diff --git a/SConscript b/SConscript
index fb02641..12e3b05 100644
--- a/SConscript
+++ b/SConscript
@@ -1,11 +1,42 @@
 
 import copy
+import glob
+import json
 import os
 import psutil
 import sys
 import time
 
-def _cook(env: Environment, recipe_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
+
+class _VersionSpec:
+    minimum_version = None
+    maximum_version = None
+
+    def __init__(self, minimum_version = None, maximum_version = None):
+        self.minimum_version = minimum_version
+        self.maximum_version = maximum_version
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f'Min: {self.minimum_version}, Max: {self.maximum_version}'
+
+class _Dependency:
+    name: str = ''
+    version = None
+    version_spec: _VersionSpec
+    recipe = None
+    depdeps: list = []
+    cook_result: dict = {}
+
+class _Target:
+    builder = None
+    args: list = []
+    kwargs: dict = {}
+    dependencies: list = []
+    target = None
+
+def _find_recipe(env: Environment, recipe_name: str):
+    if recipe_name in env['SPP_RECIPES']:
+        return env['SPP_RECIPES'][recipe_name]
     import importlib.util
     source_file = None
     for folder in env['RECIPES_FOLDERS']:
@@ -17,8 +48,21 @@ def _cook(env: Environment, recipe_name: str, *args, **kwargs):
         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)
-    return recipe.cook(env, *args, **kwargs)
+    env['SPP_RECIPES'][recipe_name] = recipe
+    return recipe
+
+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 = '.')
 
 def _parse_lib_conf(env: Environment, lib_conf: dict) -> None:
     env.Append(CPPPATH = lib_conf.get('CPPPATH', []),
@@ -45,6 +89,15 @@ def _inject_dependency(dependency, kwargs: dict, add_sources: bool = True) -> No
         if 'DEPENDENCIES' in dependency:
             for inner_dependency in dependency['DEPENDENCIES']:
                 _inject_dependency(inner_dependency, kwargs, False)
+    elif isinstance(dependency, _Dependency):
+        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 = []
@@ -56,6 +109,37 @@ def _rglob(env: Environment, root_path: str, pattern: str, **kwargs):
         result_nodes.extend(env.Glob(f'{path}/{pattern}', **kwargs))
     return sorted(result_nodes)
 
+def _safe_eval(condition: str, locals={}):
+    return eval(condition, {
+        '__builtins__': {
+            'abs': abs, 'all': all, 'any': any, 'ascii': ascii, 'bin': bin, 'bool': bool, 'chr': chr, 'complex': complex,
+            'dict': dict, 'divmod': divmod, 'enumerate': enumerate, 'filter': filter, 'float': float, 'format': format,
+            'hasattr': hasattr, 'hash': hash, 'hex': hex, 'id': id, 'int': int, 'isinstance': isinstance,
+            'issubclass': issubclass, 'len': len, 'list': list, 'map': map, 'max': max, 'min': min, 'next': next,
+            'oct': oct, 'ord': ord, 'pow': pow, 'range': range, 'reversed': reversed, 'round': round, 'set': set,
+            'slice': slice, 'sorted': sorted, 'str': str, 'sum': sum, 'tuple': tuple, 'type': type, 'zip': zip
+        }
+    }, locals)
+
+def _deps_from_json(env: Environment, deps: dict) -> dict:
+    to_remove = []
+    for key, dep in deps.items():
+        if 'condition' in dep:
+            if not _safe_eval(dep['condition'], {
+                'compiler_family': env['COMPILER_FAMILY'],
+                'target_os': os.name,
+                'getenv': lambda name: env.get(name)
+            }):
+                to_remove.append(key)
+                continue
+        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'])
+    for key in to_remove:
+        del deps[key]
+    return deps
+
 def _make_interface(env: Environment, dependencies: list = []):
     kwargs = {}
     for dependency in dependencies:
@@ -65,27 +149,139 @@ def _make_interface(env: Environment, dependencies: list = []):
         'CPPDEFINES': kwargs.get('CPPDEFINES', [])
     }
 
-def _lib_filename(name: str, type: str = 'static') -> str:
-    # TODO: windows
-    ext = {
-        'static': 'a',
-        'shared': 'so'
-    }[type]
-    return f'lib{name}.{ext}'
+def _lib_filename(env: Environment, name: str, type: str = 'static') -> str:
+    if os.name == 'posix':
+        ext = {
+            'static': 'a',
+            'shared': 'so'
+        }[type]
+        return f'lib{name}.{ext}'
+    elif os.name == 'nt':
+        ext = {
+            'static': 'lib',
+            'shared': 'dll'
+        }[type]
+        return f'{name}.{ext}'
+    else:
+        raise Exception('What OS is this?')
 
