diff --git a/overlays/cross.nix b/overlays/cross.nix
index f95c739c..a76a52f7 100644
--- a/overlays/cross.nix
+++ b/overlays/cross.nix
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ in with final; {
 
     # 2024/05/31: upstreaming is blocked on appstream (out for review), gnome-user-share (apache-httpd, webp-pixbuf-loader), qtsvg
     # fixes: "src/meson.build:106:0: ERROR: Program 'glib-compile-resources' not found or not executable"
-    file-roller = mvToNativeInputs [ glib ] super.file-roller;
+    # file-roller = mvToNativeInputs [ glib ] super.file-roller;
 
     # 2024/05/31: upstreaming is blocked by qtsvg, appstream (out for review), libgweather (out for review)
     geary = super.geary.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
@@ -468,15 +468,14 @@ in with final; {
     gnome-settings-daemon = super.gnome-settings-daemon.overrideAttrs (orig: {
       # 2024/05/31: upstreaming is blocked on qtsvg (ffado), libgweather
       #   gsd is required by xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
-      # glib solves: "Program 'glib-mkenums mkenums' not found or not executable"
-      nativeBuildInputs = orig.nativeBuildInputs ++ [ glib ];
-      # pkg-config solves: "plugins/power/meson.build:22:0: ERROR: Dependency lookup for glib-2.0 with method 'pkgconfig' failed: Pkg-config binary for machine 0 not found."
+      # pkg-config solves: "plugins/power/meson.build:22:0: ERROR: Dependency lookup for glib-2.0 with method 'pkgconfig' failed: Pkg-config binary for machine build machine not found."
       # stdenv.cc fixes: "plugins/power/meson.build:60:0: ERROR: No build machine compiler for 'plugins/power/gsd-power-enums-update.c'"
       # but then it fails with a link-time error.
       # depsBuildBuild = orig.depsBuildBuild or [] ++ [ glib pkg-config buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
       # hack to just not build the power plugin (panel?), to avoid cross compilation errors
       postPatch = orig.postPatch + ''
-        sed -i "s/disabled_plugins = \[\]/disabled_plugins = ['power']/" plugins/meson.build
+        substituteInPlace plugins/meson.build \
+          --replace-fail "disabled_plugins = []" "disabled_plugins = ['power']"
       '';
     });
 
@@ -773,7 +772,8 @@ in with final; {
   # fixes: "ar: command not found"
   # `ar` is provided by bintools
   # 2024/05/31: upstreaming is unblocked by deps; but turns out to not be this simple
-  ncftp = addNativeInputs [ bintools ] prev.ncftp;
+  # ncftp = addNativeInputs [ bintools ] prev.ncftp;
+
   # fixes "gdbus-codegen: command not found"
   # 2023/07/31: upstreaming is blocked on p11-kit, openfortivpn, qttranslations (qtbase) cross compilation
   # networkmanager-fortisslvpn = mvToNativeInputs [ glib ] prev.networkmanager-fortisslvpn;
@@ -1147,7 +1147,8 @@ in with final; {
   # fixes: "ar: command not found"
   # `ar` is provided by bintools
   # 2024/05/31: upstreaming is blocked on gnustep-base cross compilation
-  unar = addNativeInputs [ bintools ] prev.unar;
+  # unar = addNativeInputs [ bintools ] prev.unar;
+
   # unixODBCDrivers = prev.unixODBCDrivers // {
   #   # TODO: should this package be deduped with toplevel psqlodbc in upstream nixpkgs?
   #   psql = prev.unixODBCDrivers.psql.overrideAttrs (_upstream: {
@@ -1210,14 +1211,15 @@ in with final; {
   # fixes "No package 'xdg-desktop-portal' found"
   # 2023/12/08: upstreaming is blocked on argyllcms, flatpak, qtsvg (via pipewire/ffado)
   xdg-desktop-portal-gtk = mvToBuildInputs [ xdg-desktop-portal ] prev.xdg-desktop-portal-gtk;
+
   # fixes: "data/meson.build:33:5: ERROR: Program 'msgfmt' not found or not executable"
   # fixes: "src/meson.build:25:0: ERROR: Program 'gdbus-codegen' not found or not executable"
   # 2023/07/27: upstreaming is blocked on p11-kit cross compilation
-  xdg-desktop-portal-gnome = (
-    addNativeInputs [ wayland-scanner ] (
-      mvToNativeInputs [ gettext glib ] prev.xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
-    )
-  );
+  # xdg-desktop-portal-gnome = (
+  #   addNativeInputs [ wayland-scanner ] (
+  #     mvToNativeInputs [ gettext glib ] prev.xdg-desktop-portal-gnome
+  #   )
+  # );
 
   # 2024/02/27: upstreaming is blocked on hyprland
   # waybar = (prev.waybar.override {
@@ -1290,6 +1292,6 @@ in with final; {
   #     upstream.postBuild;
   # });
 
-  # 2023/07/30: upstreaming is blocked on unar (gnustep), unless i also make that optional
+  # 2024/05/31: upstreaming is blocked on unar (gnustep), unless i also make that optional
   xarchiver = mvToNativeInputs [ libxslt ] prev.xarchiver;
 }