this.buildScript = buildScript;
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    public GradleExecuter usingProjectDirectory(File projectDir) {
        this.projectDir = projectDir;
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    @Deprecated
    public GradleExecuter usingSettingsFile(File settingsFile) {
        this.settingsFile = settingsFile;

        this.classLoaderScope = selfClassLoaderScope;
        this.baseClassLoaderScope = baseClassLoaderScope;
        this.rootProject = parent != null ? parent.getRootProject() : this;
        this.projectDir = projectDir;
        this.buildFile = buildFile;
        this.parent = parent;
        this.name = name;
        this.state = new ProjectStateInternal();
        this.buildScriptSource = buildScriptSource;

 * The deprecated `InstallExecutable.setDestinationDir(Provider)` was removed — use link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.nativeplatform.tasks.InstallExecutable.html#org.gradle.nativeplatform.tasks.InstallExecutable...

.settings.gradle.kts
[source,kotlin]
----
include("project-without-directory")
project(":project-without-directory").projectDir.mkdirs()
----
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[.multi-language-sample]
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.settings.gradle
[source,groovy]
----
include 'project-without-directory'
project(":project-without-directory").projectDir.mkdirs()
----
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[[changes_8.4]]
== Upgrading from 8.3 and earlier

| `project.rootDir`
| A task input or output property or a script variable to capture the result of using `project.rootDir` to calculate the actual parameter.

| `project.projectDir`
| A task input or output property or a script variable to capture the result of using `project.projectDir` to calculate the actual parameter.

| `project.buildDir`

    /**
     * <p>Returns the build directory of this project.  The build directory is the directory which all artifacts are
     * generated into.  The default value for the build directory is <code><i>projectDir</i>/build</code></p>
     *
     * @return The build directory. Never returns null.
     * @deprecated Use {@code getLayout().getBuildDirectory()} instead
     */
    @Deprecated
    File getBuildDir();

                        assert deps[0].requested.matchesStrictly(moduleId("org.utils", "api", "1.5"))
                        assert deps[0].selected.componentId == projectId(":api")

                        assert !deps[0].selected.selectionReason.forced
                        assert deps[0].selected.selectionReason.selectedByRule
                    }
                }
            }