-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, use_glob: bool = False):
+    fname = _lib_filename(env, name, type)
     for path in paths:
-        lib_path = os.path.join(path, _lib_filename(name, type))
-        if os.path.exists(lib_path):
+        lib_path = os.path.join(path, fname)
+        if use_glob:
+            files = glob.glob(lib_path)
+            if len(files) == 1:
+                return files[0]
+            elif len(files) > 1:
+                raise Exception(f'Multiple candidates found for library with name {name} in paths: "{", ".join(paths)}" with name: "{", ".join(files)}".')
+        elif 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)}" filename: "{fname}".')
 
 def _error(env: Environment, message: str):
     print(message, file=sys.stderr)
     env.Exit(1)
 
+def _find_common_depenency_version(name: str, versionA: _VersionSpec, versionB: _VersionSpec) -> _VersionSpec:
+    result_version = _VersionSpec()
+    if versionA.minimum_version is not None:
+        if versionB.minimum_version is not None:
+            result_version.minimum_version = max(versionA.minimum_version, versionB.minimum_version)
+        else:
+            result_version.minimum_version = versionA.minimum_version
+    else:
+        result_version.minimum_version = versionB.minimum_version
+
+    if versionA.maximum_version is not None:
+        if versionB.maximum_version is not None:
+            result_version.maximum_version = min(versionA.maximum_version, versionB.maximum_version)
+        else:
+            result_version.maximum_version = versionA.maximum_version
+    else:
+        result_version.maximum_version = versionB.maximum_version
+
+    if result_version.minimum_version is not None and result_version.maximum_version is not None \
+        and (result_version.minimum_version > result_version.maximum_version):
+        return None
+    return result_version
+
+def _parse_version_spec(version_spec: dict) -> _VersionSpec:
+    return _VersionSpec(version_spec.get('min'), version_spec.get('max'))
+
+def _can_add_dependency(env: Environment, name: str, version_spec: _VersionSpec) -> bool:
+    if name not in env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES']:
+        return True
+    dependency = env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'][name]
+    common_version_spec = _find_common_depenency_version(name, dependency.version_spec, version_spec)
+    return common_version_spec is not None
+
+def _add_dependency(env: Environment, name: str, version_spec: _VersionSpec) -> _Dependency:
+    if name in env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES']:
+        dependency = env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'][name]
+        common_version_spec = _find_common_depenency_version(name, dependency.version_spec, version_spec)
+        if common_version_spec is None:
+            raise Exception(f'Incompatible versions detected for {name}: {dependency.version_spec} and {version_spec}')
+        if dependency.version_spec != common_version_spec:
+            env['_SPP_DEPENDENCIES_OKAY'] = False
+            dependency.version_spec = common_version_spec
+        return dependency
+    dependency = _Dependency()
+    dependency.name = name
+    dependency.version_spec = version_spec
+    dependency.recipe = _find_recipe(env, name)
+    env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'][name] = dependency
+    env['_SPP_DEPENDENCIES_OKAY'] = False
+    return dependency
+
+def _sort_versions(versions: list) -> None:
+    import functools
+    def _compare(left, right):
+        if left < right:
+            return 1
+        elif left == right:
+            return 0
+        else:
+            return -1
+    versions.sort(key=functools.cmp_to_key(_compare))
+
+def _version_matches(version, version_spec: _VersionSpec) -> bool:
+    if version_spec.minimum_version is not None and version < version_spec.minimum_version:
+        return False
+    if version_spec.maximum_version is not None and version > version_spec.maximum_version:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+def _find_version(env: Environment, dependency: _Dependency):
+    for update in (False, True):
+        versions = dependency.recipe.versions(env, update=update)
+        _sort_versions(versions)
+        for version in versions:
+            if _version_matches(version, dependency.version_spec):
+                canadd = True
+                for depname, depspec in dependency.recipe.dependencies(env, version).items():
+                    if not _can_add_dependency(env, depname, _parse_version_spec(depspec)):
+                        canadd = False
+                        break
+                if canadd:
+                    depdeps = []
+                    for depname, depspec in dependency.recipe.dependencies(env, version).items():
+                        depdeps.append(_add_dependency(env, depname, _parse_version_spec(depspec)))
+                    dependency.version = version
+                    dependency.depdeps = depdeps
+                    return
+    print(f'Available versions: \n{versions}')
+    print(f'Required version: {dependency.version_spec}')
+    raise Exception(f'Could not find a suitable version for dependency {dependency.name}.')
+
 def _wrap_builder(builder, is_lib: bool = False):
-    def _wrapped(env, dependencies = [], *args, **kwargs):
+    def _wrapped(env, dependencies = {}, *args, **kwargs):
+        target_dependencies = []
+        for name, version_spec in dependencies.items():
+            target_dependencies.append(_add_dependency(env, name, _parse_version_spec(version_spec)))
+
         if 'CPPPATH' not in kwargs:
             kwargs['CPPPATH'] = copy.copy(env['CPPPATH'])
         if 'CPPDEFINES' not in kwargs:
@@ -94,32 +290,34 @@ 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'])
-        for dependency in dependencies:
-            _inject_dependency(dependency, kwargs)
-        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):
+                source = [source]
+            new_source = []
+            for src in source:
+                if isinstance(src, str):
+                    new_source.append(env.Entry(src))
+                else:
+                    new_source.append(src)
+            kwargs['source'] = new_source
 
