in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ear/EarMojo.java [628:634]
private void createParentIfNecessary(File target) throws IOException {
// Silly that we have to do this ourselves
File parentDirectory = target.getParentFile();
if (parentDirectory != null && !parentDirectory.exists()) {
Files.createDirectories(parentDirectory.toPath());
}
}