diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/help.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/help.mk
index ffd98bd..02ae791 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/license/help.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/help.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 	  'License check locally modified files (git status)'
 	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-reuse-src'\
 	  'License check files by path'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-reuse-install'\
+	  'pip install --requirements ./conf reuse'
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
index b8f70f4..2f8e497 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/include.mk
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+REUSE ?= $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse
+
 ##--------------------##
 ##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
 ##--------------------##
@@ -23,7 +28,7 @@
 include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/license/reuse.mk
 
 # Alias targets
-lint-license : lint-reuse
+lint-license     : lint-reuse
 lint-license-all : lint-reuse-all
 lint-license-mod : lint-reuse-mod
 lint-license-src : lint-reuse-src
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk
index c708482..abaa778 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/install.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -13,30 +13,24 @@
 # 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.
-#
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: This makefile will install the reuse tool used for license checking
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-## Intent: Install the reuse tool
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-## Define a macro to standardize and simplify access
-# REUSE ?= $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse
-# REUSE ?= $(activate) && reuse
-
-## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Display reuse command version string.
 ##   Note: As a side effect, install reuse by dependency
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-.PHONY: lint-reuse-cmd-version
-lint-reuse-cmd-version : $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse
+.PHONY: lint-reuse-version
+lint-reuse-version : lint-reuse-install
 
 	$(HIDE) echo
-	$< --version
+	$(venv-activate-bin)/reuse --version
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: On-demand instalation of the reuse command
@@ -61,9 +55,19 @@
 help::
 	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-reuse-install'\
       'Install the reuse compliance tool'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-reuse-version'\
+	  'Display version of the installed reuse tool'
+
+# [NOTES]
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+##   o Installable tool target explicitly defined as $(venv-activate-bin)/reuse.
+##   o Var $(REUSE) is not used as a dependency due to arbitray command
+##     assignment with arguments.  ie: make REUSE=/opt/reuse/bin/reuse
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # [SEE ALSO]
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 #   o https://github.com/fsfe/reuse-tool#install
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/requirements.txt b/makefiles/lint/license/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69d55a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+
+reuse~=3.0.1
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk b/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
index 408a329..306ab76 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/reuse.mk
@@ -18,11 +18,15 @@
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
 ##-------------------##
+$(call genpath-makefiles,lint-reuse-req-txt,requirements.txt)
+# $(error lint-reuse-req-text=$(lint-reuse-req-txt))
 
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  TARGETS  [---##
 ##-------------------##
 ifndef NO-LINT-REUSE
+#  lint-reuse-mode := $(if $(have-reuse-files),mod,all)
+#  lint : lint-reuse-$(lint-reuse-mode)
   lint : lint-reuse
 endif
 
@@ -33,7 +37,10 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-lint-reuse:
-	reuse --root . lint
+lint-reuse : lint-reuse-version
+
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(activate) && $(REUSE) --root . lint
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/license/urls b/makefiles/lint/license/urls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c92557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/license/urls
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+https://git.fsfe.org/reuse/tool
+https://reuse.software/tutorial/
diff --git a/makefiles/utils/include.mk b/makefiles/utils/include.mk
index 6090a17..e3e9ae0 100644
--- a/makefiles/utils/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/utils/include.mk
@@ -39,15 +39,39 @@
 ##   groovy-check-conf := $(call path-by-makefile,.groovylintrc.json)
 ##   groovy-cmd        = npm-groovy-lint --config "$(groovy-check-conf)"
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-path-by-makefile = $(strip \
+path-by-makefilepath-by-makefile = $(strip \
   $(foreach filename,$(1),\
     $(foreach makefile,$(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)),\
-    $(foreach makedir,$(subst /include.mk,$(null),$(makefile)),\
-      $(makedir)/$(filename)\
+    $(foreach makedir,$(dir $(makefile)),\
+      $(makedir)$(filename)\
     )\
   ))\
 )
 
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Improve function usability for path-by-makefilepath-by-makefile
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Given:
+##   scalar   A makefile variable name to define
+##   scalar   Path within a makefile subdirectory to construct
+## Return:
+##   scalar   Constructed path for the given filename
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage:
+##   $(call genpath-makefiles,tox-ini,tox.ini)
+##   $(info tox-ini = $(tox-ini))
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+genpath-makefiles = $(strip \
+\
+  $(foreach var,$(1),\
+  $(foreach fyl,$(2),\
+    $(if true$(DEBUG),\
+      $(info $$(eval $(var) := $$(call path-by-makefilepath-by-makefile,$(fyl)))))\
+    $(eval $(var) := $(call path-by-makefilepath-by-makefile,$(fyl)))\
+	))\
+    $(var)\
+)
+
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
 # [EOF]