clean msvc import library #3052

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/modules/target/action/clean/main.lua b/xmake/modules/target/action/clean/main.lua
index 74ebf39bb..8871ca21f 100644
--- a/xmake/modules/target/action/clean/main.lua
+++ b/xmake/modules/target/action/clean/main.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,19 @@ function main(target)
     end
 
     -- remove the target file
-    remove_files(target:targetfile())
+    local targetfile = target:targetfile()
+    remove_files(targetfile)
+
+    -- remove import library of the target file
+    -- @see https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/3052
+    if target:is_plat("windows") and target:is_shared() then
+        local expfile = path.join(path.directory(targetfile), path.basename(targetfile) .. ".exp")
+        local libfile = path.join(path.directory(targetfile), path.basename(targetfile) .. ".lib")
+        if os.isfile(expfile) then
+            remove_files(libfile)
+            remove_files(expfile)
+        end
+    end
 
     -- remove the symbol file
     remove_files(target:symbolfile())