}

    def "can take first n segments"() {
        expect:
        path(':').takeFirstSegments(1) == path(':')
        path(':foo').takeFirstSegments(1) == path(':foo')
        path(':foo:bar').takeFirstSegments(1) == path(':foo')
        path(':foo:bar').takeFirstSegments(2) == path(':foo:bar')
        path(':foo:bar:baz').takeFirstSegments(2) == path(':foo:bar')
    }

     *
     * @param n number of segments to take from this Path, must be greater than or equal to 1
     * @since 8.4
     */
    @Incubating
    public Path takeFirstSegments(int n) {
        if (n < 1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Taken path segment count must be >= 1.");
        }
        if (n >= segmentCount()) {
            return this;
        }

            BuildState resolvedBuild = null;

            int prefixLength = 1;
            while (prefixLength <= path.segmentCount()) {
                Path candidatePath = path.takeFirstSegments(prefixLength);
                BuildState existingBuild = findBuild(candidatePath);
                if (existingBuild == null) {
                    break;
                }