diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index aada9978..f1ac2a42 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -15,14 +15,25 @@ project_description = 'Implementation Guardian of Analysis Algorithms'
 # resolve dependencies
 fmt_dep  = dependency('fmt',   version: '>=9.1.0', method: 'pkg-config')
 hipo_dep = dependency('hipo4', version: '>=4.0.1', method: 'pkg-config')
+full_dep_list = [
+  fmt_dep,
+  hipo_dep,
+]
+
+# dependency libdirs
+dep_lib_paths = []
+foreach dep : full_dep_list
+  dep_lib_paths += dep.get_variable(pkgconfig: 'libdir')
+endforeach
 
 # general project vars
 project_lib_rpath = '$ORIGIN'
 project_inc       = include_directories('src')
 project_libs      = []
-project_deps      = declare_dependency(dependencies: [ fmt_dep, hipo_dep ])
+project_deps      = declare_dependency(dependencies: full_dep_list)
 project_pkg_vars  = [
-  'dep_pkgconfigdirs=' + ':'.join(get_option('pkg_config_path'))
+  'dep_pkgconfigdirs=' + ':'.join(get_option('pkg_config_path')),
+  'dep_libdirs='       + ':'.join(dep_lib_paths),
 ]
 
 # build and install shared libraries
@@ -40,7 +51,7 @@ pkg.generate(
   name:        meson.project_name(),
   description: project_description,
   libraries:   project_libs,
-  requires:    [ fmt_dep, hipo_dep ],
+  requires:    full_dep_list,
   variables:   project_pkg_vars,
 )
 
diff --git a/meson/this_iguana.sh.in b/meson/this_iguana.sh.in
index 0b3b0644..ce491f7f 100644
--- a/meson/this_iguana.sh.in
+++ b/meson/this_iguana.sh.in
@@ -14,10 +14,19 @@ dep_pkgconfigdirs=$(pkg-config --variable dep_pkgconfigdirs iguana)
 iguana_pythonpath=$(pkg-config --variable pythonpath iguana)
 [ -n "${iguana_pythonpath-}" ] && export PYTHONPATH=$iguana_pythonpath${PYTHONPATH:+:${PYTHONPATH}}
 
+# TEST: hack ld path for mac
+for var in libdir dep_libdirs; do
+  dir=$(pkg-config --variable $var iguana)
+  # FIXME: support LD_LIBRARY_PATH too
+  # FIXME: uniqueness of path entries
+  [ -n "${dir-}" ] && export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$dir${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
+done
+
 echo """
 Iguana Environment Variables
 ----------------------------
 PKG_CONFIG_PATH = ${PKG_CONFIG_PATH-}
 PYTHONPATH      = ${PYTHONPATH-}
+DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH = ${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH-}
 ----------------------------
 """