1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/packaging-tools/bldinstallercommon.py b/packaging-tools/bldinstallercommon.py
index a3518dfd8..ddad07a89 100644
--- a/packaging-tools/bldinstallercommon.py
+++ b/packaging-tools/bldinstallercommon.py
@@ -365,7 +365,16 @@ def remove_tree(path):
     if os.path.isdir(path) and os.path.exists(path):
         if IS_WIN_PLATFORM:
             path = win32api.GetShortPathName(path.replace('/', '\\'))
-        shutil.rmtree(path)
+            #a funny thing is that rmdir does not set an exitcode it is just using the last set one
+            try:
+                runCommand(['rmdir', path, '/S', '/Q'], SCRIPT_ROOT_DIR, onlyErrorCaseOutput=True)
+            except:
+                traceback.print_exc()
+                pass
+        else:
+            #shutil.rmtree(path)
+            runCommand(['rm', '-rf', path], SCRIPT_ROOT_DIR, onlyErrorCaseOutput=True)
+    return not os.path.exists(path)
 
 
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