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;
}