-        result = builder(*args, **kwargs)
-        if is_lib:
-            # generate a new libconf
-            return {
-                'CPPPATH': kwargs.get('CPPPATH', []),
-                'CPPDEFINES': kwargs.get('CPPDEFINES', []),
-                'LIBPATH': kwargs.get('LIBPATH', []),
-                'LIBS': result + kwargs.get('LIBS', []),
-                'ADDITIONAL_SOURCES': kwargs.get('add_source', []),
-                '_target': result
-            }
-        return result
+        target = _Target()
+        target.builder = builder
+        target.args = args
+        target.kwargs = kwargs
+        target.dependencies = target_dependencies
+        env.Append(SPP_TARGETS = [target])
+        if not target.dependencies:
+            _build_target(target)
+        return target
     return _wrapped
 
 def _wrap_default(default):
     def _wrapped(env, arg):
-        if isinstance(arg, dict) and '_target' in arg:
+        if isinstance(arg, _Target):
+            env.Append(SPP_DEFAULT_TARGETS = [arg])
+        elif isinstance(arg, dict) and '_target' in arg:
             default(arg['_target'])
         else:
             default(arg)
@@ -127,13 +325,60 @@ def _wrap_default(default):
 
 def _wrap_depends(depends):
     def _wrapped(env, dependant, dependency):
-        if isinstance(dependant, dict) and '_target' in dependant:
+        if isinstance(dependant, _Target) or isinstance(dependency, _Target):
+            env.Append(SPP_TARGET_DEPENDENCIES = [(dependant, dependency)])
+        elif isinstance(dependant, dict) and '_target' in dependant:
             dependant = dependant['_target']
-        if isinstance(dependency, dict) and '_target' in dependency:
+        elif isinstance(dependency, dict) and '_target' in dependency:
             dependency = dependency['_target']
         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['LIBS'].append(env.File(lib))
+                pass
+            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()):
+            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']:
+        _build_target(target)
+    for target in env['SPP_DEFAULT_TARGETS']:
+        env.Default(target.target)
+
 def _get_fallback_cache_dir() -> str:
     return Dir('#cache').abspath
 
@@ -159,6 +404,12 @@ if not config.get('CXX_STANDARD'):
 if not config.get('PREPROCESSOR_PREFIX'):
     config['PREPROCESSOR_PREFIX'] = config['PROJECT_NAME'].upper() # TODO: may be nicer?
 
+if 'COMPILATIONDB_FILTER_FILES' not in config:
+    config['COMPILATIONDB_FILTER_FILES'] = True
+
+if 'WINDOWS_DISABLE_DEFAULT_DEFINES' not in config:
+    config['WINDOWS_DISABLE_DEFAULT_DEFINES'] = False
+
 AddOption(
     '--build_type',
     dest = 'build_type',
@@ -250,9 +501,12 @@ vars.Add('CC', 'The C Compiler', default_CC)
 vars.Add('CXX', 'The C++ Compiler', default_CXX)
 vars.Add('LINK', 'The Linker')
 vars.Add('CCFLAGS', 'C/C++ Compiler Flags')
+vars.Add('CFLAGS', 'C Compiler Flags')
+vars.Add('CXXFLAGS', 'C++ Compiler Flags')
 vars.Add('LINKFLAGS', 'Linker Flags')
 vars.Add('PYTHON', 'Python Executable', 'python')
-vars.Add('COMPILATIONDB_FILTER_FILES', 'Removes source files from the compilation DB that are not from the current project.', True)
+vars.Add('COMPILATIONDB_FILTER_FILES', 'Removes source files from the compilation DB that are not from the current'
+                                       ' project.', config['COMPILATIONDB_FILTER_FILES'])
 
