diff --git a/build/gnupg/build.sh b/build/gnupg/build.sh
index 7fe67ef3c..69aba673c 100755
--- a/build/gnupg/build.sh
+++ b/build/gnupg/build.sh
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ PATH+=":$DEPROOT$PREFIX/bin"
 
 download_source $PROG $PROG $VER
 patch_source
+run_autoreconf -fi
 build
 install_execattr
 run_testsuite check
diff --git a/build/gnupg/local.mog b/build/gnupg/local.mog
index 0162dd3df..1f019096a 100644
--- a/build/gnupg/local.mog
+++ b/build/gnupg/local.mog
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ license ../pinentry-$(PINENTRY)/COPYING license=GPLv2
 dir group=bin mode=0755 owner=root path=etc/$(PREFIX)
 
 <transform path=$(PREFIX)/share/(?:doc|info) -> drop>
-<transform path=$(PREFIX)/share/man/manh -> drop>
 
 # gpg needs the proc_lock_memory privilege in order to be able to lock a
 # memory segment. If it can't do that, it utters
diff --git a/build/gnupg/patches/gcc14.patch b/build/gnupg/patches/gcc14.patch
index 1d95e1fa6..47a0abed1 100644
--- a/build/gnupg/patches/gcc14.patch
+++ b/build/gnupg/patches/gcc14.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/configure a/configure
---- a~/configure	1970-01-01 00:00:00
-+++ a/configure	1970-01-01 00:00:00
-@@ -14096,7 +14096,8 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_obj
- else
-   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
- /* end confdefs.h.  */
--main () {
-+#include <stdlib.h>
-+int main () {
+diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/acinclude.m4 a/acinclude.m4
+--- a~/acinclude.m4	1970-01-01 00:00:00
++++ a/acinclude.m4	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([GNUPG_CHECK_ENDIAN],
+          not big endian
+         #endif]])], gnupg_cv_c_endian=big, gnupg_cv_c_endian=little)])
+         if test "$gnupg_cv_c_endian" = unknown; then
+-            AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[main () {
++            AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[#include <stdlib.h>
++              int main (void) {
                /* Are we little or big endian?  From Harbison&Steele.  */
                union
                {
diff --git a/build/gnupg/patches/no-html-doc.patch b/build/gnupg/patches/no-html-doc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73255483c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/gnupg/patches/no-html-doc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff -wpruN --no-dereference '--exclude=*.orig' a~/doc/Makefile.am a/doc/Makefile.am
+--- a~/doc/Makefile.am	1970-01-01 00:00:00
++++ a/doc/Makefile.am	1970-01-01 00:00:00
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ myhtmlman_pages = \
+                 gpg-wks-server.1.html \
+ 		dirmngr-client.1.html gpg-card.1.html gpg-check-pattern.1.html
+ 
+-man_MANS = $(myman_pages) gnupg.7 gnupg.7.html
++man_MANS = $(myman_pages) gnupg.7
+ 
+ watchgnupg_SOURCE = gnupg.texi
+ 
+@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ watchgnupg_SOURCE = gnupg.texi
+ CLEANFILES = yat2m mkdefsinc defs.inc
+ 
+ DISTCLEANFILES = gnupg.tmp gnupg.ops yat2m-stamp.tmp yat2m-stamp \
+-		 $(myman_pages) gnupg.7 gnupg.7.html $(myhtmlman_pages)
++		 $(myman_pages) gnupg.7
+ 
+ yat2m: yat2m.c
+ 	$(CC_FOR_BUILD) -o $@ $(srcdir)/yat2m.c
+@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ yat2m-stamp: $(myman_sources) defs.inc
+ 
+ yat2m-stamp: $(YAT2M)
+ 
+-$(myman_pages) $(myhtmlman_pages) gnupg.7 gnupg.7.html : yat2m-stamp defs.inc
++$(myman_pages) gnupg.7 : yat2m-stamp defs.inc
+ 	@if test -f $@; then :; else \
+             trap 'rm -rf yat2m-stamp yat2m-lock' 1 2 13 15; \
+                if mkdir yat2m-lock 2>/dev/null; then \
diff --git a/build/gnupg/patches/series b/build/gnupg/patches/series
index f2b23e61d..bad30a44a 100644
--- a/build/gnupg/patches/series
+++ b/build/gnupg/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 thread_cputime.patch
+no-html-doc.patch
 gcc14.patch
diff --git a/build/icu4c/build.sh b/build/icu4c/build.sh
index 101e55e9a..99a8aaa2d 100755
--- a/build/icu4c/build.sh
+++ b/build/icu4c/build.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTS[amd64]+="
     --sbindir=$PREFIX/sbin
 "
 
-CXXFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -mtls-dialect=trad"
+CXXFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -mno-outline-atomics -mtls-dialect=trad"
 
 pre_configure() {
     typeset arch=$1
diff --git a/build/pango/build.sh b/build/pango/build.sh
index 45bba8ff8..d5f1b8e19 100755
--- a/build/pango/build.sh
+++ b/build/pango/build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 . ../../lib/build.sh
 
 PROG=pango
-VER=1.51.0
+VER=1.55.5
 PKG=ooce/library/pango
 SUMMARY="pango"
 DESC="Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text"
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ DESC="Pango is a library for laying out and rendering of text"
 forgo_isaexec
 
 # Dependencies
-HARFBUZZVER=8.2.1
-FRIBIDIVER=1.0.13
+HARFBUZZVER=10.1.0
+FRIBIDIVER=1.0.16
+
+export CC_FOR_BUILD=/opt/gcc-$DEFAULT_GCC_VER/bin/gcc
 
 # The icu4c ABI changes frequently. Lock the version
 # pulled into each build of harfbuzz.
@@ -50,13 +52,27 @@ XFORM_ARGS="
     -DFRIBIDI=$FRIBIDIVER
 "
 
+save_variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+
 pre_configure() {
     typeset arch=$1
 
+    _dd=$DESTDIR
+    cross_arch $arch && _dd+=.$arch
+    CPPFLAGS+=" -I$_dd$PREFIX/include/fribidi -I$_dd$PREFIX/include/harfbuzz"
+    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L$_dd$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
     LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L${SYSROOT[$arch]}$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
     LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -R$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
     [ $arch = i386 ] && LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -lssp_ns"
 
+    restore_variable PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+
+    _pkgconfpath=${PKG_CONFIG_PATH[$arch]}
+    PKG_CONFIG_PATH[$arch]="$_dd$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}/pkgconfig"
+    PKG_CONFIG_PATH[$arch]+=":$_pkgconfpath"
+    subsume_arch $arch PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+    export PKG_CONFIG_PATH
+
     export MAKE
 }
 
@@ -66,50 +82,36 @@ post_configure() {
     done
 }
 
-# we'd have to check whether the gcc version is lower or equal to 11
-# however `set_crossgcc` does not set GCCVER so we cannot check
-post_build() {
-    [ "$1" = aarch64 ] && EXPECTED_BUILD_ERRS=0 || EXPECTED_BUILD_ERRS=2
-}
-
 init
-prep_build
+prep_build meson
 
 ######################################################################
 
-# false positive due to the BUFFER_VERIFY_ERROR macro showing up in the build log
-# since there will be one error in the log after the 32-bit build but two
-# after the 64-bit build we disable error checking for harfbuzz but enable
-# it afterwards and set the expected error count to 2
-SKIP_BUILD_ERRCHK=1
-
-EXPECTED_OPTIONS="CAIRO CAIRO_FT FREETYPE GLIB"
-build_dependency -merge -noctf harfbuzz harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZVER \
-    harfbuzz harfbuzz $HARFBUZZVER
+save_buildenv
 
-export CPPFLAGS+=" -I$DEPROOT/$PREFIX/include/harfbuzz"
+CONFIGURE_OPTS="--prefix=$PREFIX"
+CONFIGURE_OPTS[aarch64]="
+    --cross-file $SRCDIR/files/aarch64-gcc.txt
+"
 
