private int delete()

in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/clean/Cleaner.java [275:311]


    private int delete(File file, boolean failOnError, boolean retryOnError) throws IOException {
        if (!file.delete()) {
            boolean deleted = false;

            if (retryOnError) {
                if (ON_WINDOWS) {
                    // try to release any locks held by non-closed files
                    System.gc();
                }

                final int[] delays = {50, 250, 750};
                for (int i = 0; !deleted && i < delays.length; i++) {
                    try {
                        Thread.sleep(delays[i]);
                    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                        // ignore
                    }
                    deleted = file.delete() || !file.exists();
                }
            } else {
                deleted = !file.exists();
            }

            if (!deleted) {
                if (failOnError) {
                    throw new IOException("Failed to delete " + file);
                } else {
                    if (logWarn != null) {
                        logWarn.log("Failed to delete " + file);
                    }
                    return 1;
                }
            }
        }

        return 0;
    }