 tools = ['default', 'compilation_db', 'unity_build']
 if 'TOOLS' in config:
@@ -261,18 +515,20 @@ if 'TOOLS' in config:
 env = Environment(tools = tools, variables = vars, ENV = os.environ)
 env['RECIPES_FOLDERS'] = [Dir('recipes')]
 env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'] = os.path.join(_find_system_cache_dir(), 'spp_cache')
-env['CLONE_DIR'] = os.path.join(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], 'cloned')
-env['DOWNLOAD_DIR'] = os.path.join(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], 'downloaded')
-env['UPDATE_REPOSITORIES'] = update_repositories
-
 print(f'Detected system cache directory: {env["SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR"]}')
 try:
     os.makedirs(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], exist_ok=True)
 except:
     env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'] = os.path.join(_get_fallback_cache_dir(), 'spp_cache')
-    env['CLONE_DIR'] = os.path.join(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], 'cloned')
     print(f'Creating spp cache dir failed, using fallback: {env["SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR"]}.')
     os.makedirs(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], exist_ok=True) # no more safeguards!
+env['CLONE_DIR'] = os.path.join(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], 'cloned')
+env['DOWNLOAD_DIR'] = os.path.join(env['SYSTEM_CACHE_DIR'], 'downloaded')
+env['UPDATE_REPOSITORIES'] = update_repositories
+env['CXX_STANDARD'] = config['CXX_STANDARD']  # make it available to everyone
+env['DEPS_CFLAGS'] = []
+env['DEPS_CXXFLAGS'] = []
+env['DEPS_LINKFLAGS'] = []
 
 env['SHARED_CACHE_DIR'] = Dir(f'#cache').abspath
 # allow compiling to variant directories (each gets their own bin/lib/cache dirs)
@@ -303,6 +559,13 @@ env.Append(CPPPATH = [])
 env.Append(CPPDEFINES = [])
 env.Append(LINKFLAGS = [])
 
+# init SPP environment variables
+env['SPP_TARGETS'] = []
+env['SPP_DEFAULT_TARGETS'] = []
+env['SPP_TARGET_DEPENDENCIES'] = []
+env['SPP_DEPENDENCIES'] = {}
+env['SPP_RECIPES'] = {}
+
 # create the cache dir
 os.makedirs(env['CACHE_DIR'], exist_ok=True)
 cache_gitignore = f'{env["CACHE_DIR"]}/.gitignore'
@@ -372,11 +635,13 @@ if env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'gcc' or env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'clang':
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-Wno-missing-field-initializers', '-Wno-maybe-uninitialized'])
         env.Append(CXXFLAGS = ['-Wno-subobject-linkage', '-Wno-dangling-reference', '-Wno-init-list-lifetime', '-Wno-tautological-compare'])
 
-    else:
+    else: # clang only
         # no-gnu-anonymous-struct - we don't care
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-Wno-gnu-anonymous-struct'])
+        env.Append(CXXFLAGS = ['-fexperimental-library']) # enable std::jthread
     if build_type == 'debug':
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-g', '-O0'], CPPDEFINES = ['_GLIBCXX_DEBUG'])
+        env.Append(DEPS_CXXFLAGS = ['-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG'])
     elif build_type == 'release_debug' or build_type == 'profile':
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-Wno-unused-variable', '-Wno-unused-parameter', '-Wno-unused-but-set-variable', '-Wno-unused-local-typedef', '-Wno-unused-local-typedefs', '-g', '-O2'], CPPDEFINES = [f'{config["PREPROCESSOR_PREFIX"]}_RELEASE', 'NDEBUG'])
         if build_type == 'profile':
@@ -391,20 +656,35 @@ if env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'gcc' or env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'clang':
     if enable_asan:
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-fsanitize=address', '-fno-omit-frame-pointer'])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS = ['-fsanitize=address'])
+        env.Append(DEPS_CXXFLAGS = ['-fsanitize=address', '-fno-omit-frame-pointer'])
+        env.Append(DEPS_LINKFLAGS = ['-fsanitize=address'])
 
