${workspaceFolder} not rolling up on on settings.json

[psousa8]

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Describe the bug [Required]

I use a folder to write multiple documents using a .cls file present in the base workspace folder. On the compilation if I setup the following code in settings.json file I can compile the latex file with no problem

"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [{
"name": "xelatex",
"command": "xelatex",
"args": [
"-synctex=1",
"-interaction=nonstopmode",
"-file-line-error",
"%DOCFILE%"
],
"env": {"TEXINPUTS": "::/full/path/to/worspacefolder}
}]

Changing to a more generic and adaptable code

"latex-workshop.latex.tools": [{
"name": "xelatex",
"command": "xelatex",
"args": [
"-synctex=1",
"-interaction=nonstopmode",
"-file-line-error",
"%DOCFILE%"
],
"env": {"TEXINPUTS": "::${workspaceFolder"}
}]

The compilation is not done.

Expected behavior

The environment variable should be set with path for VSCODE workspace folder, with similar compilation result when setting env variable with full path.

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LaTeX Workshop Output [Required]

[24:18:28] BUILD command invoked.
[24:18:28] The document of the active editor: file:///home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.tex
[24:18:28] The languageId of the document: latex
[24:18:28] Current workspace folders: ["file:///home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten"]
[24:18:28] Found root file from active editor: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.tex
[24:18:28] Keep using the same root file: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.tex
[24:18:28] Building root file: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.tex
[24:18:28] Build root file /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.tex
[24:18:28] outDir: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml
[24:18:28] Recipe step 1: xelatex
[24:18:28] Recipe step 1 args: ["-synctex=1","-interaction=nonstopmode","-file-line-error","MachineLearning_A"]
[24:18:28] Recipe step env: {"TEXINPUTS":"::${workspaceFolder"}
[24:18:28] cwd: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml
[24:18:28] LaTeX build process spawned. PID: 5333.
[24:18:28] Recipe returns with error: 1/null. PID: 5333. message: warning: kpathsea: $TEXMFDOTDIR:$TEXMF/tex/{xelatex,latex,xetex,generic,}//::${workspaceFolder: No matching } for ${.
.
[24:18:28] The environment variable $PATH: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
[24:18:28] The environment variable $Path: undefined
[24:18:28] The environment variable $SHELL: /bin/bash
[24:18:28] Cleaning auxiliary files and retrying build after toolchain error.
[24:18:28] Clean glob matched files: {"globs":[".aux",".bbl",".blg",".idx",".ind",".lof",".lot",".out",".toc",".acn",".acr",".alg",".glg",".glo",".gls",".fls",".log",".fdb_latexmk",".snm",".synctex(busy)",".synctex.gz(busy)",".nav","*.vrb"],"outdir":"/home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml"}
[24:18:28] Cleaning file: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.aux
[24:18:28] Cleaning file: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml/MachineLearning_A.log
[24:18:28] Recipe step 1: xelatex
[24:18:28] Recipe step 1 args: ["-synctex=1","-interaction=nonstopmode","-file-line-error","MachineLearning_A"]
[24:18:28] Recipe step env: {"TEXINPUTS":"::${workspaceFolder"}
[24:18:28] cwd: /home/pasousa/projects/zettelkasten/ml
[24:18:28] LaTeX build process spawned. PID: 5335.
[24:18:28] Recipe returns with error: 1/null. PID: 5335. message: warning: kpathsea: $TEXMFDOTDIR:$TEXMF/tex/{xelatex,latex,xetex,generic,}//::${workspaceFolder: No matching } for ${.
.
[24:18:28] The environment variable $PATH: /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
[24:18:28] The environment variable $Path: undefined
[24:18:28] The environment variable $SHELL: /bin/bash
[24:28:07] LOG command invoked: default
[24:28:14] LOG command invoked: compiler
[24:34:03] LOG command invoked: default

Developer Tools Console [Required]

notificationsAlerts.ts:42 Recipe terminated with error.
onDidChangeNotification @ notificationsAlerts.ts:42
(anonymous) @ notificationsAlerts.ts:28
invoke @ event.ts:572
deliver @ event.ts:774
fire @ event.ts:735
addNotification @ notifications.ts:206
notify @ notificationService.ts:175
(anonymous) @ mainThreadMessageService.ts:86
_showMessage @ mainThreadMessageService.ts:44
$showMessage @ mainThreadMessageService.ts:38
_doInvokeHandler @ rpcProtocol.ts:455
_invokeHandler @ rpcProtocol.ts:440
_receiveRequest @ rpcProtocol.ts:370
_receiveOneMessage @ rpcProtocol.ts:296
(anonymous) @ rpcProtocol.ts:161
invoke @ event.ts:572
deliver @ event.ts:774
fire @ event.ts:735
fire @ ipc.net.ts:638
_receiveMessage @ ipc.net.ts:959
(anonymous) @ ipc.net.ts:832
invoke @ event.ts:572
deliver @ event.ts:774
fire @ event.ts:735
acceptChunk @ ipc.net.ts:382
(anonymous) @ ipc.net.ts:338
O @ ipc.net.ts:60
emit @ node:events:390
addChunk @ node:internal/streams/readable:315
readableAddChunk @ node:internal/streams/readable:289
Readable.push @ node:internal/streams/readable:228
onStreamRead @ node:internal/stream_base_commons:199
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• OS: Linux debian 2020.20210202-3
• VS Code version: 1.69.2
• Extension version: 8.27.2
• TeX distribution version: TeX Live 2020.20210202-3

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[James-Yu]

Will think of it twice. But please don't expect that though.