return merger.merge(child, parent, false, hints);
    }

    /**
     * Calculates the relative path from the base directory of the parent to the parent directory of the base directory
     * of the child. The general idea is to adjust inherited URLs to match the project layout (in SCM).
     *
     * <p>This calculation is only a heuristic based on our conventions.
     * In detail, the algo relies on the following assumptions: <ul>