this could work

Author: dk949

.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml

@@ -53,20 +53,11 @@ jobs:
         elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" = "Windows" ]; then
           echo "vcpkg-setup-file=bootstrap-vcpkg.bat" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         fi
-
-    - name: Set coverage off
-      if: matrix.c_compiler != 'gcc' || matrix.build_type == 'Release'
-      id: coverage-state
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
+        if [ {{ matrix.c_compiler }} != gcc ] || [ {{ matrix.build_type  }} == 'Release' ]; then
           echo "enable_coverage=OFF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-    - name: Set coverage on
-      if: matrix.c_compiler != 'gcc' && matrix.build_type == 'Release'
-      id: coverage-state
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
+        else
           echo "enable_coverage=ON" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        fi
 
     - name: Install lcov Linux
       id: install-lcov
@@ -99,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${{ matrix.cxx_compiler }}
         -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${{ matrix.c_compiler }}
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.build_type }}
-        -DENABLE_COVERAGE=${{ steps.coverage-state.outputs.enable_coverage }}
+        -DENABLE_COVERAGE=${{ steps.strings.outputs.enable_coverage }}
         -S ${{ github.workspace }}
 
     - name: Build