return path;
        }

        if (path == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String s = stripBasedirToken(path);

        File file = new File(s);
        if (file.isAbsolute()) {
            // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            s = file.getPath();
        } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {

        if (path != null && basedir != null) {
            path = path.replace('\\', File.separatorChar).replace('/', File.separatorChar);

            File file = new File(path);
            if (file.isAbsolute()) {
                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
                result = file.getPath();
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {

        this.basedir = basedir;
    }

    @Override
    public File translatePath(File path) {
        File result = path;

        if (path != null && basedir != null) {
            if (path.isAbsolute()) {
                // path is already absolute, we're done
            } else if (path.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with base dir but with drive root

     */
    @Nonnull
    default Path targetPath(@Nonnull Project project) {
        Optional<Path> targetPath = targetPath();
        // The test for `isAbsolute()` is a small optimization for avoiding the call to `getOutputDirectory(…)`.
        return targetPath.filter(Path::isAbsolute).orElseGet(() -> {
            Path base = project.getOutputDirectory(scope());
            return targetPath.map(base::resolve).orElse(base);
        });

                    .setException(e));
            return false;
        }

        if (path == null) {
            return false;
        }

        File f = new File(path);

        if (!f.isAbsolute()) {
            return false;
        }

        boolean fileExists = f.exists();

        return missing ? !fileExists : fileExists;
    }

    @Override

        // TODO Copied from the DefaultInterpolator. We likely want to resurrect the PathTranslator or at least a
        // similar component for re-usage
        if (file != null) {
            if (file.isAbsolute()) {
                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {

        String localRepository = userSettings.getLocalRepository();
        if (localRepository != null && !localRepository.isEmpty()) {
            File file = new File(localRepository);
            if (!file.isAbsolute() && file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                userSettings.setLocalRepository(file.getAbsolutePath());
            }
        }

        if (hasErrors(problems.getProblems())) {

        // TODO Copied from the DefaultInterpolator. We likely want to resurrect the PathTranslator or at least a
        // similar component for re-usage
        if (file != null) {
            if (file.isAbsolute()) {
                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {

        // for the local repository setting.

        File localRepository = new File(url.substring("file://".length()));

        if (!localRepository.isAbsolute()) {
            url = "file://" + localRepository.getCanonicalPath();
        }

        return url;
    }

    @Override
    public ArtifactResolutionResult resolve(ArtifactResolutionRequest request) {

                        d.getManagementKey(),
                        "is missing.",
                        d);
            } else {
                File sysFile = new File(systemPath);
                if (!sysFile.isAbsolute()) {
                    addViolation(
                            problems,
                            Severity.ERROR,
                            Version.BASE,
                            prefix + "systemPath",