diff --git a/build/dcraw/build.sh b/build/dcraw/build.sh
index d2c70a8ef..d8f18fc79 100755
--- a/build/dcraw/build.sh
+++ b/build/dcraw/build.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ test_relver '>=' 151051 && set_clangver
 set_builddir $PROG
 set_standard XPG6
 
+CFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -mtls-dialect=trad"
+
 init
 prep_build
 
@@ -45,20 +47,22 @@ prep_build
 
 save_buildenv
 
-unset CONFIGURE_OPTS
-CONFIGURE_OPTS="--prefix=/usr --disable-shared"
+CONFIGURE_OPTS="--disable-shared"
 build_dependency lcms2 lcms2-$LCMSVER $PROG/lcms2 lcms2 $LCMSVER
 
-unset CONFIGURE_OPTS
-CONFIGURE_OPTS+=" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr"
-CONFIGURE_OPTS+=" -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=false"
+LDFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -L${SYSROOT[aarch64]}$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[aarch64]}"
+
+CONFIGURE_OPTS[amd64]="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=${LIBDIRS[amd64]}"
+CONFIGURE_OPTS[aarch64]="
+    -DJAS_CROSSCOMPILING=ON
+    -DJAS_STDC_VERSION=201112L
+    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=${LIBDIRS[aarch64]}
+"
+CONFIGURE_OPTS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX -DJAS_ENABLE_SHARED=false"
 build_dependency -cmake jasper jasper-$JASPERVER $PROG/jasper jasper $JASPERVER
 
 restore_buildenv
 
-CPPFLAGS+=" -I$DEPROOT/usr/include"
-LDFLAGS+=" -L$DEPROOT/usr/lib"
-
 #########################################################################
 
 note -n "-- Building $PROG"
@@ -66,8 +70,12 @@ note -n "-- Building $PROG"
 configure_arch() {
     typeset arch=$1
 
-    CPPFLAGS+=" -I$OOCEOPT/include"
-    LDFLAGS+=" -L$OOCEOPT/${LIBDIRS[$arch]} -Wl,-R$OOCEOPT/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+
+    CPPFLAGS+=" -I$DEPROOT$PREFIX/include"
+    CPPFLAGS+=" -I${SYSROOT[$arch]}$PREFIX/include"
+    LDFLAGS+=" -L$DEPROOT$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+    LDFLAGS+=" -L${SYSROOT[$arch]}$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+    LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
 
     subsume_arch $arch CPPFLAGS
     subsume_arch $arch CFLAGS
diff --git a/build/libgd/build.sh b/build/libgd/build.sh
index df7b6999e..912c7e1b1 100755
--- a/build/libgd/build.sh
+++ b/build/libgd/build.sh
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ SUMMARY="libgd"
 DESC="GD is an open source code library for the dynamic creation of images by "
 DESC+="programmers"
 
-# does not yet build with gcc 14
-((GCCVER > 13)) && set_gccver 13
-
 SKIP_LICENCES=libgd
 
-forgo_isaexec
-
 OPREFIX=$PREFIX
 PREFIX+="/$PROG"
 
+forgo_isaexec
+test_relver '>=' 151051 && set_clangver
+set_standard XPG6
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS_IPS="
     library/fontconfig
     library/freetype2
@@ -49,20 +48,17 @@ XFORM_ARGS="
     -DPKGROOT=$PROG
 "
 
-CONFIGURE_OPTS="
-    --prefix=$PREFIX
+CONFIGURE_OPTS+="
     --disable-static
     --includedir=$OPREFIX/include
 "
-CONFIGURE_OPTS[i386]="
-    --libdir=$OPREFIX/lib
-"
-CONFIGURE_OPTS[amd64]="
-    --libdir=$OPREFIX/lib/amd64
-"
 
-LDFLAGS[i386]+=" -R$OPREFIX/lib"
-LDFLAGS[amd64]+=" -R$OPREFIX/lib/amd64"
+pre_configure() {
+    typeset arch=$1
+
+    CONFIGURE_OPTS[$arch]+=" --libdir=$OPREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -Wl,-R$OPREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+}
 
 init
 download_source $PROG $PROG $VER
diff --git a/build/libheif/build.sh b/build/libheif/build.sh
index 08f1f3226..0c38b7e53 100755
--- a/build/libheif/build.sh
+++ b/build/libheif/build.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ test_relver '>=' 151047 && set_clangver
 RAV1EVER=`pkg_ver rav1e`
 RAV1EVER=${RAV1EVER%.*}
 
