When RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE as an env variable, used by /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes contains a new line, compiling with -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes as a linker option cases an internal compile error. : && /usr/bin/c++ CMakeFiles/cmTC_16a53.dir/src.cxx.o -o cmTC_16a53 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes && : c++: internal compiler error: in execute, at gcc.cc:3260 $ g++ --version g++ (GCC) 14.2.1 20240912 (Red Hat 14.2.1-3) Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.CMakeLists.txt file of cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10) project(MyProject) set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14) set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED True) SET(ENV{RPM_PACKAGE_NAME} MyExecutable) SET(ENV{RPM_ARCH} x86_64) SET(ENV{RPM_PACKAGE_VERSION} 11.11.1) EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND rpm --eval "1%{?dist}" OUTPUT_VARIABLE RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_EXPANDED) # To avoid ICE # STRING(STRIP "${RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_EXPANDED}" RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_EXPANDED) SET(ENV{RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE} ${RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_EXPANDED}) EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND "env" OUTPUT_VARIABLE ENV_IS_THIS ECHO_OUTPUT_VARIABLE) include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles) SET(CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes) CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("int main(void) { return 0; }" THIS_BREAKS) 2. cmake . (appoligies for cmake example, shell attempts seem to be consuming the newline) Actual Results: RPM_PACKAGE_NAME=MyExecutable RPM_ARCH=x86_64 RPM_PACKAGE_VERSION=11.11.1 RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE=1.fc41 -- Performing Test THIS_BREAKS -- Performing Test THIS_BREAKS - Failed -- Configuring done (0.2s) -- Generating done (0.0s) -- Build files have been written to: /home/dan/repos/build-gcc-bug-packge-notes $ cat CMakeFiles/CMakeConfigureLog.yaml events: - kind: "try_compile-v1" backtrace: - "/usr/share/cmake/Modules/Internal/CheckSourceCompiles.cmake:101 (try_compile)" - "/usr/share/cmake/Modules/CheckCXXSourceCompiles.cmake:52 (cmake_check_source_compiles)" - "CMakeLists.txt:20 (CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES)" checks: - "Performing Test THIS_BREAKS" directories: source: "/home/dan/repos/build-gcc-bug-packge-notes/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-3n09BL" binary: "/home/dan/repos/build-gcc-bug-packge-notes/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-3n09BL" cmakeVariables: CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS: "" CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG: "-g" CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS: "" buildResult: variable: "THIS_BREAKS" cached: true stdout: | Change Dir: '/home/dan/repos/build-gcc-bug-packge-notes/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-3n09BL' Run Build Command(s): /usr/bin/ninja-build -v cmTC_c168c [1/2] /usr/bin/c++ -DTHIS_BREAKS -std=gnu++14 -o CMakeFiles/cmTC_c168c.dir/src.cxx.o -c /home/dan/repos/build-gcc-bug-packge-notes/CMakeFiles/CMakeScratch/TryCompile-3n09BL/src.cxx [2/2] : && /usr/bin/c++ CMakeFiles/cmTC_c168c.dir/src.cxx.o -o cmTC_c168c -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes && : FAILED: cmTC_c168c : && /usr/bin/c++ CMakeFiles/cmTC_c168c.dir/src.cxx.o -o cmTC_c168c -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-package-notes && : c++: internal compiler error: in execute, at gcc.cc:3260 Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source (by using -freport-bug). See <http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla> for instructions. ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed. exitCode: 1 Expected Results: -- Performing Test THIS_BREAKS -- Performing Test THIS_BREAKS - Success -- Configuring done (0.5s) -- Generating done (0.0s) -- Build files have been written to: /home/dan/repos/build-gcc-bug-packge-notes