}

    @Override
    public boolean ensureEmptyDirectory(File root, boolean followSymlinks) throws IOException {
        if (root.exists()) {
            if (root.isDirectory()
                && (followSymlinks || !isSymlink.test(root))) {
                return deleteRecursively(root, followSymlinks
                    ? Handling.KEEP_AND_FOLLOW_SYMLINKED_DIRECTORIES

==== Delete operations correctly handle symbolic links on Windows

Gradle no longer ignores the `followSymlink` option on Windows for the `clean` task, all `Delete` tasks, and `project.delete {}` operations in the presence of junction points and symbolic links.

==== Fix in publication of additional artifacts