New comment by Hoshpak on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/12480#issuecomment-502478141 Comment: `glib-devel` is an exception. Most `-devel` packages contain only header files and similar (pkg-config, cmake, etc.) however `glib-devel` also contains binaries to be executed on the host. So while most `-devel` packages should only be used in `makedepends`, putting `glib-devel` in hostmakedepends is perfectly fine when needed.