New comment by ericonr on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/21996#issuecomment-629884296 Comment: @Johnnynator per https://github.com/HowardHinnant/date/pull/538, it's not possible to use a distro wide package for date yet. I could add a patch with that PR's contents, that way we can use it. Seems to be what Arch is doing https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/community.git/tree/trunk/538-output-date-pc-for-pkg-config.patch?h=packages/chrono-date . Otherwise, it has to be built at the same time.