code: private boolean hasSameBasePath(Dependency dependency1, Dependency dependency2) {
          if (dependency1 == null || dependency2 == null) {
              return false;
          }
          final File lFile = new File(dependency1.getFilePath());
          String left = lFile.getParent();
          final File rFile = new File(dependency2.getFilePath());
          String right = rFile.getParent();
          if (left == null) {
              return right == null;
          } else if (right == null) {
              return false;
          }
          if (left.equalsIgnoreCase(right)) {
              return true;
          }
  
          if (left.matches(".*[/\\\\](repository|local-repo)[/\\\\].*") && right.matches(".*[/\\\\](repository|local-repo)[/\\\\].*")) {
              left = getBaseRepoPath(left);
              right = getBaseRepoPath(right);
          }
          if (left.equalsIgnoreCase(right)) {
              return true;
          }
          //new code
          for (Dependency child : dependency2.getRelatedDependencies()) {
              if (hasSameBasePath(child, dependency1)) {
                  return true;
              }
          }
          return false;
      }
docs: Determines if the two dependencies have the same base path.
  
  @param dependency1 a Dependency object
  @param dependency2 a Dependency object
  @return true if the base paths of the dependencies are identical