Merge pull request #3928 from smoors/20250915153650_new_pr_java

use `clean_dir` instead of `remove_dir` on installation directory in custom easyblock for Java

Author: boegel

easybuild/easyblocks/j/java.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 from easybuild.easyblocks.generic.packedbinary import PackedBinary
 from easybuild.tools.build_log import EasyBuildError
 from easybuild.tools.config import build_option
-from easybuild.tools.filetools import adjust_permissions, change_dir, copy_dir, copy_file, remove_dir, which
+from easybuild.tools.filetools import adjust_permissions, change_dir, clean_dir, copy_dir, copy_file, which
 from easybuild.tools.run import run_shell_cmd
 from easybuild.tools.systemtools import AARCH64, POWER, RISCV64, X86_64, get_cpu_architecture, get_shared_lib_ext
 from easybuild.tools.utilities import nub
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ def extract_step(self):
     def install_step(self):
         """Custom install step: just copy unpacked installation files."""
         if LooseVersion(self.version) < LooseVersion('1.7'):
-            remove_dir(self.installdir)
-            copy_dir(os.path.join(self.builddir, 'jdk%s' % self.version), self.installdir)
+            clean_dir(self.installdir)
+            copy_dir(os.path.join(self.builddir, 'jdk%s' % self.version), self.installdir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
         else:
             PackedBinary.install_step(self)