diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b3a78553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// For format details, see https://aka.ms/devcontainer.json. For config options, see the
+// README at: https://github.com/devcontainers/templates/tree/main/src/python
+{
+  "name": "Python 3",
+  // Or use a Dockerfile or Docker Compose file. More info: https://containers.dev/guide/dockerfile
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/cpp:ubuntu-24.04",
+  // Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/common-utils:2": {}
+  }
+
+  // Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.
+  // "forwardPorts": [],
+
+  // Use 'postCreateCommand' to run commands after the container is created.
+  // "postCreateCommand": "pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt",
+
+  // Configure tool-specific properties.
+  // "customizations": {},
+
+}
diff --git a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake
index 323deef15..6be312278 100644
--- a/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild/cmake/External-Ceres.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(${_proj_name}
   URL               http://ceres-solver.org/ceres-solver-2.0.0.tar.gz
   #--Update/Patch step----------
   UPDATE_COMMAND    ""
-  PATCH_COMMAND    git apply ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/ceres.patch
+  PATCH_COMMAND    patch -p1 < ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/ceres.patch
   #--Configure step-------------
   SOURCE_DIR        ${SB_SOURCE_DIR}/${_proj_name}
   CMAKE_ARGS
diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index e9b09acbd..69d3bd5f1 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ install() {
         -DPython_FIND_VIRTUALENV=ONLY \
         && make -j$processes
 
+    # Reset terminal state
+    cd ${RUNPATH}
+    set +eo pipefail
+
     installpython
 
     echo "Configuration Finished"