ActivationFile target) {
                final String path = target.getExists();
                final String xformed = transformPath(path, target, "exists");
                return xformed != path ? (builder != null ? builder : creator.get()).exists(xformed) : builder;
            }

            private String transformPath(String path, ActivationFile target, String locationKey) {

        assertEquals(
                new File(pom.getBasedir(), "target"),
                new File(pom.getValue("properties/buildOut").toString()));
        assertEquals(
                new File(pom.getBasedir(), "target/classes"),
                new File(pom.getValue("properties/buildMainOut").toString()));
        assertEquals(
                new File(pom.getBasedir(), "target/test-classes"),

        }

        @Override
        public Activation transformActivation(Activation target) {
            stk.push(new ActivationFrame("activation", Optional.of(target)));
            try {
                return super.transformActivation(target);
            } finally {
                stk.pop();
            }
        }

        @Override