// (has consequences in inheritance algorithm since getProjectDirectory() returns null)
            parent = parent.clone();
            parent.setPomFile(null);
            child = child.clone();
            child.setPomFile(null);
        }

        SimpleProblemCollector problems = new SimpleProblemCollector();

        Model assembled = child.clone();

    }

    /**
     * @deprecated Use {@link #setPomPath(Path)} instead.
     */
    @Deprecated(since = "4.0.0")
    public void setPomFile(java.io.File pomFile) {
        update( getDelegate().withPomFile(pomFile != null ? pomFile.toPath() : null));
    }

    /**
     * Gets the POM file for the corresponding project (if any).
     *