 elif env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'cl':
+    cxx_version_name = {
+        'c++14': 'c++14',
+        'c++17': 'c++17',
+        'c++20': 'c++20',
+        'c++23': 'c++latest',
+        'c++26': 'c++latest'
+    }.get(env['CXX_STANDARD'], 'c++14') # default to C++14 for older versions
     # C4201: nonstandard extension used : nameless struct/union - I use it and want to continue using it
     # C4127: conditional expression is constant - some libs (CRC, format) don't compile with this enabled # TODO: fix?
     # C4702: unreachable code, issued after MIJIN_FATAL macro
     # C4251: missing dll-interface of some std types, yaml-cpp doesn't compile with this enabled
     # C4275: same as above
-    env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['/W4', '/WX', '/wd4201', '/wd4127', '/wd4702', '/wd4251', '/wd4275', '/bigobj', f'/std:{config["CXX_STANDARD"]}', '/permissive-', '/EHsc', '/FS', '/Zc:char8_t'])
+    env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['/W4', '/WX', '/wd4201', '/wd4127', '/wd4702', '/wd4251', '/wd4275', '/bigobj', '/vmg',
+                          f'/std:{cxx_version_name}', '/permissive-', '/EHsc', '/FS', '/Zc:char8_t', '/utf-8'])
     env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS']) # I'd like to not use MSVC specific versions of functions because they are "safer" ...
+    env.Append(DEPS_CXXFLAGS = ['/EHsc', '/Zc:char8_t', '/utf-8', '/vmg'])
     if build_type == 'debug':
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['/Od', '/Zi', '/MDd'], LINKFLAGS = ' /DEBUG')
         env.Append(CPPDEFINES = ['_DEBUG', '_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=2'])
+        env.Append(DEPS_CXXFLAGS = ['/MDd', '/Zi', '/D_DEBUG', '/D_ITERATOR_DEBUG_LEVEL=2'])
+        env.Append(DEPS_LINKFLAGS = ['/DEBUG'])
     elif build_type == 'release_debug' or build_type == 'profile':
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['/O2', '/Zi'], LINKFLAGS = ' /DEBUG')
+        env.Append(DEPS_CXXFLAGS = ['/Zi'])
+        env.Append(DEPS_LINKFLAGS = ['/DEBUG'])
     else:
         env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['/O2'])
 
@@ -413,10 +693,17 @@ if env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'gcc':
 elif env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'clang':
     env.Append(CCFLAGS = ['-Wno-deprecated-volatile', '-Wno-nested-anon-types', '-Wno-unknown-warning-option'])
 
+# platform specific options
+if os.name == 'nt':
+    if not config['WINDOWS_DISABLE_DEFAULT_DEFINES']:
+        env.Append(CDEFINES = ['WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN', 'NOMINMAX', 'STRICT', 'UNICODE'], CPPDEFINES = ['WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN', 'NOMINMAX', 'STRICT', 'UNICODE'])
+
 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')
@@ -430,6 +717,8 @@ env.AddMethod(_wrap_builder(env.UnityProgram), 'UnityProgram')
 env.AddMethod(_wrap_builder(env.UnityLibrary, is_lib = True), 'UnityLibrary')
 env.AddMethod(_wrap_builder(env.UnityStaticLibrary, is_lib = True), 'UnityStaticLibrary')
 env.AddMethod(_wrap_builder(env.UnitySharedLibrary, is_lib = True), 'UnitySharedLibrary')
+env.AddMethod(_module, 'Module')
+env.AddMethod(_finalize, 'Finalize')
 
 if hasattr(env, 'Gch'):
     env.AddMethod(_wrap_builder(env.Gch), 'Gch')
diff --git a/addons/autotools_project.py b/addons/autotools_project.py
index 0de5681..11e12ba 100644
--- a/addons/autotools_project.py
+++ b/addons/autotools_project.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _BUILT_STAMPFILE = '.spp_built'
 
 Import('env')
 
-def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[str]' = [], build_args : 'list[str]' = [], install_args : 'list[str]' = []) -> dict:
+def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[str]' = [], build_args : 'list[str]' = [], install_args : 'list[str]' = [], configure_script_path: str = 'configure') -> 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}')
@@ -27,15 +27,25 @@ def _autotools_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, config_args: 'list[s
         jobs = env.GetOption('num_jobs')
         env = os.environ.copy()
         env['CFLAGS'] = cflags
+        
+        config_script = os.path.join(project_root, configure_script_path)
+        if not os.path.exists(config_script) and os.path.exists(f'{config_script}.ac'):
+            subprocess.run(('autoreconf', '--install', '--force'), cwd=project_root)
 
-        subprocess.run((os.path.join(project_root, 'configure'), '--prefix', install_dir, *config_args), cwd=build_dir, env=env, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
+        subprocess.run((config_script, f'--prefix={install_dir}', *config_args), cwd=build_dir, env=env, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
         subprocess.run(('make', f'-j{jobs}', *build_args), cwd=build_dir, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
         subprocess.run(('make', 'install', *install_args), cwd=build_dir, stdout=sys.stdout, stderr=sys.stderr, check=True)
         pathlib.Path(install_dir, _BUILT_STAMPFILE).touch()
 
