in src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/ear/EarMojo.java [698:707]
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() );
}
}