fix check

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/actions/create/main.lua b/xmake/actions/create/main.lua
index 2eee8bbdf..162ee2b88 100644
--- a/xmake/actions/create/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/actions/create/main.lua
@@ -71,19 +71,17 @@ function _create_project(language, templateid, targetname)
     -- get project directory
     local projectdir = path.absolute(option.get("project") or path.join(os.curdir(), targetname))
 
-    -- ensure the project directory
     if not os.isdir(projectdir) then
+        -- make the project directory if not exists
         os.mkdir(projectdir)
+    elseif not os.emptydir(projectdir) then
+        -- otherwise, check whether it is empty
+        raise("project directory (${underline}%s${reset}) is not empty!", path.relative(projectdir, os.workingdir()))
     end
 
     -- enter the project directory
     os.cd(projectdir)
 
-    -- ensure the project directory is empty
-    if #os.filedirs('./*') ~= 0 then
-        raise("project directory (${underline}%s${reset}) is not empty!", path.relative(projectdir, os.workingdir()))
-    end
-
     -- create project
     local filedirs = {}
     local sourcedir = path.join(tempinst:scriptdir(), "project")