+    libpath = []
+    for lib_folder in ('lib', 'lib64'):
+        full_path = os.path.join(install_dir, lib_folder)
+        if os.path.exists(full_path):
+            libpath.append(full_path)
+
     return {
         'install_dir': install_dir,
-        'LIBPATH': [os.path.join(install_dir, 'lib')],
+        'LIBPATH': libpath,
         'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(install_dir, 'include')]
     }
 
diff --git a/addons/cmake_project.py b/addons/cmake_project.py
index c7ccc23..a801178 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 = 2  # bump if you change how the projects are build to trigger a clean build
 
 Import('env')
 
@@ -11,11 +14,57 @@ 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(env, dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
+    parts = env['DEPS_CFLAGS'].copy()
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+        for path in dependency.get('CPPPATH', []):
+            parts.append(f'-I{path}')
+    return cmd_quote(' '.join(parts))
+
+def _generate_cmake_cxx_flags(env, dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> str:
+    parts = env['DEPS_CXXFLAGS'].copy()
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+        for path in dependency.get('CPPPATH', []):
+            parts.append(f'-I{path}')
+    return cmd_quote(' '.join(parts))
+
+def _get_cmake_cxx_standard(env: Environment) -> str:
+    return env['CXX_STANDARD'][3:]  # we use "C++XX", CMake just "XX"
+
+def _generate_cmake_args(env: Environment, dependencies: 'list[dict]') -> 'list[str]':
+    args = [f'-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS={_generate_cmake_c_flags(env, dependencies)}',
+            f'-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS={_generate_cmake_cxx_flags(env, dependencies)}',
+            f'-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD={_get_cmake_cxx_standard(env)}']
+    for dependency in dependencies:
+        for name, value in dependency.get('CMAKE_VARS', {}).items():
+            args.append(f'-D{name}={cmd_quote(value)}')
+    return args
+
+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)
@@ -26,14 +75,19 @@ def _cmake_project(env: Environment, project_root: str, generate_args: 'list[str
             'profile': 'RelWithDebInfo'
         }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'RelWithDebInfo')
         def run_cmd(args):
-            env.Execute(' '.join([str(s) for s in args]))
+            if env.Execute(' '.join([str(s) for s in args])):
+                Exit(1)
         # 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',
+                 *_generate_cmake_args(env, 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 f4061a6..e20103e 100644
--- a/addons/gitbranch.py
+++ b/addons/gitbranch.py
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 from git import Repo
 from git.exc import GitError
 import hashlib
-import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
 Import('env')
 
-def _gitbranch(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, git_ref: str = "main") -> dict:
+def _clone(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str):
     repo_dir = os.path.join(env['CLONE_DIR'], 'git', repo_name, '_bare')
     try:
         repo = Repo(repo_dir)
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ def _gitbranch(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, git_ref: str =
         print(f'Initializing git repository at {repo_dir}.')
         repo = Repo.init(repo_dir, bare=True)
         origin = repo.create_remote('origin', remote_url)
+    return repo, origin
+
+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):
         print(f'Checking out into {worktree_dir}.')
@@ -34,6 +38,58 @@ def _gitbranch(env: Environment, repo_name: str, remote_url: str, git_ref: str =
         'checkout_root': worktree_dir
     }
 
+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')
+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..b59109f 100644
--- a/recipes/Catch2/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/Catch2/recipe.py
@@ -1,21 +1,31 @@
 
+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)
 
     lib_name = {
         'debug': 'Catch2d'
     }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'Catch2')
-    libs = [lib_name]
-    if not own_main:
+    libs = []
+    if not env.get('CATCH2_OWN_MAIN'):
         libs.append({
             'debug': 'Catch2Maind'
         }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'Catch2Main'))
+    libs.append(lib_name)
     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..002b727 100644
--- a/recipes/boost/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/boost/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,67 @@
 
