if [ -d "${wdir}" ]; then
      wdir=`cd "$wdir/.."; pwd`
    fi
    # end of workaround
  done
  echo "${basedir}"
}

# concatenates all lines of a file
concat_lines() {
  if [ -f "$1" ]; then
    echo "$(tr -s '\n' ' ' < "$1")"
  fi
}

BASE_DIR=`find_maven_basedir "$(pwd)"`
if [ -z "$BASE_DIR" ]; then
  exit 1;
fi