Index: helix-22.12/helix-loader/src/lib.rs
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--- helix-22.12.orig/helix-loader/src/lib.rs	2023-03-06 10:51:51.196485557 +0100
+++ helix-22.12/helix-loader/src/lib.rs	2023-03-06 10:52:38.460917379 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ pub fn runtime_dir() -> PathBuf {
         return conf_dir;
     }
 
+    let rt_dir = std::path::PathBuf::from("@HELIX_RUNTIME_DIR@").join(RT_DIR);
+    if rt_dir.exists() {
+        return rt_dir;
+    }
+
     // fallback to location of the executable being run
     // canonicalize the path in case the executable is symlinked
     std::env::current_exe()