-SKIP_BUILD_ERRCHK=
+build_dependency -meson -multi -merge -noctf fribidi fribidi-$FRIBIDIVER \
+    fribidi fribidi $FRIBIDIVER
 
 ######################################################################
 
-EXPECTED_OPTIONS=""
-build_dependency -merge -noctf fribidi fribidi-$FRIBIDIVER \
-    fribidi fribidi $FRIBIDIVER
-export CPPFLAGS+=" -I$DEPROOT/$PREFIX/include/fribidi"
+CXXFLAGS[aarch64]+=" -mno-outline-atomics"
 
-######################################################################
+build_dependency -meson -multi -merge -noctf harfbuzz harfbuzz-$HARFBUZZVER \
+    harfbuzz harfbuzz $HARFBUZZVER
 
-for arch in $ARCH_LIST; do
-    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L$DEPROOT/$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
-    addpath PKG_CONFIG_PATH[$arch] $DEPROOT/$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}/pkgconfig
-done
+restore_buildenv
+
+######################################################################
 
 CONFIGURE_OPTS="
     --prefix=$PREFIX
     -Db_asneeded=false
-    -Dgtk_doc=false
-    -Dinstall-tests=false
+    -Ddocumentation=false
     -Dintrospection=disabled
 "
 CONFIGURE_OPTS[i386]=" --libdir=$PREFIX/${LIBDIRS[i386]} "
@@ -155,9 +157,9 @@ fixup() {
 
 note -n "-- Building $PROG"
 
+set_builddir $PROG-$VER
 download_source $PROG $PROG $VER
 patch_source
-prep_build meson -keep
 build
 fixup
 make_package
diff --git a/build/pango/files/ctf.skip b/build/pango/files/ctf.skip
index dfc49d8b6..0c1450dc0 100644
--- a/build/pango/files/ctf.skip
+++ b/build/pango/files/ctf.skip
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 hb-
 fribidi
+harfbuzz
diff --git a/build/znc/build.sh b/build/znc/build.sh
index d6d00585b..025624cc3 100755
--- a/build/znc/build.sh
+++ b/build/znc/build.sh
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ pre_configure() {
     typeset arch=$1
 
     LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -Wl,-R$OPREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
+
+    ! cross_arch $arch && return
+
+    LDFLAGS[$arch]+=" -L${SYSROOT[$arch]}$OPREFIX/${LIBDIRS[$arch]}"
 }
 
 post_install() {
diff --git a/doc/packages.md b/doc/packages.md
index 153da1d64..26a83b1a1 100644
--- a/doc/packages.md
+++ b/doc/packages.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 | ooce/library/libzip		| 1.11.1	| https://libzip.org/download/ | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
 | ooce/library/nettle		| 3.10		| https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/nettle/ https://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/ | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
 | ooce/library/onig		| 6.9.9		| https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma/releases/ | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
-| ooce/library/pango		| 1.51.0	| https://download.gnome.org/sources/pango/cache.json https://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pango/ | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
+| ooce/library/pango		| 1.55.5	| https://download.gnome.org/sources/pango/cache.json https://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/pango/ | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
 | ooce/library/pixman		| 0.43.4	| https://www.cairographics.org/releases/ http://www.pixman.org/ | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
 | ooce/library/popt		| 1.19		| https://github.com/rpm-software-management/popt/releases | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
 | ooce/library/security/libsasl2 | 2.1.28	| https://github.com/cyrusimap/cyrus-sasl/releases | [omniosorg](https://github.com/omniosorg)
diff --git a/lib/functions.sh b/lib/functions.sh
index c6385169a..afeb0dea9 100644
--- a/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/lib/functions.sh
@@ -2947,7 +2947,7 @@ build_dependency() {
             -ctf)       buildargs+=" -ctf" ;;
             -noctf)     buildargs+=" -noctf" ;;
             -oot)       oot=1 ;;
-            -meson)     meson=1 ; oot=1 ;;
+            -meson)     meson=1; oot=1 ;;
             -cmake)     cmake=1; oot=1 ;;
             -multi)     buildargs+=" -multi" ;;
         esac