*/
    private String chopLeadingFileSeparator(String path) {
        if (path != null) {
            if (path.startsWith("/") || path.startsWith("\\")) {
                path = path.substring(1);
            }
        }
        return path;
    }

    public void unalignFromBaseDirectory(Model model, File basedir) {

            if (file.isAbsolute()) {
                // path was already absolute, just normalize file separator and we're done
                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 {