retValue = retValue.substring(2);

                if (retValue.length() >= 2 && (retValue.charAt(1) == '|' || retValue.charAt(1) == ':')) {
                    // special case: if there is a windows drive letter, then keep the original return value
                    retValue = retValue.charAt(0) + ":" + retValue.substring(2);
                } else {
                    // Now we expect the host

                    .repositories(List.of(central))
                    .pluginRepositories(List.of(centralWithNoUpdate))
                    .build();
        }

        // for the special case of a drive-relative Windows path, make sure it's absolute to save plugins from trouble
        String localRepository = effective.getLocalRepository();
        if (localRepository != null && !localRepository.isEmpty()) {

        <includes>
          <include>*.xsd</include>
          <include>*.dtd</include>
          <include>*.mod</include>
          <include>log4j.properties</include>
          <include>driver.jelly</include>
          <include>driver.properties</include>
        </includes>
      </testResource>
      <testResource>
        <directory>src/messages</directory>
        <targetPath>org/apache/maven/messages</targetPath>

            // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            s = file.getPath();
        } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
            // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with project directory but with drive root
            s = file.getAbsolutePath();
        } else {
            // an ordinary relative path, align with project directory

                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with project directory but with drive root
                file = file.getAbsoluteFile();
            } else {
                // an ordinary relative path, align with project directory

        <includes>
          <include>*.xsd</include>
          <include>*.dtd</include>
          <include>*.mod</include>
          <include>log4j.properties</include>
          <include>driver.jelly</include>
          <include>driver.properties</include>
        </includes>
      </resource>
      <resource>
        <directory>/src/messages</directory>
        <targetPath>org/apache/maven/messages</targetPath>

* Useful entry points

 * <<<Maven>>> component ({{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/Maven.html}javadoc}}),
 with its <<<DefaultMaven>>> implementation ({{{./xref/org/apache/maven/DefaultMaven.html}source}}), to drive
 a full Maven execution session

 * <<<ProjectBuilder>>> component ({{{./apidocs/org/apache/maven/project/ProjectBuilder.html}javadoc}}),
 with its <<<DefaultProjectBuilder>>> implementation

            if (path.isAbsolute()) {
                // path is already absolute, we're done
            } else if (path.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with base dir but with drive root
                result = path.getAbsoluteFile();
            } else {
                // an ordinary relative path, align with base dir

        <includes>
          <include>*.xsd</include>
          <include>*.dtd</include>
          <include>*.mod</include>
          <include>log4j.properties</include>
          <include>driver.jelly</include>
          <include>driver.properties</include>
        </includes>
      </resource>
      <resource>
        <directory>/src/messages</directory>
        <targetPath>org/apache/maven/messages</targetPath>

                result = file.getPath();
            } else if (file.getPath().startsWith(File.separator)) {
                // drive-relative Windows path, don't align with project directory but with drive root
                result = file.getAbsolutePath();
            } else {
                // an ordinary relative path, align with project directory