diff --git a/methods.py b/methods.py
index 7067c219461..e18b19b991a 100644
--- a/methods.py
+++ b/methods.py
@@ -1002,19 +1002,32 @@ def is_vanilla_clang(env):
 
 def get_compiler_version(env):
     """
-    Returns an array of version numbers as ints: [major, minor, patch].
-    The return array should have at least two values (major, minor).
+    Returns a dictionary with various version information:
+
+    - major, minor, patch: Version following semantic versioning system
+    - metadata1, metadata2: Extra information
+    - date: Date of the build
     """
+    ret = {
+        "major": -1,
+        "minor": -1,
+        "patch": -1,
+        "metadata1": None,
+        "metadata2": None,
+        "date": None,
+    }
+
     if not env.msvc:
         # Not using -dumpversion as some GCC distros only return major, and
         # Clang used to return hardcoded 4.2.1: # https://reviews.llvm.org/D56803
         try:
-            version = subprocess.check_output([env.subst(env["CXX"]), "--version"]).strip().decode("utf-8")
+            version = subprocess.check_output([env.subst(env["CXX"]), "--version"], shell=True).strip().decode("utf-8")
         except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError):
             print("Couldn't parse CXX environment variable to infer compiler version.")
-            return None
-    else:  # TODO: Implement for MSVC
-        return None
+            return ret
+    else:
+        # TODO: Implement for MSVC
+        return ret
     match = re.search(
         r"(?:(?<=version )|(?<=\) )|(?<=^))"
         r"(?P<major>\d+)"
@@ -1026,9 +1039,13 @@ def get_compiler_version(env):
         version,
     )
     if match is not None:
-        return match.groupdict()
-    else:
-        return None
+        for key, value in match.groupdict().items():
+            if value is not None:
+                ret[key] = value
+    # Transform semantic versioning to integers
+    for key in ["major", "minor", "patch"]:
+        ret[key] = int(ret[key] or -1)
+    return ret
 
 
 def using_gcc(env):
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py b/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py
index 571d2a47d85..72bffceb1f0 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def configure(env: "Environment"):
         print("Using linker program: " + env["linker"])
         if env["linker"] == "mold" and using_gcc(env):  # GCC < 12.1 doesn't support -fuse-ld=mold.
             cc_version = get_compiler_version(env)
-            cc_semver = (int(cc_version["major"]), int(cc_version["minor"]))
+            cc_semver = (cc_version["major"], cc_version["minor"])
             if cc_semver < (12, 1):
                 found_wrapper = False
                 for path in ["/usr/libexec", "/usr/local/libexec", "/usr/lib", "/usr/local/lib"]:
diff --git a/platform/macos/detect.py b/platform/macos/detect.py
index 6abe1214070..81dda939a5c 100644
--- a/platform/macos/detect.py
+++ b/platform/macos/detect.py
@@ -119,16 +119,9 @@ def configure(env: "Environment"):
         env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-arch", "x86_64", "-mmacosx-version-min=10.13"])
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-arch", "x86_64", "-mmacosx-version-min=10.13"])
 
-    cc_version = get_compiler_version(env) or {
-        "major": None,
-        "minor": None,
-        "patch": None,
-        "metadata1": None,
-        "metadata2": None,
-        "date": None,
-    }
-    cc_version_major = int(cc_version["major"] or -1)
-    cc_version_minor = int(cc_version["minor"] or -1)
+    cc_version = get_compiler_version(env)
+    cc_version_major = cc_version["major"]
+    cc_version_minor = cc_version["minor"]
     vanilla = is_vanilla_clang(env)
 
     # Workaround for Xcode 15 linker bug.
diff --git a/platform/web/detect.py b/platform/web/detect.py
index 24125dc4461..dfc11a22cb7 100644
--- a/platform/web/detect.py
+++ b/platform/web/detect.py
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ def configure(env: "Environment"):
 
     # Get version info for checks below.
     cc_version = get_compiler_version(env)
-    cc_semver = (int(cc_version["major"]), int(cc_version["minor"]), int(cc_version["patch"]))
+    cc_semver = (cc_version["major"], cc_version["minor"], cc_version["patch"])
 
     if env["lto"] != "none":
         # Workaround https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/19781.