File userSettingsFile;

        if (commandLine.hasOption(CLIManager.ALTERNATE_USER_SETTINGS)) {
            userSettingsFile = new File(commandLine.getOptionValue(CLIManager.ALTERNATE_USER_SETTINGS));
            userSettingsFile = resolveFile(userSettingsFile, workingDirectory);

            if (!userSettingsFile.isFile()) {

        return this;
    }

    // Settings files

    @Override
    public File getUserSettingsFile() {
        return userSettingsFile;
    }

    @Override
    public MavenExecutionRequest setUserSettingsFile(File userSettingsFile) {
        this.userSettingsFile = userSettingsFile;

        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public File getProjectSettingsFile() {

    }

    def "fail with meaningful error message if settings.xml is invalid"() {
        given:
        m2.userSettingsFile << "invalid content"

        when:
        runAndFail 'retrieve'

        then:
        failure.assertHasCause("Unable to parse local Maven settings: " + m2.userSettingsFile.absolutePath)
    }

    def "mavenLocal is ignored if no local maven repository exists"() {
        given:

    boolean isProjectPresent();

    MavenExecutionRequest setProjectPresent(boolean isProjectPresent);

    File getUserSettingsFile();

    MavenExecutionRequest setUserSettingsFile(File userSettingsFile);

    File getProjectSettingsFile();

    MavenExecutionRequest setProjectSettingsFile(File projectSettingsFile);

    File getGlobalSettingsFile();