improve interpreter

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/core/base/interpreter.lua b/xmake/core/base/interpreter.lua
index 9a0416c52..32602c4c4 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/interpreter.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/interpreter.lua
@@ -491,16 +491,19 @@ function interpreter:_handle(scope, remove_repeat, enable_filter)
     local results = {}
     for name, values in pairs(scope) do
 
-        -- remove repeat first for each slice with deleted item (__del_xxx)
-        if remove_repeat and not table.is_dictionary(values) then
-            values = table.unique(values, function (v) return type(v) == "string" and v:startswith("__del_") end)
-        end
-
         -- filter values
+        --
+        -- @note we need do filter before removing repeat values
+        -- https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/1732
         if enable_filter then
             values = self:_filter(values)
         end
 
+        -- remove repeat first for each slice with deleted item (__del_xxx)
+        if remove_repeat and not table.is_dictionary(values) then
+            values = table.unique(values, function (v) return type(v) == "string" and v:startswith("__del_") end)
+        end
+
         -- unwrap it if be only one
         values = table.unwrap(values)