diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
index e1873cb5216..79baed360cc 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+2003-12-18 Alain Magloire
+
+	PR 49148
+	Set environment variable value to give the program.
+	Arguments are VAR VALUE where VAR is variable name and VALUE is value.
+	VALUES of environment variables are uninterpreted strings.
+	This does not affect the program until the next "run" command.
+	
+	So pass the string raw.
+
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/MIGDBSetEnvironment.java
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/RuntimeOptions.java
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/CommandFactory.java
+
 2003-12-17 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 
 	Fix for bug 49061: Different values are used as default for the "Load shared library symbols automatically" option.
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/RuntimeOptions.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/RuntimeOptions.java
index 38419382c57..46250887caa 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/RuntimeOptions.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/RuntimeOptions.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.MISession;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.CommandFactory;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIEnvironmentCD;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIExecArguments;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIGDBSet;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.command.MIGDBSetEnvironment;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.output.MIInfo;
 
 /**
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ public class RuntimeOptions implements ICDIRuntimeOptions {
 			String value = props.getProperty(key);
 			String params[] = null;
 			if (value == null || value.length() == 0) {
-				params = new String[] {"environment", key}; 
+				params = new String[] {key}; 
 			} else {
-				String var = key + "=" + value;
-				params = new String[] {"environment", var}; 
+				params = new String[] {key, value}; 
 			}
-			MIGDBSet set =  factory.createMIGDBSet(params);
+			MIGDBSetEnvironment set =  factory.createMIGDBSetEnvironment(params);
 			try {
 				mi.postCommand(set);
 				MIInfo info = set.getMIInfo();
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/CommandFactory.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/CommandFactory.java
index 2ef3145589c..5d9b5f330f1 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/CommandFactory.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/command/CommandFactory.java
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ public class CommandFactory {
 		return new MIEnvironmentPWD();
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @param params
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public MIGDBSetEnvironment createMIGDBSetEnvironment(String[] params) {
+		return new MIGDBSetEnvironment(params);
+	}
+
 	public MIExecAbort createMIExecAbort() {
 		return new MIExecAbort();
 	}