import java.io.*; import java.util.*; import java.util.regex.*; import org.codehaus.plexus.util.*; File buildFile = new File( basedir, "build.xml" ); System.out.println( "Checking for absence of " + buildFile ); if ( buildFile.exists() ) { throw new IllegalStateException( "Custom build.xml was not deleted!" ); } return true;