Unable to run baseline-current-branch

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.0.X, Master
• Fix Version/s: 7.0.0 DXP FP50, 7.0.0 DXP SP8, 7.1.X, Master
• Component/s: Dev Tools
• Labels:
  • ee-ts
  • liferay-digital-enterprise-70-sp8
  • liferay-fixpack-de-50-7010
• Branch Version/s:
  7.0.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 3
• Git Pull Request: https://github.com/Ithildir/liferay-portal/pull/1039

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new branch based on master
2. Run ant compile to prepare all the tooling classes
3. Run ant baseline-current-branch

Expected Results: Build Successful

Actual Results: Build Failed

The error occurs because git.base.dir defaults to a relative path ".", and in some operating systems, trying to get the parent file for the relative file "." returns null.