getLogger().debug(metadata + " could not be found on repository: " + repository.getId());

                        // delete the local copy so the old details aren't used.
                        if (file.exists()) {
                            if (!file.delete()) {
                                // sleep for 10ms just in case this is windows holding a file lock
                                try {

            if (Os.IS_WINDOWS) {
                Path tool = bin.resolve(toolName + ".exe");
                if (Files.exists(tool)) {
                    return tool;
                }
            }
            Path tool = bin.resolve(toolName);
            if (Files.exists(tool)) {
                return tool;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

                    syncContext.acquire(null, Collections.singleton(metadata));

                    if (metadata.getPath() != null && Files.exists(metadata.getPath())) {
                        try (InputStream in = Files.newInputStream(metadata.getPath())) {
                            versioning =

        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
      </properties>
    </profile>
    <profile>
      <id>file</id>
      <activation>
        <file>
          <exists>simple.xml</exists>
        </file>
      </activation>
      <properties>
        <profile.file>activated</profile.file>
      </properties>
    </profile>
  </profiles>

        return pomRepositories;
    }

    private boolean hasFile(Artifact artifact) {
        return artifact != null
                && artifact.getFile() != null
                && artifact.getFile().exists();
    }

    private List<ArtifactRepository> aggregateRepositories(
            List<ArtifactRepository> requestRepositories, List<ArtifactRepository> pomRepositories) {

)

:process_file_arg
if "%FILE_ARG%" == "" (
  goto findBaseDir
)
if not exist "%FILE_ARG%" (
  echo POM file "%FILE_ARG%" specified the -f/--file command-line argument does not exist >&2
  goto error
)
if exist "%FILE_ARG%\*" (
  set "POM_DIR=%FILE_ARG%"
) else (
  call :get_directory_from_file "%FILE_ARG%"
)
if not exist "%POM_DIR%" (

if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.bat" echo Warning: The mavenrc_post.bat script is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. >&2
if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.bat" call "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.bat"
if exist "%USERPROFILE%\mavenrc_post.cmd" echo Warning: The mavenrc_post.cmd script is deprecated and will be removed in a future version. >&2

        URL myResource = ExpressionDocumenter.class.getClassLoader().getResource(myResourcePath);

        assert myResource != null : "The resource is this class itself loaded by its own classloader and must exist";

        String myClasspathEntry = myResource.getPath();

        myClasspathEntry = myClasspathEntry.substring(0, myClasspathEntry.length() - (myResourcePath.length() + 2));

  on the [dev list](https://maven.apache.org/mailing-lists.html) first.
  This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on something that isn't
  considered to be in Apache Maven's scope.
+ Submit a ticket for your issue, assuming one does not already exist.
  + Clearly describe the issue, including steps to reproduce when it is a bug.

                if (pomFile.canRead()) {
                    return length != pomFile.length() || timestamp != pomFile.lastModified();
                } else {
                    // if the POM didn't exist, retry if any repo is configured to always update
                    boolean snapshot = pomArtifact.isSnapshot();
                    for (ArtifactRepository repository : remoteRepositories) {