diff --git a/gimp-data b/gimp-data
index b4a42ca66f..fed918868c 160000
--- a/gimp-data
+++ b/gimp-data
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b4a42ca66f7423d3315bd85e64b6fc881d98aee2
+Subproject commit fed918868c84c18d97147fb325f19d16f57f1569
diff --git a/libgimp/tests/meson.build b/libgimp/tests/meson.build
index 681b98d21a..94a2839f50 100644
--- a/libgimp/tests/meson.build
+++ b/libgimp/tests/meson.build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ foreach test_name : tests
 
   py_test  = meson.current_source_dir() / basename + '.py'
   test(test_name, run_python_test,
-       args: [ gimp_exe, py_test ],
+       args: [ gimp_exe.full_path(), py_test ],
        env: gimp_run_env,
        suite: ['libgimp', 'python3'],
        timeout: 60)
@@ -55,9 +55,10 @@ foreach test_name : tests
                            '@OUTPUT@' ],
                 build_by_default: true,
                 install: false)
+  plugin_executables += [meson.current_build_dir() / 'c-tests' / basename / fs.name(c_test_exe.full_path())]
 
   test(test_name, run_c_test,
-       args: [ gimp_exe, meson.current_source_dir() / c_test_name, basename ],
+       args: [ gimp_exe.full_path(), meson.current_source_dir() / c_test_name, basename ],
        env: gimp_run_env,
        suite: ['libgimp', 'C'],
        timeout: 60)
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 07e0f78064..c1f74b06ff 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1831,6 +1831,7 @@ subdir('libgimpwidgets')
 subdir('libgimp')
 
 # Executables, plugins
+plugin_executables = []
 subdir('extensions')
 subdir('modules')
 subdir('plug-ins')
@@ -1845,10 +1846,11 @@ gimp_run_env=environment()
 
 if meson.can_run_host_binaries()
   if enable_console_bin
-    gimp_exe=gimpconsole_exe
+    gimp_exe_depends = gimpconsole_exe
   else
-    gimp_exe=gimpmain_exe
+    gimp_exe_depends = gimpmain_exe
   endif
+  gimp_run_env.set('GIMP_SELF_IN_BUILD', gimp_exe_depends.full_path())
 
   menu_paths=meson.global_build_root() / 'menus:' + meson.global_source_root() / 'menus'
   gimp_run_env.set('GIMP_TESTING_MENUS_PATH', menu_paths)
@@ -1883,26 +1885,42 @@ if meson.can_run_host_binaries()
     gimp_run_env.prepend('PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpthumb')
     gimp_run_env.prepend('PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpwidgets')
   elif platform_osx
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimp')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpbase')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpcolor')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpconfig')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpmath')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpmodule')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpthumb')
-    gimp_run_env.prepend('DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH', meson.global_build_root() / 'libgimpwidgets')
+    gimp_exe_depends += [gimp_exe_typelib]
+
+    gimp_run_env.set('GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT', meson.global_build_root())
+
+    gimp_run_env.set('GIMP_GI_DIR', gi.get_variable('libdir'))
+
+    gimp_run_env.set('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', gimp_exe_depends.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimp.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpbase.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpcolor.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpconfig.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpmath.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpmodule.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpthumb.full_path())
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', libgimpwidgets.full_path())
+    foreach plugin_exe : plugin_executables
+      gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', plugin_exe)
+    endforeach
+    gimp_run_env.prepend('GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH', gi.get_variable('libdir') / 'libgirepository-1.0.dylib')
   endif
 else
   # Cross-builds require an existing native GIMP installed, unless we
   # can run target binaries.
-  gimp_exe = find_program([gimpconsole_exe_name, gimpmain_exe_name],
-                          native: true, required: false)
+  native_gimp_exe = find_program([gimpconsole_exe_name, gimpmain_exe_name],
+                                 native: true, required: false)
 
-  if not gimp_exe.found()
+  if not native_gimp_exe.found()
     error('When cross-compiling, the build requires either an exe_wrapper or a native GIMP installed (@0@ or @1@).'.format(gimpconsole_exe_name, gimpmain_exe_name))
   endif
+
+  gimp_run_env.set('GIMP_SELF_IN_BUILD', native_gimp_exe.full_path())
+  gimp_exe_depends = []
 endif
 
