diff --git a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_build.tmpl b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_build.tmpl
index e9d02f8..645baf6 100644
--- a/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_build.tmpl
+++ b/dot_bin/executable_bootstrap_build.tmpl
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ run_stack_in_dir () {
 
 export STACK_ROOT={{ .paths.stack }}
 
-run_stack_in_dir ~/.config/rofi-extras
-run_stack_in_dir ~/.config/xmonad
-run_stack_in_dir ~/.config/xman
+# NOTE; all of these repos require X11 which in turn requires c libraries. In
+# this case these cannot simply be built using stack unless nix is also invoked.
+
+#run_stack_in_dir ~/.config/rofi-extras
+#run_stack_in_dir ~/.config/xmonad
+#run_stack_in_dir ~/.config/xman