# Confusing error messages when attempting Linux build

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/confusing-error-messages-when-attempting-linux-build/9869
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [January 17, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/confusing-error-messages-when-attempting-linux-build/9869 "2024-01-17T14:48:35Z")
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### Author: ![EosPengwern](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/eospengwern/32/3904_2.png) [@EosPengwern](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/EosPengwern)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/confusing-error-messages-when-attempting-linux-build/9869/4 "2024-01-27T14:31:12Z")

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Now that I’ve identified the root cause, I have raised a new, simpler question [here](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/build-failure-in-linux-when-passing-flags-in-add-custom-target/9948).

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