1 files changed, 8 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/xmake/rules/verilator/xmake.lua b/xmake/rules/verilator/xmake.lua
index 6d9a0b7b0..a04d0cd55 100644
--- a/xmake/rules/verilator/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/rules/verilator/xmake.lua
@@ -30,18 +30,16 @@ rule("verilator.binary")
         import("verilator").config(target)
     end)
 
-    before_build_files(function (target, sourcebatch)
-        -- Just to avoid before_buildcmd_files being executed at build time
+    -- we need to generate cpp files before scanning c++ modules
+    -- https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake/issues/7624
+    before_preparecmd_files(function(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
+        import("verilator").buildcmd_vfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
     end)
 
     on_build_files(function (target, jobgraph, sourcebatch, opt)
         import("verilator").build_cppfiles(target, jobgraph, sourcebatch, opt)
     end, {jobgraph = true, batch = true, distcc = true})
 
-    before_buildcmd_files(function(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
-        import("verilator").buildcmd_vfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
-    end)
-
     on_buildcmd_files(function (target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
         import("verilator").buildcmd_cppfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
     end)
@@ -57,18 +55,14 @@ rule("verilator.static")
         import("verilator").config(target)
     end)
 
-    before_build_files(function (target, sourcebatch)
-        -- Just to avoid before_buildcmd_files being executed at build time
+    before_preparecmd_files(function(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
+        import("verilator").buildcmd_vfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
     end)
 
     on_build_files(function (target, jobgraph, sourcebatch, opt)
         import("verilator").build_cppfiles(target, jobgraph, sourcebatch, opt)
     end, {jobgraph = true, batch = true, distcc = true})
 
-    before_buildcmd_files(function(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
-        import("verilator").buildcmd_vfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
-    end)
-
     on_buildcmd_files(function (target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
         import("verilator").buildcmd_cppfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
     end)
@@ -84,18 +78,14 @@ rule("verilator.shared")
         import("verilator").config(target)
     end)
 
-    before_build_files(function (target, sourcebatch)
-        -- Just to avoid before_buildcmd_files being executed at build time
+    before_preparecmd_files(function(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
+        import("verilator").buildcmd_vfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
     end)
 
     on_build_files(function (target, jobgraph, sourcebatch, opt)
         import("verilator").build_cppfiles(target, jobgraph, sourcebatch, opt)
     end, {jobgraph = true, batch = true, distcc = true})
 
-    before_buildcmd_files(function(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
-        import("verilator").buildcmd_vfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
-    end)
-
     on_buildcmd_files(function (target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
         import("verilator").buildcmd_cppfiles(target, batchcmds, sourcebatch, opt)
     end)