name = {
         'debug': 'spdlogd'
     }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'spdlog')
 
-    cppdefines = ['SPDLOG_COMPILE_LIB=1']
-    if use_external_libfmt:
-        cppdefines.append('SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL=1')
+    cppdefines = ['SPDLOG_COMPILE_LIB=1', 'SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL=1']
 
     return {
-        'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
         'CPPDEFINES': cppdefines,
-        'LIBS': [lib_name]
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(lib_name, paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
     }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'spdlog',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/gabime/spdlog.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook,
+    dependencies = {
+        'fmt': {}
+    }
+)
diff --git a/recipes/stb/recipe.py b/recipes/stb/recipe.py
index 1c7a512..29e4e49 100644
--- a/recipes/stb/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/stb/recipe.py
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'stb', remote_url = 'https://github.com/nothings/stb.git', git_ref = git_ref)
+_REPO_NAME = 'stb'
+_REPO_URL = 'https://github.com/nothings/stb.git'
+
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    return [(0, 0, 0)]
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = 'master')
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     return {
         'CPPPATH': [checkout_root]
diff --git a/recipes/yaml-cpp/recipe.py b/recipes/yaml-cpp/recipe.py
index 7b23c23..6d5a556 100644
--- a/recipes/yaml-cpp/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/yaml-cpp/recipe.py
@@ -1,15 +1,26 @@
+
+
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = "master") -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'yaml-cpp', remote_url = 'https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp', git_ref = git_ref)
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
     checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
     build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root)
     lib_name = {
         'debug': 'yaml-cppd'
     }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'yaml-cpp')
     return {
-        'LIBPATH': build_result['LIBPATH'],
         'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
-        'LIBS': [lib_name]
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(lib_name, paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
     }
 
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'yaml-cpp',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^yaml-cpp-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'yaml-cpp-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/zlib/recipe.py b/recipes/zlib/recipe.py
index 1db74a5..c4d7ca8 100644
--- a/recipes/zlib/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/zlib/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,31 @@
 
-import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-def cook(env: Environment, git_ref: str = 'master') -> dict:
-    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = 'zlib', remote_url = 'https://github.com/madler/zlib.git', git_ref = git_ref)
-    extracted_root = repo['checkout_root']
-    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=extracted_root)
+_REPO_NAME = 'zlib'
+_REPO_URL = 'https://github.com/madler/zlib.git'
+_TAG_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)(?:\.([0-9]+))?$')
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    tags = env.GitTags(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, force_fetch=update)
+    result = []
+    for tag in tags:
+        match = _TAG_PATTERN.match(tag)
+        if match:
+            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2] or 0)))
+    return result
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    git_ref = f'refs/tags/v{version[0]}.{version[1]}'
+    if version[2] != 0:
+        git_ref = git_ref + f'.{version[2]}'
+    repo = env.GitBranch(repo_name = _REPO_NAME, remote_url = _REPO_URL, git_ref = git_ref)
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(project_root=checkout_root)
     return {
-        'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(build_result['install_dir'], 'install')],
+        'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(build_result['install_dir'], 'include')],
         'LIBS': [env.FindLib('z', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
     }