Maven2 property that indicates the parent directory

At least in current maven version (3.6.0) you can make use of ${maven.multiModuleProjectDirectory}

Try setting a property in each pom to find the main project directory.

In the parent:

<properties>
    <main.basedir>${project.basedir}</main.basedir>
</properties>

In the children:

<properties>
    <main.basedir>${project.parent.basedir}</main.basedir>
</properties>

In the grandchildren:

<properties>
    <main.basedir>${project.parent.parent.basedir}</main.basedir>
</properties>

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