+gimp_exe = find_program('tools'/'in-build-gimp.sh')
+
 # Use a temporary config directory in the top build root for 2 reasons: first
 # because we don't want to pollute any existing user config folder; second
 # because the default directory may not be writable (we have the case in macOS
diff --git a/plug-ins/common/meson.build b/plug-ins/common/meson.build
index f6c65af385..c266ef10c4 100644
--- a/plug-ins/common/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/common/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 common_plugins_list = [
   { 'name': 'align-layers', },
   { 'name': 'animation-optimize', },
@@ -220,31 +219,30 @@ foreach plugin : common_plugins_list
   endif
 
   plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
-    plugin_sources,
-    include_directories: [ rootInclude, ],
-    link_with : [
-      libgimp,
-      libgimpbase,
-      libgimpcolor,
-      libgimpconfig,
-      libgimpmath,
-      libgimpui,
-      libgimpwidgets,
-    ],
-    dependencies: [ plugin_deps, math ],
-    c_args: plugin_cflags,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-  )
+                          plugin_sources,
+                          include_directories: [ rootInclude, ],
+                          link_with : [
+                            libgimp,
+                            libgimpbase,
+                            libgimpcolor,
+                            libgimpconfig,
+                            libgimpmath,
+                            libgimpui,
+                            libgimpwidgets,
+                          ],
+                          dependencies: [ plugin_deps, math ],
+                          c_args: plugin_cflags,
+                          install: true,
+                          install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
 
   # Ugly trick to copy executables into subfolders so that we can run GIMP from
   # the build directory without installing it.
   custom_target('test-' + plugin_name,
-    input: [ plugin_exe ],
-    output: [ plugin_name + '.dummy' ],
-    command: [ python, meson.project_source_root() / '.gitlab/cp-plug-in-subfolder.py',
-               plugin_exe, meson.current_build_dir() / 'test-plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-               '@OUTPUT@' ],
-    build_by_default: true,
-  )
+                input: [ plugin_exe ],
+                output: [ plugin_name + '.dummy' ],
+                command: [ python, meson.project_source_root() / '.gitlab/cp-plug-in-subfolder.py',
+                           plugin_exe, meson.current_build_dir() / 'test-plug-ins' / plugin_name,
+                           '@OUTPUT@' ],
+                build_by_default: true)
+  plugin_executables += [meson.current_build_dir() / 'test-plug-ins' / plugin_name / fs.name(plugin_exe.full_path())]
 endforeach
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-bmp/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-bmp/meson.build
index 349e998a5c..3b41ba8153 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-bmp/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-bmp/meson.build
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-dds/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-dds/meson.build
index b50e260e09..de7b7df660 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-dds/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-dds/meson.build
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-    openmp,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                          openmp,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-exr/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-exr/meson.build
index f650496264..ed68cff0b6 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-exr/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-exr/meson.build
@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    openexr,
-    lcms,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          openexr,
+                          lcms,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 
 endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-faxg3/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-faxg3/meson.build
index b21d30a905..0fdcf6de0f 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-faxg3/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-faxg3/meson.build
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-fits/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-fits/meson.build
index 74bc006672..2e93259f89 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-fits/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-fits/meson.build
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ if cfitsio_dep.found()
     )
   endif
 
-  executable(plugin_name,
-    plugin_sources,
-    dependencies: [
-     libgimpui_dep,
-     cfitsio_dep,
-    ],
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-  )
+  plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                          plugin_sources,
+                          dependencies: [
+                           libgimpui_dep,
+                           cfitsio_dep,
+                          ],
+                          install: true,
+                          install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+  plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-fli/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-fli/meson.build
index 9ccc8ae1c5..2f138b28a7 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-fli/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-fli/meson.build
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-icns/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-icns/meson.build
index 7c625f3d3f..b39dcf7131 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-icns/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-icns/meson.build
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    libpng,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          libpng,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-ico/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-ico/meson.build
index fea223e832..1f682057bd 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-ico/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-ico/meson.build
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    libpng,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          libpng,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-jpeg/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-jpeg/meson.build
index 72bb0567da..b6c67e1b97 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-jpeg/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-jpeg/meson.build
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    libjpeg,
-    lcms,
-    gexiv2,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          libjpeg,
+                          lcms,
+                          gexiv2,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-psd/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-psd/meson.build
index 6b0511f2f8..d9cf84ff84 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-psd/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-psd/meson.build
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  c_args: '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="file-psd"',
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    libjpeg,
-    math,
-    zlib,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        c_args: '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="file-psd"',
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          libjpeg,
+                          math,
+                          zlib,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-raw/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-raw/meson.build
index ce3667f4de..1aaf3fd05f 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-raw/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-raw/meson.build
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ foreach plugin_name : file_raw_exes
   endif
 