+# TODO: we don't cross build rust software, yet. but the rav1e build-time
+# dependency is met on the build host
 BUILD_DEPENDS_IPS="
     ooce/library/libde265
     ooce/multimedia/dav1d
     =ooce/multimedia/rav1e@$RAV1EVER
     ooce/multimedia/x265
 "
-RUN_DEPENDS_IPS="=ooce/multimedia/rav1e@$RAV1EVER"
 
 XFORM_ARGS="-DPREFIX=${PREFIX#/}"
 
@@ -45,24 +46,27 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS="
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PREFIX
     -DWITH_EXAMPLES=OFF
 "
-CONFIGURE_OPTS[i386]="
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=$PREFIX/lib
-"
-CONFIGURE_OPTS[amd64]="
-    -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=$PREFIX/lib/amd64
-"
-
-LDFLAGS[i386]+=" -Wl,-R$PREFIX/lib"
-LDFLAGS[amd64]+=" -Wl,-R$PREFIX/lib/amd64"
 
 pre_configure() {
     typeset arch=$1
 
-    test_relver '>' 151038 && return
+    ! cross_arch $arch && RUN_DEPENDS_IPS="=ooce/multimedia/rav1e@$RAV1EVER"
+
+    export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=${SYSROOT[$arch]}$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}
 
-    export CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}
+    CONFIGURE_OPTS[$arch]="
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}
+        -DZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR=${SYSROOT[$arch]}/usr/include
+        -DZLIB_LIBRARY_RELEASE=${SYSROOT[$arch]}/usr/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}/libz.so
+    "
+
+    cross_arch $arch && CONFIGURE_OPTS[$arch]+=" -DWITH_RAV1E=OFF"
+
+    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -Wl,-R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
 }
 
+CXXFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -mtls-dialect=trad"
+
 init
 download_source $PROG $PROG $VER
 patch_source
diff --git a/build/x265/build.sh b/build/x265/build.sh
index b1e6f3c51..2522abcc6 100755
--- a/build/x265/build.sh
+++ b/build/x265/build.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
 # }}}
 
-# Copyright 2021 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
+# Copyright 2024 OmniOS Community Edition (OmniOSce) Association.
 
 . ../../lib/build.sh
 
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS="
 
 CXXFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -mno-outline-atomics"
 LDFLAGS[amd64]+=" -R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[amd64]}"
+LDFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[aarch64]}"
 
 fix_version() {
     pushd $TMPDIR/$BUILDDIR >/dev/null
diff --git a/doc/baseline.aarch64 b/doc/baseline.aarch64
index 71b4a68cb..afa320150 100644
--- a/doc/baseline.aarch64
+++ b/doc/baseline.aarch64
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ extra.omnios ooce/library/freetype2
 extra.omnios ooce/library/gnutls
 extra.omnios ooce/library/json-c
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libarchive
+extra.omnios ooce/library/libde265
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libev
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libexif
+extra.omnios ooce/library/libgd
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libgif
+extra.omnios ooce/library/libheif
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libid3tag
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libjpeg-turbo
 extra.omnios ooce/library/libogg
@@ -40,6 +43,7 @@ extra.omnios ooce/library/tree-sitter
 extra.omnios ooce/library/unbound
 extra.omnios ooce/library/yaml
 extra.omnios ooce/multimedia/dav1d
+extra.omnios ooce/multimedia/dcraw
 extra.omnios ooce/multimedia/ffmpeg
 extra.omnios ooce/multimedia/minidlna
 extra.omnios ooce/multimedia/x264
diff --git a/doc/pkglist.aarch64 b/doc/pkglist.aarch64
index 335cc29a6..9f273f1fe 100644
--- a/doc/pkglist.aarch64
+++ b/doc/pkglist.aarch64
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ ooce/library/libsodium
 ooce/security/oath-toolkit
 ooce/editor/joe
 ooce/multimedia/x265
+ooce/library/libde265
 ###############################################################################
 .SYSROOT
 ooce/audio/flac
@@ -80,4 +81,9 @@ ooce/multimedia/ffmpeg
 .SYSROOT
 ooce/multimedia/minidlna
 ooce/util/pass
+ooce/library/libheif
+###############################################################################
+.SYSROOT
+ooce/multimedia/dcraw
+ooce/library/libgd
 ###############################################################################