fix: check for publicDir before checking if it is a parent directory

[schelmo]

Description

This tries to fix #16034 and adds a condition if publicDir is truthy

Additional context

does this needs a test? i couldn't find tests with publicDir set to false, and i couldn't figure out how to set it up.

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[sapphi-red]

This was working in pre-5.1.0 because normalizePath('') is '.'. ea5fdeb changed normalizePath('') into ''.

[miken32]

@sapphi-red thanks for the quick approval; when can we expect to see a 5.1.5 5.1.6 release with this fix?

[sapphi-red]

I guess in a week.

[sapphi-red]

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