+
+import json
 import os
+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(result, f)
+        return result
+    else:
+        try:
+            with open(versions_file, 'r') as f:
+                return [tuple(v) for v in json.load(f)]
+        except:
+            print('boost_versions.json is empty or broken, redownloading.')
+            return versions(env, update=True)
+
+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']):
+            if os.name == 'posix':
+                libs.append(env.FindLib(f'boost_{lib}', paths=build_result['LIBPATH']))
+            elif os.name == 'nt':
+                libs.append(env.FindLib(f'libboost_{lib}-*', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'], use_glob=True))
+            else:
+                raise Exception('Boost not supported on this platform.')
     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]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'v{version[0]}.{version[1]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/curl/recipe.py b/recipes/curl/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cf663e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/curl/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+
+import re
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+def _build_lib_name(env: Environment) -> str:
+    if os.name == 'posix':
+        return {
+            'debug': 'curl-d'
+        }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'curl')
+    elif os.name == 'nt':
+        raise Exception('TODO')
+    else:
+        raise Exception('curl is not supported yet on this OS')
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    build_result = env.CMakeProject(checkout_root, generate_args=['-DBUILD_CURL_EXE=OFF','-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF',
+                                                                  '-DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON', '-DHTTP_ONLY=ON',
+                                                                  '-DCURL_USE_LIBSSH2=OFF'])
+    lib_name = _build_lib_name(env)
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(lib_name, paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])],
+    }
+
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'curl',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/curl/curl.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^curl-([0-9]+)_([0-9]+)_([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'curl-{version[0]}_{version[1]}_{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook,
+    dependencies = {
+        'openssl': {},
+        'zlib': {},
+        'psl': {}
+    }
+)
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]+)$'),
+    'mewin': None
+}
+def _ref_fn(env: Environment, version) -> str:
+    remote = env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')
+    if remote == 'default':
+        return f'refs/tags/{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}'
+    elif remote == 'mewin':
+        return 'master'
+    else:
+        raise Exception('invalid glslang remote')
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = lambda env: _REPO_NAMES[env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')],
+    repo_url = lambda env: _REPO_URLS[env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')],
+    tag_pattern = lambda env: _TAG_PATTERNS[env.get('GLSLANG_REMOTE', 'default')],
+    cook_fn = _git_cook,
+    ref_fn = _ref_fn
+)
diff --git a/recipes/idn2/recipe.py b/recipes/idn2/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe2c65d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/idn2/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import requests
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+_VERSIONS_URL = 'https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/2882658/releases'
+_VERSION_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$')
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    versions_file = os.path.join(env['DOWNLOAD_DIR'], 'libidn2_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(result, f)
+        return result
+    else:
+        try:
+            with open(versions_file, 'r') as f:
+                return [tuple(v) for v in json.load(f)]
+        except:
+            print('libidn2_versions.json is empty or broken, redownloading.')
+            return versions(env, update=True)
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {
+        'unistring': {}
+    }
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    url = f'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libidn/libidn2-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}.tar.gz'
+    repo = env.DownloadAndExtract(f'libidn2_{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}', url = url, skip_folders = 1)
+    checkout_root = repo['extracted_root']
+    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib('idn2', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
+    }
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 0c9a353..57b020d 100644
--- a/recipes/libpng/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/libpng/recipe.py
@@ -1,13 +1,39 @@
 