 
-  executable(plugin_name,
-    plugin_sources,
-    dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-  )
+  plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                          plugin_sources,
+                          dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
+                          install: true,
+                          install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+  plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 endforeach
 
 install_data([
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-sgi/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-sgi/meson.build
index 762ddad7b9..74a525d3da 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-sgi/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-sgi/meson.build
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-tiff/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-tiff/meson.build
index a35d5cf8d4..adc11fd61b 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-tiff/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-tiff/meson.build
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    gexiv2,
-    libtiff,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          gexiv2,
+                          libtiff,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/file-webp/meson.build b/plug-ins/file-webp/meson.build
index 8ad12b4e07..5fb81e19f5 100644
--- a/plug-ins/file-webp/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/file-webp/meson.build
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    gexiv2,
-    webp_libs,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          gexiv2,
+                          webp_libs,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 
 endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/flame/meson.build b/plug-ins/flame/meson.build
index 14ef577ee4..77ca5a3de6 100644
--- a/plug-ins/flame/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/flame/meson.build
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/fractal-explorer/meson.build b/plug-ins/fractal-explorer/meson.build
index fca1b283a1..e5fd3e7539 100644
--- a/plug-ins/fractal-explorer/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/fractal-explorer/meson.build
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/gfig/meson.build b/plug-ins/gfig/meson.build
index d05740f327..022469d855 100644
--- a/plug-ins/gfig/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/gfig/meson.build
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/gimpressionist/meson.build b/plug-ins/gimpressionist/meson.build
index 1a5f4d1c9c..33cc603f28 100644
--- a/plug-ins/gimpressionist/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/gimpressionist/meson.build
@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  c_args: [
-    '-DDEFAULTPATH="@0@:@1@"'.format(
-      '~/'   / gimpdir      / 'gimpressionist',
-      prefix / gimpdatadir  / 'gimpressionist'
-    ),
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        c_args: [
+                          '-DDEFAULTPATH="@0@:@1@"'.format(
+                            '~/'   / gimpdir      / 'gimpressionist',
+                            prefix / gimpdatadir  / 'gimpressionist'
+                          ),
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/gradient-flare/meson.build b/plug-ins/gradient-flare/meson.build
index 1c218c38d1..7d8423fa41 100644
--- a/plug-ins/gradient-flare/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/gradient-flare/meson.build
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build b/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build
index a1879b557f..6143d773eb 100644
--- a/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/help-browser/meson.build
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    gio,
-    webkit,
-  ],
-  link_with: [
-    help_plugin_lib,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          gio,
+                          webkit,
+                        ],
+                        link_with: [
+                          help_plugin_lib,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 
 endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/help/meson.build b/plug-ins/help/meson.build
index e1625f5956..2a43cdeb6b 100644
--- a/plug-ins/help/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/help/meson.build
@@ -32,16 +32,16 @@ help_plugin_lib = static_library('help_plugin',
   install: false,
 )
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  'help.c',
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    gio,
-    gdk_pixbuf,
-  ],
-  link_with: [
-    help_plugin_lib,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        'help.c',
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          gio,
+                          gdk_pixbuf,
+                        ],
+                        link_with: [
+                          help_plugin_lib,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/ifs-compose/meson.build b/plug-ins/ifs-compose/meson.build
index 9ccdc2118c..8f465cd190 100644
--- a/plug-ins/ifs-compose/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/ifs-compose/meson.build
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/imagemap/meson.build b/plug-ins/imagemap/meson.build
index 8700f8328b..8784499948 100644
--- a/plug-ins/imagemap/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/imagemap/meson.build
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ else
   endforeach
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/lighting/meson.build b/plug-ins/lighting/meson.build
index 1c7cfcb4bd..297b870ade 100644
--- a/plug-ins/lighting/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/lighting/meson.build
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/map-object/meson.build b/plug-ins/map-object/meson.build
index 104483828d..4127fa8d70 100644
--- a/plug-ins/map-object/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/map-object/meson.build
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ if platform_windows
 endif
 
