code: private File getFileFromProperty(final String name) {
          String value = hostSystemProperties.get(name);
          File result = (value != null) ? new File(value) : null;
          // AS7-1752 see if a non-existent relative path exists relative to the home dir
          if (result != null && homeDir != null && !result.exists() && !result.isAbsolute()) {
              File relative = new File(homeDir, value);
              if (relative.exists()) {
                  result = relative;
              }
          }
          return result;
      }
docs: Get a File from configuration.
  @param name the name of the property
  @return the CanonicalFile form for the given name.