in src/java/org/apache/fulcrum/upload/DefaultUploadService.java [386:398]
public void initialize() throws Exception {
// test for the existence of the path within the webapp directory.
// if it does not exist, assume the path was to be used as is.
String testPath = getRealPath(repositoryPath);
File testDir = new File(testPath);
if (testDir.exists()) {
repositoryPath = testPath;
}
getLogger().debug("Upload Service: REPOSITORY_KEY => " + repositoryPath);
itemFactory = new DiskFileItemFactory(sizeThreshold, new File(repositoryPath));
}