import java.io.*; File src = new File( basedir, "target/ignoreDirFormatExtensions-1-src/pom.xml" ); File src2 = new File( basedir, "target/ignoreDirFormatExtensions-1-src2.dir/pom.xml" ); { File f = src; if ( !f.exists() ) { System.out.println( "Project assembly directory is missing. Check-file was: " + f ); } } { File f = src2; if ( !f.exists() ) { System.out.println( "Project assembly directory is missing. Check-file was: " + f ); } } return src.exists() && src2.exists();