Link to the absolute path /tmp/Rack2/libRack.<ext>. Create a symlink at /tmp/Rack2 to the system dir containting libRack.

include/system.hpp

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ bool createDirectory(const std::string& path);
 Returns whether the creation was successful.
 */
 bool createDirectories(const std::string& path);
+bool createSymbolicLink(const std::string& target, const std::string& link);
 /** Deletes a file or empty directory.
 Returns whether the deletion was successful.
 */

plugin.mk

@@ -67,10 +67,14 @@ dist: all
 	cp $(TARGET) dist/$(SLUG)/
 ifdef ARCH_MAC
 	$(STRIP) -S dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
-	$(INSTALL_NAME_TOOL) -change libRack.dylib @rpath/libRack.dylib dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
-	$(INSTALL_NAME_TOOL) -add_rpath . dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
+	$(INSTALL_NAME_TOOL) -change libRack.dylib /tmp/Rack2/libRack.dylib dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
 	$(OTOOL) -L dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
-else
+endif
+ifdef ARCH_LIN
+	$(STRIP) -s dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
+	# TODO Change libRack.so path to /tmp/Rack2/libRack.dylib
+endif
+ifdef ARCH_WIN
 	$(STRIP) -s dist/$(SLUG)/$(TARGET)
 endif
 	@# Copy distributables

src/plugin.cpp

@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ static void* loadLibrary(std::string libraryPath) {
 		throw Exception("Failed to load library %s: code %d", libraryPath.c_str(), error);
 	}
 #else
-	// As of Rack v2.0, plugins are linked with `-rpath=.` so change current directory so it can find libRack.
-	std::string cwd = system::getWorkingDirectory();
-	system::setWorkingDirectory(asset::systemDir);
-	// Change it back when we're finished
-	DEFER({system::setWorkingDirectory(cwd);});
+	// Since Rack 2, plugins on Linux/Mac link to the absolute path /tmp/Rack2/libRack.<ext>
+	// Create a symlink at /tmp/Rack2 to the system dir containting libRack.
+	if (!settings::devMode) {
+		std::string systemDir = system::getAbsolute(asset::systemDir);
+		std::string linkPath = "/tmp/Rack2";
+		system::createSymbolicLink(systemDir, linkPath);
+	}
 	// Load library with dlopen
 	void* handle = NULL;
 	#if defined ARCH_LIN

src/system.cpp

@@ -165,6 +165,17 @@ bool createDirectories(const std::string& path) {
 }
 
 
+bool createSymbolicLink(const std::string& target, const std::string& link) {
+	try {
+		fs::create_symlink(fs::u8path(target), fs::u8path(link));
+		return true;
+	}
+	catch (fs::filesystem_error& e) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+
 bool remove(const std::string& path) {
 	try {
 		return fs::remove(fs::u8path(path));