File libsDir = getLibsDirectory().get().getAsFile();
        return RelativePathUtil.relativePath(buildDir, libsDir);
    }

    @Override
    @Deprecated
    public void setLibsDirName(String libsDirName) {
        logPropertyDeprecation("libsDirName", "libsDirectory");
        getLibsDirectory().set(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir(libsDirName));
    }

    public DirectoryProperty getDistsDirectory() {
        logDeprecation();
        return delegate.getDistsDirectory();
    }

    @Override
    public DirectoryProperty getLibsDirectory() {
        logDeprecation();
        return delegate.getLibsDirectory();
    }

    @Override
    public String getDistsDirName() {
        logDeprecation();
        return delegate.getDistsDirName();
    }

    @Override

    }

    @Override
    public DirectoryProperty getDistsDirectory() {
        return extension.getDistsDirectory();
    }

    @Override
    public DirectoryProperty getLibsDirectory() {
        return extension.getLibsDirectory();
    }

    @Override
    public String getDistsDirName() {
        return extension.getDistsDirName();
    }

    @Override

     *
     * @deprecated Use {@link #getLibsDirectory()}. This method is scheduled for removal in Gradle 9.0.
     */
    @Deprecated
    String getLibsDirName();

    /**
     * This method is only here to maintain compatibility with existing builds.
     *
     * @deprecated Use {@link #getLibsDirectory()}. This method is scheduled for removal in Gradle 9.0.
     */
    @Deprecated

    /**
     * Returns the directory to generate JAR and WAR archives into.
     *
     * @return The directory. Never returns null.
     *
     * @since 6.0
     */
    public abstract DirectoryProperty getLibsDirectory();

    /**
     * The name for the distributions directory. This in interpreted relative to the project' build directory.
     */
    public abstract String getDistsDirName();

        });
    }

    private void configureExtension(Project project, BasePluginExtension extension) {
        extension.getArchivesName().convention(project.getName());
        extension.getLibsDirectory().convention(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("libs"));
        extension.getDistsDirectory().convention(project.getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("distributions"));
    }

        // TODO: Gradle 8.1+: Deprecate `getLibsDirectory` in BasePluginExtension and move it to `JavaPluginExtension`
        BasePluginExtension basePluginExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(BasePluginExtension.class);

        project.getTasks().withType(Jar.class).configureEach(task -> task.getDestinationDirectory().convention(basePluginExtension.getLibsDirectory()));
    }

link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.plugins.ear.Ear.html[Ear] tasks to the directory specified by
link:{groovyDslPath}/org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePluginExtension.html#org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePluginExtension:libsDirectory[BasePluginExtension#getLibsDirectory].
In Gradle 8.0, `java-base` handles this configuration.
No changes are required for projects that already apply the