cli.cli(request);
        executionRequest = cli.populateRequest(request);
        assertThat(executionRequest.getLocalRepositoryPath(), is(nullValue()));

        // System-properties override default
        request.getSystemProperties().setProperty(Constants.MAVEN_REPO_LOCAL, "." + File.separatorChar + "custom1");
        executionRequest = cli.populateRequest(request);

            }

            context.logger.warn("");
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void populateRequest(C context, MavenExecutionRequest request) throws Exception {
        super.populateRequest(context, request);
        if (context.invokerRequest.rootDirectory().isEmpty()) {
            // maven requires this to be set; so default it (and see below at POM)

            context.invoker.settings(context, container.lookup(SettingsBuilder.class));

            MavenExecutionRequest mer = new DefaultMavenExecutionRequest();
            context.invoker.populateRequest(context, mer);
            mer = container.lookup(MavenExecutionRequestPopulator.class).populateDefaults(mer);
            return Collections.unmodifiableList(container

            return source.getLocation();
        }
        return defaultLocation;
    }

    protected MavenExecutionRequest populateRequest(CliRequest cliRequest) {
        return populateRequest(cliRequest, cliRequest.request);
    }

    private MavenExecutionRequest populateRequest(CliRequest cliRequest, MavenExecutionRequest request) {
        slf4jLoggerFactory = LoggerFactory.getILoggerFactory();

        return context.userResolver
                .apply(context.invokerRequest.userProperties().get(Constants.MAVEN_USER_CONF))
                .resolve("repository");
    }

    protected void populateRequest(C context, MavenExecutionRequest request) throws Exception {
        populateRequestFromSettings(request, context.effectiveSettings);

        Options options = context.invokerRequest.options();