diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c67dbe10..5a799319f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .DS_Store
 */.DS_Store
 .idea
-.vscode/
+.vscode/settings.json
 .cproject
 .project
 .settings
diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index c5d0f44fd..6ffafd5b9 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
 {
-    "version": "0.2.0",
-    "configurations": [
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Debug getdap4",
+      "type": "cppdbg",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/.libs/getdap4",
+      "args": ["-d", "http://test.opendap.org/opendap/data/nc/fnoc1.nc"],
+      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+      "environment": [
         {
-            "name": "Debug getdap4",
-            "type": "cppdbg",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/.libs/getdap4",
-            "args": ["-d", "http://test.opendap.org/opendap/data/nc/fnoc1.nc"],
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-            "environment": [
-                {
-                    "name": "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH",
-                    "value": "${workspaceFolder}/.libs:${env:DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
-                },
-                {
-                    "name": "PATH",
-                    "value": "~/opendap/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/opendap/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                }
-            ],
-            "MIMode": "lldb",
-            "setupCommands": [
-                {
-                    "description": "Allow stepping into all frames",
-                    "text": "settings set target.process.thread.step-avoid-regexp ^$",
-                    "ignoreFailures": true
-                }
-            ]
+          "name": "DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH",
+          "value": "${workspaceFolder}/.libs:${env:DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "PATH",
+          "value": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
+        }
+      ],
+      "MIMode": "lldb",
+      "setupCommands": [
+        {
+          "description": "Allow stepping into all frames",
+          "text": "settings set target.process.thread.step-avoid-regexp ^$",
+          "ignoreFailures": true
         }
-    ]
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 98e71e43a..000000000
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "C_Cpp.default.configurationProvider": "ms-vscode.makefile-tools",
-    "C_Cpp.default.compileCommands": "${workspaceFolder}/compile_commands.json",
-    "C_Cpp.default.cppStandard": "c++14",
-    "C_Cpp.default.intelliSenseMode": "macos-clang-arm64",
-    "terminal.integrated.env.osx": {
-        "prefix": "~/src/opendap/hyrax/build",
-        "PATH": "~/src/opendap//hyrax/build/bin:/Users/jhrg/src/opendap/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-    },
-    "makefile.configurations": [
-        {
-            "makeArgs": [
-                "-j"
-            ],
-            "name": "all"
-        },
-                {
-            "makeArgs": [
-                "-j", "check"
-            ],
-            "name": "check"
-        }
-
-    ]
-}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json.template b/.vscode/settings.json.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a56deb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json.template
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "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": {
+        "HYRAX_PREFIX": The litteral value of $prefix.,
+        "PATH": $prefix litteral value + /bin: $prefix litteral value + deps/bin:${env:PATH}
+    },
+    "terminal.integrated.env.linux": {
+        "HYRAX_PREFIX": The litteral value of $prefix.,
+        "PATH": $prefix litteral value + /bin: $prefix litteral value + deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index bcbf0d14f..af23e8ec7 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,137 +1,121 @@
 {
-    "version": "2.0.0",
-    "tasks": [
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: configure",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "autoreconf -fvi && ./configure --prefix=$prefix --enable-developer",
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-                "env": {
-                    "prefix": "~/src/hyrax/build",
-                    "PATH": "~/src/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                },
-                "shell": {
-                    "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-                    "args": [
-                        "-c"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": [],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: configure",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "autoreconf -fvi && ./configure --prefix=$prefix --enable-developer",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "prefix": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}",
+          "PATH": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
         },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: build",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make -j",
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-                "env": {
-                    "prefix": "~/src/hyrax/build",
-                    "PATH": "~/src/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                },
-                "shell": {
-                    "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-                    "args": [
-                        "-c"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
+        "shell": {
+          "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+          "args": ["-c"]
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": [],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: build",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make -j",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "prefix": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}",
+          "PATH": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
+        },
+        "shell": {
+          "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+          "args": ["-c"]
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: check",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make -j check",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "TESTSUITEFLAGS": "-j",
+          "prefix": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}",
+          "PATH": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
         },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: check",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make -j check",
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-                "env": {
-                    "prefix": "~/src/hyrax/build",
-                    "PATH": "~/src/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                },
-                "shell": {
-                    "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-                    "args": [
-                        "-c"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true
-            }
+        "shell": {
+          "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+          "args": ["-c"]
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"],
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: install",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make install",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "prefix": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}",
+          "PATH": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
         },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: install",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make install",
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-                "env": {
-                    "prefix": "~/src/hyrax/build",
-                    "PATH": "~/src/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                },
-                "shell": {
-                    "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-                    "args": [
-                        "-c"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": []
+        "shell": {
+          "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+          "args": ["-c"]
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: clean",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make clean",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "prefix": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}",
+          "PATH": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
         },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: clean",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make clean",
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-                "env": {
-                    "prefix": "~/src/hyrax/build",
-                    "PATH": "~/src/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                },
-                "shell": {
-                    "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-                    "args": [
-                        "-c"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": []
+        "shell": {
+          "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+          "args": ["-c"]
+        }
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": []
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "autotools: compile_commands",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "make clean && bear -- make -j && bear --append -- make -j check",
+      "options": {
+        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+        "env": {
+          "TESTSUITEFLGS": "-j",
+          "prefix": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}",
+          "PATH": "${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/bin:${env:HYRAX_PREFIX}/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
         },
-        {
-            "label": "autotools: compile_commands",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "make clean && bear -- make -j && bear --append -- make -j check",
-            "options": {
-                "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-                "env": {
-                    "prefix": "~/src/hyrax/build",
-                    "PATH": "~/src/hyrax/build/bin:~/src/hyrax/build/deps/bin:${env:PATH}"
-                },
-                "shell": {
-                    "executable": "/bin/zsh",
-                    "args": [
-                        "-c"
-                    ]
-                }
-            },
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$gcc"
-            ]
+        "shell": {
+          "executable": "/bin/zsh",
+          "args": ["-c"]
         }
-    ]
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": ["$gcc"]
+    }
+  ]
 }