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/metadata/meson.build b/plug-ins/metadata/meson.build
index 4247101282..e69e0ad218 100644
--- a/plug-ins/metadata/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/metadata/meson.build
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    gexiv2,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          gexiv2,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 
 ###############################################################################
 
@@ -65,21 +65,21 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  include_directories: [ rootInclude, ],
-  dependencies: [
-    gtk3, gegl, gexiv2,
-  ],
-  link_with: [
-    libgimp,
-    libgimpbase,
-    libgimpcolor,
-    libgimpconfig,
-    libgimpmath,
-    libgimpui,
-    libgimpwidgets,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        include_directories: [ rootInclude, ],
+                        dependencies: [
+                          gtk3, gegl, gexiv2,
+                        ],
+                        link_with: [
+                          libgimp,
+                          libgimpbase,
+                          libgimpcolor,
+                          libgimpconfig,
+                          libgimpmath,
+                          libgimpui,
+                          libgimpwidgets,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/pagecurl/meson.build b/plug-ins/pagecurl/meson.build
index a14e093498..c5f7d80f53 100644
--- a/plug-ins/pagecurl/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/pagecurl/meson.build
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    math,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          math,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/print/meson.build b/plug-ins/print/meson.build
index 1f2396e897..f76dcbebb2 100644
--- a/plug-ins/print/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/print/meson.build
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ if platform_windows
   )
 endif
 
-executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+plugin_exe = executable(plugin_name,
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: libgimpui_dep,
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
 
 endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/screenshot/meson.build b/plug-ins/screenshot/meson.build
index ff04f9b602..61fd2bdfbe 100644
--- a/plug-ins/screenshot/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/screenshot/meson.build
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ if platform_windows
 endif
 
 screenshot = executable('screenshot',
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimpui_dep,
-    x11, xmu, xext, xfixes,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+                        plugin_sources,
+                        dependencies: [
+                          libgimpui_dep,
+                          x11, xmu, xext, xfixes,
+                        ],
+                        install: true,
+                        install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [screenshot.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/interpreter/meson.build b/plug-ins/script-fu/interpreter/meson.build
index f069a30499..60b1b8b13c 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/interpreter/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/interpreter/meson.build
@@ -27,18 +27,18 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
   # GIMP queries scripts with shebangs, which invokes gimp-script-fu-interpreter-3.0.
 
   script_fu_interpreter = executable(executable_name,
-    plugin_sources,
-    dependencies: [
-      libgimpui_dep,
-      math,
-    ],
-    c_args: [
-      '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="scriptfu"',
-    ],
-    include_directories: [
-      scriptfuInclude,
-    ],
-    link_with : libscriptfu,
-    install: true,
-  )
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+                                     plugin_sources,
+                                     dependencies: [
+                                       libgimpui_dep,
+                                       math,
+                                     ],
+                                     c_args: [
+                                       '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="scriptfu"',
+                                     ],
+                                     include_directories: [
+                                       scriptfuInclude,
+                                     ],
+                                     link_with : libscriptfu,
+                                     install: true)
+  plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
+endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/meson.build b/plug-ins/script-fu/meson.build
index 34820e13ef..dbeff5fd18 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/meson.build
@@ -59,21 +59,21 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
 
