diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 78cbee510..bc4dc2542 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 */.DS_Store
 .idea
-.vscode/settings.json
-.vscode/tasks.json
+.vscode/*.json
 .cproject
 .project
 .settings
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/jhrg/launch.json
similarity index 89%
rename from .vscode/launch.json
rename to .vscode/jhrg/launch.json
index 6ffafd5b9..704186780 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/jhrg/launch.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         },
         {
           "name": "PATH",
-          "value": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
+          "value": "${config:PATH}"
         }
       ],
       "MIMode": "lldb",
diff --git a/.vscode/jhrg/settings.json b/.vscode/jhrg/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a1e9bf9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/jhrg/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "prefix": "/Users/jimg/src/opendap/hyrax_git/build",
+  "PATH": "${config:prefix}/bin:${config:prefix}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}",
+  "C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "ms-vscode.makefile-tools",
+  "C_Cpp.default.compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json",
+  "C_Cpp.default.cppStandard": "c++14",
+  "C_Cpp.default.intelliSenseMode": "macos-clang-arm64",
+  "terminal.integrated.env.osx": {
+    "prefix": "${config:prefix}",
+    "PATH": "${config:PATH}"
+  },
+  "terminal.integrated.env.linux": {
+    "prefix": "${config:prefix}",
+    "PATH": "${config:PATH}"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/jhrg/tasks.json b/.vscode/jhrg/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d16266c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/jhrg/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "options": {
+    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+    "env": {
+      "TESTSUITEFLAGS": "-j",
+      "prefix": "${config:prefix}",
+      "PATH": "${config:PATH}"
+    },
+    "shell": {
+      "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+      "args": ["-c"]
+    }
+  },
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: configure",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "echo \"prefix: $prefix\" && autoreconf -fvi && ./configure --prefix=$prefix --enable-developer",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: build",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make -j",
+      "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: check",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make -j check",
+      "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: install",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make install",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: clean",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make clean",
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: compile_commands",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make clean && bear -- make -j && bear --append -- make -j check",
+      "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json.template b/.vscode/settings.json.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 83e8ce1cf..000000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "ms-vscode.makefile-tools",
-    "C_Cpp.default.compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json",
-    "C_Cpp.default.cppStandard": "c++14",
-    "C_Cpp.default.intelliSenseMode": "macos-clang-arm64",
-    "terminal.integrated.env.osx": {
-        "prefix": The litteral value of $prefix
-        "PATH": $prefix litteral value + /bin: $prefix litteral value + deps/bin:${env:PATH}
-    },
-    "terminal.integrated.env.linux": {
-        "prefix": The litteral value of $prefix
-        "PATH": $prefix litteral value + /bin: $prefix litteral value + deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-    }
-}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json.template b/.vscode/tasks.json.template
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e9ba1646..000000000
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json.template
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "version": "2.0.0",
-    "options": {
-        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-        "env": {
-            "TESTSUITEFLAGS": "-j",
-            "prefix": Set to $prefix
-            "PATH": $prefix value /bin:$prefix value /deps/bin:${env:PATH
-            }
-        },
-        "shell": {
-            "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-            "args": [
-                "-c"
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "tasks": [
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: configure",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "echo \"prefix: $prefix\" && autoreconf -fvi && ./configure --prefix=$prefix --enable-developer",
-            "problemMatcher": [],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: build",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make -j",
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: check",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make -j check",
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: install",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make install",
-            "problemMatcher": [],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: clean",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make clean",
-            "problemMatcher": [],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
-        },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: compile_commands",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make clean && bear -- make -j && bear --append -- make -j check",
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
-        }
-    ]
-}