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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License")
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-pylint lint-pylint-all lint-pylint-modified
+
+PYTHON_FILES      ?= $(error PYTHON_FILES= required)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Use the pylint command to perform syntax checking.
+##   o If UNSTABLE=1 syntax check all sources
+##   o else only check sources modified by the developer.
+## Usage:
+##   % make lint UNSTABLE=1
+##   % make lint-pylint-all
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-PYLINT
+  lint-pylint-mode := $(if $(have-python-files),modified,all)
+  lint : lint-pylint-$(lint-pylint-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-PYLINT
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: exhaustive pylint syntax checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+pylint-find-args := $(null)
+pylint-find-args += -name '$(venv-name)'
+pylint-find-args += -o -name 'patches'
+lint-pylint-all: $(venv-activate-script)
+	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-pylint-install
+
+	$(activate)\
+ && find . \( $(pylint-find-args) \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
+	| $(xargs-n1) pylint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
+## Note:
+##   pylint --py3k option no longer supported
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-pylint-modified: $(venv-activate-script)
+	$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-pylint-install
+
+	$(activate) && pylint $(PYTHON_FILES)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent:
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lint-pylint-install
+lint-pylint-install: $(venv-activate-script)
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** python pylint syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	$(activate) && pip install --upgrade pylint
+	$(activate) && pylint --version
+	@echo
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-pylint           Syntax check python using the pylint command'
+
+help-verbose += help-lint-pylint-verbose
+help-lint-pylint-verbose:
+	@echo
+	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-pylint PYTHON_FILES=...'
+	@echo '  lint-pylint-modified  pylint checking: only modified'
+	@echo '  lint-pylint-all       pylint checking: exhaustive'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]