+import os
+import re
 from SCons.Script import *
 
-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 _build_lib_name(env: Environment) -> str:
+    if os.name == 'posix':
+        return {
+            'debug': 'png16d'
+        }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'png16')
+    elif os.name == 'nt':
+        return {
+            'debug': 'libpng16_staticd'
+        }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'libpng16_static')
+    else:
+        raise Exception('libpng is not supported yet on this OS')
+
+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 = _build_lib_name(env)
     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..c4826bb 100644
--- a/recipes/mikktspace/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/mikktspace/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 
-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']
+    ccflags = env['CCFLAGS'].copy()
+    if env['COMPILER_FAMILY'] == 'cl':
+        ccflags.append('/wd4456')
     lib_mikktspace = env.StaticLibrary(
-        CPPPATH = [repo['checkout_root']],
+        CCFLAGS = ccflags,
+        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/openssl/recipe.py b/recipes/openssl/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4df1d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/openssl/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+
+import re
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
+    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root, config_args = ['no-shared', 'no-tests', 'no-docs'], configure_script_path='Configure')
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib(libname, paths=build_result['LIBPATH']) for libname in ('ssl', 'crypto')]
+    }
+
+env.GitRecipe(
+    globals = globals(),
+    repo_name = 'openssl',
+    repo_url = 'https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git',
+    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^openssl-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+    tag_fn = lambda version: f'openssl-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+    cook_fn = _git_cook
+)
diff --git a/recipes/psl/recipe.py b/recipes/psl/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..405655d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/psl/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import requests
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+_VERSIONS_URL = 'https://api.github.com/repos/rockdaboot/libpsl/releases'
+_VERSION_PATTERN = re.compile(r'^Release v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$')
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    versions_file = os.path.join(env['DOWNLOAD_DIR'], 'libpsl_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(result, f)
+        return result
+    else:
+        try:
+            with open(versions_file, 'r') as f:
+                return [tuple(v) for v in json.load(f)]
+        except:
+            print('libpsl_versions.json is empty or broken, redownloading.')
+            return versions(env, update=True)
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {
+        'idn2': {},
+        'unistring': {}
+    }
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    url = f'https://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl/releases/download/{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}/libpsl-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}.tar.gz'
+    repo = env.DownloadAndExtract(f'libpsl_{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}', url = url, skip_folders = 1)
+    checkout_root = repo['extracted_root']
+    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib('psl', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
+    }
+
+#def _git_cook(env: Environment, repo: dict) -> dict:
+#    checkout_root = repo['checkout_root']
+#    subprocess.run((os.path.join(checkout_root, 'autogen.sh'),), cwd=checkout_root)
+#    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+#    return {
+#        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+#        'LIBS': [env.FindLib('psl', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
+#    }
+#
+#env.GitRecipe(
+#    globals = globals(),
+#    repo_name = 'psl',
+#    repo_url = 'https://github.com/rockdaboot/libpsl.git',
+#    tag_pattern = re.compile(r'^libpsl-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)$'),
+#    tag_fn = lambda version: f'libpsl-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}',
+#    cook_fn = _git_cook,
+#    dependencies = {
+#        'idn2': {},
+#        'unistring': {}
+#    }
+#)
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/unistring/recipe.py b/recipes/unistring/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01fa31c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/unistring/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+
+
+import json
+import os
+import re
+import requests
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+_VERSIONS_URL = 'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libunistring/?F=0'
+_VERSION_PATTERN = re.compile(r'href="libunistring-([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)\.tar\.gz"')
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    versions_file = os.path.join(env['DOWNLOAD_DIR'], 'libunistring_versions.json')
+    if update or not os.path.exists(versions_file):
+        req = requests.get(_VERSIONS_URL)
+        result = []
+        for match in _VERSION_PATTERN.finditer(req.text):
+            result.append((int(match.groups()[0]), int(match.groups()[1]), int(match.groups()[2])))
+        with open(versions_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(result, f)
+        return result
+    else:
+        try:
+            with open(versions_file, 'r') as f:
+                return [tuple(v) for v in json.load(f)]
+        except:
+            print('libunistring_versions.json is empty or broken, redownloading.')
+            return versions(env, update=True)
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    url = f'https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libunistring/libunistring-{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}.tar.gz'
+    repo = env.DownloadAndExtract(f'libunistring_{version[0]}.{version[1]}.{version[2]}', url = url, skip_folders = 1)
+    checkout_root = repo['extracted_root']
+    build_result = env.AutotoolsProject(checkout_root)
+    return {
+        'CPPPATH': build_result['CPPPATH'],
+        'LIBS': [env.FindLib('unistring', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
+    }
diff --git a/recipes/winsock2/recipe.py b/recipes/winsock2/recipe.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d96684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/winsock2/recipe.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+
+import os
+from SCons.Script import *
+
+
+def available(env: Environment):
+    if os.name != 'nt':
+        return 'Winsock2 is only available on Windows.'
+
+def versions(env: Environment, update: bool = False):
+    if os.name == 'nt':
+        return [(0, 0, 0)]
+    else:
+        return []
+
+def dependencies(env: Environment, version) -> 'dict':
+    return {}
+
+def cook(env: Environment, version) -> dict:
+    return {
+        'LIBS': ['Ws2_32']
+    }
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..d764b99 100644
--- a/recipes/zlib/recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/zlib/recipe.py
@@ -1,12 +1,49 @@
 
 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 _build_lib_name(env: Environment) -> str:
+    if os.name == 'posix':
+        return 'z'
+    elif os.name == 'nt':
+        return {
+            'debug': 'zlibstaticd'
+        }.get(env['BUILD_TYPE'], 'zlibstatic')
+    else:
+        raise Exception('libpng is not supported yet on this OS')
+
+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)
+    include_dir = os.path.join(build_result['install_dir'], 'include')
+    lib_name = _build_lib_name(env)
+    lib_file = env.FindLib(lib_name, paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])
     return {
-        'CPPPATH': [os.path.join(build_result['install_dir'], 'install')],
-        'LIBS': [env.FindLib('z', paths=build_result['LIBPATH'])]
+        'CPPPATH': [include_dir],
+        'LIBS': [lib_file],
+        'CMAKE_VARS': {
+            'ZLIB_LIBRARY': lib_file,
+            'ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR': include_dir
+        }
     }