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

[smoors]

(created using eb --new-pr)

requires:

• add clean_dir function, use it to try to empty install dir if removing it fails easybuild-framework#4932

[smoors]

Test report by @smoors

Overview of tested easyconfigs (in order)

• SUCCESS CLHEP-2.4.7.1-GCC-12.3.0.eb
• SUCCESS Geant4-data-11.2.eb
• SUCCESS Geant4-11.2.2-GCC-12.3.0.eb
• SUCCESS GATE-9.4-foss-2023a.eb

Build succeeded for 4 out of 4 (1 easyconfigs in total)
node600.hydra.os - Linux Rocky Linux 9.6, x86_64, AMD EPYC 9384X 32-Core Processor (zen4), Python 3.9.21
See https://gist.github.com/smoors/40a9bb4ac0c099293ee1f7b52b30f19a for a full test report.

[boegel]

lgtm (especially since changes are in dead code)

[boegel]

@boegelbot please test @ jsc-zen3
CORE_CNT=16
EB_ARGS="--installpath /tmp/boegelbot/pr3932 GATE-10.0.2-foss-2023b.eb"

[boegelbot]

@boegel: Request for testing this PR well received on jsczen3l1.int.jsc-zen3.fz-juelich.de

PR test command 'if [[ develop != 'develop' ]]; then EB_BRANCH=develop ./easybuild_develop.sh 2> /dev/null 1>&2; EB_PREFIX=/home/boegelbot/easybuild/develop source init_env_easybuild_develop.sh; fi; EB_PR=3932 EB_ARGS="--installpath /tmp/boegelbot/pr3932 GATE-10.0.2-foss-2023b.eb" EB_CONTAINER= EB_REPO=easybuild-easyblocks EB_BRANCH=develop /opt/software/slurm/bin/sbatch --job-name test_PR_3932 --ntasks="16" ~/boegelbot/eb_from_pr_upload_jsc-zen3.sh' executed!

• exit code: 0
• output:

Submitted batch job 10056

Test results coming soon (I hope)...

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[boegelbot]

Test report by @boegelbot

Overview of tested easyconfigs (in order)

• SUCCESS GATE-10.0.2-foss-2023b.eb

Build succeeded for 1 out of 1 (total: 28 mins 33 secs) (1 easyconfigs in total)
jsczen3c3.int.jsc-zen3.fz-juelich.de - Linux Rocky Linux 9.7, x86_64, AMD EPYC-Milan Processor (zen3), Python 3.9.25
See https://gist.github.com/boegelbot/38c2ac6fd3e75eaed4a07c2576444d1c for a full test report.