private
    val KtFile.normalizedPath: String?
        get() = virtualFile.canonicalPath?.let { normaliseFileSeparators(it) }

    private
    val ApiSourceFile.normalizedPath: String
        get() = normaliseFileSeparators(currentFile.canonicalPath)

                        description = "Ensures the accepted api changes file is kept alphabetically ordered to make merging changes to it easier"
                        apiChangesDirectory = layout.projectDirectory.dir("${ TextUtil.normaliseFileSeparators(firstAcceptedApiChangesFile.parentFile.absolutePath) }")
                    }