launch.json executable path doesn't accept variables

[viktor-refeyn]

If I add the following config to launch.json

{
    "type": "mcuxpresso-debug",
    "name": "MCUXpresso Project",
    "request": "launch",
    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
    "executable": "${workspaceFolder}/build/NXP.elf",
}

I get the following error : [error] Executable "${workspaceFolder}/build/NXP.elf" does not exist.

The variable I try to use is according to this: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/variables-reference

I tried the following combinations too, without much success:

• "executable": "${workspaceFolder}/build/NXP.elf"
• "executable": "${workspaceFolder}\\build\\NXP.elf"
• "executable": "build/NXP.elf"
• "executable": "build\\NXP.elf"
• "executable": "./build/NXP.elf"
• "executable": ".\\build\\NXP.elf"

[DragosMiloiuNXP]

Hi @viktor-refeyn,

Issue reproduced. It will be fixed by the next release.

Possible workarounds:

• Try leaving "executable" empty. Extension will try to automatically compute its value using CMake.
• Use absolute path.

Thanks, Dragos.