import java.io.*; try { File dir = new File( basedir, "child3/target/child3-1-bin" ); File f = new File( dir, "child1-1.jar" ); if ( !f.exists() || !f.isFile() ) { System.out.println( "Could not find dependency file: " + f ); return false; } f = new File( dir, "child2-2.jar" ); if ( !f.exists() || !f.isFile() ) { System.out.println( "Could not find dependency file: " + f ); return false; } return true; } catch( IOException e ) { e.printStackTrace(); } return false;