diff --git a/gnu/packages/avahi.scm b/gnu/packages/avahi.scm
index bc70878d46..d3a92844c2 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/avahi.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/avahi.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2013 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
        ("libdaemon" ,libdaemon)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("intltool" ,intltool)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (synopsis "Avahi, an mDNS/DNS-SD implementation")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/glib.scm b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
index 77f21f95ce..ce0d3f821d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/glib.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/glib.scm
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ shared NFS home directories.")
                            (search-patch "glib-tests-prlimit.patch")
                            (search-patch "glib-tests-newnet.patch")))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-   (outputs '("out"                        ; everything
-              "doc"))                      ; 20 MiB of GTK-Doc reference
+   (outputs '("out"           ; everything
+              "bin"           ; glib-mkenums, gtester, etc.; depends on Python
+              "doc"))         ; 20 MiB of GTK-Doc reference
    (inputs
     `(("coreutils" ,coreutils)
       ("libffi" ,libffi)
@@ -201,6 +202,8 @@ dynamic loading, and an object system.")
        ("glib" ,glib)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("python-2" ,python-2)))
+    (native-inputs
+     `(("glib" ,glib "bin")))
     (propagated-inputs
      `(;; In practice, GIR users will need libffi when using
        ;; gobject-introspection.
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index ee7c7c5ab1..dd407c5eeb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
      `(("hicolor-icon-theme" ,hicolor-icon-theme)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("intltool" ,intltool)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")                       ; glib-compile-schemas, etc.
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (inputs
      `(("glib" ,glib)
@@ -73,9 +74,6 @@
        ("libnotify" ,libnotify)
        ("libsm" ,libsm)
        ("libxml2" ,libxml2)))
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("intltool" ,intltool)
-       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (home-page "https://projects.gnome.org/brasero/")
     (synopsis "CD/DVD burning tool for Gnome")
     (description "Brasero is an application to burn CD/DVD for the Gnome
@@ -173,6 +171,7 @@ and keep up to date translations of documentation.")
        ("dbus" ,dbus)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")
        ("intltool" ,intltool)))
     (propagated-inputs
      ;; Referred to in .h files and .pc.
@@ -239,6 +238,7 @@ and keep up to date translations of documentation.")
        ("dogtail" ,python2-dogtail)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("intltool" ,intltool)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (home-page
      "http://www.gnome.org/projects/evince/")
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ on the GNOME Desktop with a single simple application.")
      `(("glib" ,glib)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("intltool" ,intltool)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")                       ; glib-compile-schemas, etc.
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
     (home-page "https://launchpad.net/gsettings-desktop-schemas")
     (synopsis
@@ -402,7 +403,8 @@ database is translated at Transifex.")
        ("gtk+" ,gtk+)
        ("libpng" ,libpng)))
     (native-inputs
-      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+        ("glib" ,glib "bin")))
     (home-page "https://developer-next.gnome.org/libnotify/")
     (synopsis
      "GNOME desktop notification library")
@@ -465,7 +467,8 @@ the API")
               ("mesa" ,mesa)
               ("libx11" ,libx11)
               ("libxt" ,libxt)))
-    (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+    (native-inputs `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+                     ("glib" ,glib "bin")))
     (propagated-inputs `(("pangox-compat" ,pangox-compat)))
     (home-page "https://projects.gnome.org/gtkglext")
     (synopsis "OpenGL extension to GTK+.")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
index c68d756d1e..6f6494d4d4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gstreamer.scm
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     (native-inputs
      `(("bison" ,bison)
        ("flex" ,flex)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")
        ("perl" ,perl)
        ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("python-wrapper" ,python-wrapper)))
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ This package provides the core library and elements.")
        ("gstreamer" ,gstreamer)))
     (native-inputs
       `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+        ("glib" ,glib "bin")
         ("python-wrapper" ,python-wrapper)))
     (arguments
      `(#:tests? #f))
@@ -154,4 +156,5 @@ This package provides an essential exemplary set of elements.")
        ("gstreamer" ,gstreamer-0.10)))
     (native-inputs
       `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
-       ("python" ,python-2)))))
+        ("glib" ,glib "bin")
+        ("python" ,python-2)))))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
index 2823ef008f..36fea70838 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
    (inputs `(("glib" ,glib)))
    (native-inputs
     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+      ("glib" ,glib "bin")                               ; glib-mkenums, etc.
       ("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection))) ; g-ir-compiler, etc.
    (synopsis "GNOME accessibility toolkit")
    (description
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ affine transformation (scale, rotation, shear, etc.)")
     `(("zlib" ,zlib)))
    (native-inputs
     `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+      ("glib" ,glib "bin")                               ; glib-mkenums, etc.
       ("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection))) ; g-ir-compiler, etc.
    (synopsis "GNOME text and font handling library")
    (description
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@ printing and other features typical of a source code editor.")
       ("libtiff" ,libtiff)))
    (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")                               ; glib-mkenums, etc.
        ("gobject-introspection", gobject-introspection))) ; g-ir-compiler, etc.
    (synopsis "GNOME image loading and manipulation library")
    (description
@@ -353,6 +356,7 @@ is part of the GNOME accessibility project.")
       ("pango" ,pango)))
    (native-inputs
     `(("perl" ,perl)
+      ("glib" ,glib "bin")
       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
       ("python-wrapper" ,python-wrapper)))
    (arguments
@@ -395,6 +399,7 @@ application suites.")
     `(("libxml2" ,libxml2)))
    (native-inputs
     `(("perl" ,perl)
+      ("glib" ,glib "bin")
       ("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
       ("gobject-introspection" ,gobject-introspection)
       ("python-wrapper" ,python-wrapper)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 841ec581d9..d6633631b8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1254,6 +1254,7 @@ from the module-init-tools project.")
     (native-inputs
      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
        ("gperf" ,gperf)
+       ("glib" ,glib "bin")                       ; glib-genmarshal, etc.
        ("perl" ,perl)                             ; for the tests
        ("python" ,python-2)))                     ; ditto
     (inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
index c8fa4593fb..1f27723f13 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/pdf.scm
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
                                                (package-inputs cairo)))))
              ("glib" ,glib)))
    (native-inputs
-      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)))
+      `(("pkg-config" ,pkg-config)
+        ("glib" ,glib "bin")))                    ; glib-mkenums, etc.
    (arguments
     `(#:tests? #f ; no test data provided with the tarball
       #:configure-flags