# Setting VS\_DEBUGGER\_ENVIRONMENT for Ninja Multi-Config

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**Created:** [January 11, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/setting-vs-debugger-environment-for-ninja-multi-config/9831 "2024-01-11T19:26:54Z")\
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It can be set using the `env` keyword in a `launch.vs.json` file. However, there do _not_ seem to be a way to use any variables from the the CMake Configuration phase. Thus forcing you to use hardcoded environments paths in your `launch.vs.json` file.

See: [launch.vs.json](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/launch-vs-json/5413/1)

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