diff --git a/overlays/cross.nix b/overlays/cross.nix
index d0f34a524..7878b614a 100644
--- a/overlays/cross.nix
+++ b/overlays/cross.nix
@@ -14,37 +14,6 @@
 # - 2023/10/11: build coreutils pulled in by rpm 4.18.1, but NOT by 4.19.0
 #   - nix why-depends --all /nix/store/gjwd2x507x7gjycl5q0nydd39d3nkwc5-dtrx-8.5.3-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu /nix/store/y9gr7abwxvzcpg5g73vhnx1fpssr5frr-coreutils-9.3
 #
-# upstreaming status:
-#
-# - blueman builds on servo branch
-# - libgudev builds on servo branch
-#
-# - argyllcms needs investigation on servo
-# - directfb needs investigation on servo
-# - evolution-data-server needs investigation on servo
-# - gnome-clocks needs investigation on servo
-# - ibus needs investigation on servo
-# - luajit needs investigation on servo
-# - rpm needs investigation on servo
-# - waybar needs investigation on servo
-# - webkitgtk build fails at the nix layer (OOM?)
-#
-# non-binfmt build status:
-# - webkitgtk fails 90% through build:
-#   - ```
-#     [6376/6819] Generating ../../WebKitGTK/DerivedSources/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-protocol.c
-#     FAILED: WebKitGTK/DerivedSources/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-protocol.c /build/webkitgtk-2.40.5/build/WebKitGTK/DerivedSources/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-protocol.c 
-#     cd /build/webkitgtk-2.40.5/build/Source/WebKit && /nix/store/6xbpap00kkdgrayizbc61mzf19ygsp9j-wayland-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-1.22.0-bin/bin/wayland-scanner private-code //nix/store/26nypvflsc8ggbdkns0wjvh4mjrj>
-#     /nix/store/6xbpap00kkdgrayizbc61mzf19ygsp9j-wayland-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-1.22.0-bin/bin/wayland-scanner: line 5: syntax error: unterminated quoted string
-#     ```
-# - x11_ssh_askpass fails with tricky wants-to-run-its-own-compiled-code issue (imake)
-# - tuba fails trying to invoke the aarch64 gettext during build
-# - rpm (wanted by dtrx, but technically optional) fails during configure; can't find python
-# - portfolio fails during meson configure; finds host python, can't execute it
-# - neovim-ruby fails; tries to run host ruby
-# - luajit fails; tries to run the host gcc
-# - cozy fails during install; can't run post_install_desktop_database.py
-#
 # outstanding issues for software i don't have deployed:
 # - gdk-pixbuf doesn't generate `gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer` on cross
 #   - been this way since 2018: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/merge_requests/20>
@@ -2156,6 +2125,11 @@ in {
   webkitgtk = prev.webkitgtk.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
     # fixes "wayland-scanner: line 5: syntax error: unterminated quoted string"
     # also: `/nix/store/nnnn-wayland-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-1.22.0-bin/bin/wayland-scanner: line 0: syntax error: unexpected word (expecting ")")`
+    # verbose error:
+    #   [6376/6819] Generating ../../WebKitGTK/DerivedSources/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-protocol.c
+    #   FAILED: WebKitGTK/DerivedSources/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-protocol.c /build/webkitgtk-2.40.5/build/WebKitGTK/DerivedSources/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-protocol.c 
+    #   cd /build/webkitgtk-2.40.5/build/Source/WebKit && /nix/store/6xbpap00kkdgrayizbc61mzf19ygsp9j-wayland-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-1.22.0-bin/bin/wayland-scanner private-code //nix/store/26nypvflsc8ggbdkns0wjvh4mjrj>
+    #   /nix/store/6xbpap00kkdgrayizbc61mzf19ygsp9j-wayland-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-1.22.0-bin/bin/wayland-scanner: line 5: syntax error: unterminated quoted string
     # with this i can maybe remove `wayland` from nativeBuildInputs, too?
     # note that `webkitgtk` != `webkitgtk_6_0`, so this patch here might be totally unnecessary.
     # 2023/11/06: hostPkgs.moby.webkitgtk_6_0 builds fine on servo; stock pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.webkitgtk_6_0 does not.