   # libscriptfu is installed to standard place; no rpath necessary
 
-  executable(executable_name,
-    plugin_sources,
-    dependencies: [
-      libgimpui_dep,
-      math,
-      gi,
-    ],
-    c_args: [
-      '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="scriptfu"',
-    ],
-    include_directories: [
-      libscriptfuInclude,
-    ],
-    link_with : [libscriptfuconsole, libscriptfu ],
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / executable_name,
-  )
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+  plugin_exe = executable(executable_name,
+                          plugin_sources,
+                          dependencies: [
+                            libgimpui_dep,
+                            math,
+                            gi,
+                          ],
+                          c_args: [
+                            '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="scriptfu"',
+                          ],
+                          include_directories: [
+                            libscriptfuInclude,
+                          ],
+                          link_with : [libscriptfuconsole, libscriptfu ],
+                          install: true,
+                          install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / executable_name)
+  plugin_executables += [plugin_exe.full_path()]
+endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/server/meson.build b/plug-ins/script-fu/server/meson.build
index f1e236d8ea..4f6ee9915d 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/server/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/server/meson.build
@@ -29,21 +29,20 @@ if not meson.is_cross_build()
 
   # Note the server rolls its own log, no need for a different G_LOG_DOMAIN
 
-  executable(executable_name,
-    plugin_sources,
-    dependencies: [
-      libgimpui_dep,
-      math,
-      winsock,
-    ],
-    c_args: [
-      '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="scriptfu"',
-    ],
-    include_directories: [
-      scriptfuInclude,
-    ],
-    link_with : libscriptfu,
-    install: true,
-    install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / executable_name,
-  )
-endif
\ No newline at end of file
+  plugin_exe = executable(executable_name,
+                          plugin_sources,
+                          dependencies: [
+                            libgimpui_dep,
+                            math,
+                            winsock,
+                          ],
+                          c_args: [
+                            '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="scriptfu"',
+                          ],
+                          include_directories: [
+                            scriptfuInclude,
+                          ],
+                          link_with : libscriptfu,
+                          install: true,
+                          install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / executable_name)
+endif
diff --git a/plug-ins/selection-to-path/meson.build b/plug-ins/selection-to-path/meson.build
index c58192186d..c53532c4ef 100644
--- a/plug-ins/selection-to-path/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/selection-to-path/meson.build
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ plugin_selection_to_path_deps = [
 ]
 
 selection_to_path = executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: plugin_selection_to_path_deps,
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+                               plugin_sources,
+                               dependencies: plugin_selection_to_path_deps,
+                               install: true,
+                               install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [selection_to_path.full_path()]
diff --git a/plug-ins/twain/meson.build b/plug-ins/twain/meson.build
index ad233e091b..6515cf67c0 100644
--- a/plug-ins/twain/meson.build
+++ b/plug-ins/twain/meson.build
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ plugin_sources += windows.compile_resources(
 )
 
 twain = executable(plugin_name,
-  plugin_sources,
-  dependencies: [
-    libgimp_dep,
-    glib,
-    gtk3,
-  ],
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name,
-)
+                   plugin_sources,
+                   dependencies: [
+                     libgimp_dep,
+                     glib,
+                     gtk3,
+                   ],
+                   install: true,
+                   install_dir: gimpplugindir / 'plug-ins' / plugin_name)
+plugin_executables += [twain.full_path()]
diff --git a/tools/in-build-gimp.sh b/tools/in-build-gimp.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..285241c822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/in-build-gimp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -n "$GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH" ]; then
+  # Earlier code used to set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable instead, but
+  # it didn't work on contributor's builds because of System Integrity
+  # Protection (SIP), though it did work in the CI.
+  export IFS=":"
+  for bin in $GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH;
+  do
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimp $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpbase $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpcolor $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpconfig $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpmath $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpmodule $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpthumb $bin
+    install_name_tool -add_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpwidgets $bin
+  done;
+  unset IFS
+fi
+
+cat /dev/stdin | $GIMP_SELF_IN_BUILD "$@"
+
+if [ -n "$GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH" ]; then
+  export IFS=":"
+  for bin in $GIMP_TEMP_UPDATE_RPATH;
+  do
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimp $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpbase $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpcolor $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpconfig $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpmath $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpmodule $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpthumb $bin
+    install_name_tool -delete_rpath ${GIMP_GLOBAL_BUILD_ROOT}/libgimpwidgets $bin
+  done;
+  unset IFS
+fi