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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: mod-update
+mod-update: mod-tidy mod-vendor
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Invoke the golang mod tidy command
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: mod-tidy
+mod-tidy :
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(if $(LOCAL_FIX_PERMS),chmod o+w $(CURDIR))
+	${GO} mod tidy
+	$(if $(LOCAL_FIX_PERMS),chmod o-w $(CURDIR))
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: mod-vendor
+mod-vendor : mod-tidy
+mod-vendor :
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	$(if $(LOCAL_FIX_PERMS),chmod o+w $(CURDIR))
+	${GO} mod vendor
+	$(if $(LOCAL_FIX_PERMS),chmod o-w $(CURDIR))
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display topic help
+## Usage:
+##   % make help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'mod-update' \
+	  'Alias for make mod-tidy mod-update (GOLANG)'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory mod-update-help
+  endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display extended topic help
+## Usage:
+##   % make mod-update-help
+##   % make help VERBOSE=1
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: mod-update-help
+mod-update-help ::
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'mod-tidy'\
+	  'Invoke go mod tidy'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'mod-vendor'\
+	  'Invoke go mod vendor'
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MODIFIER]'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'LOCAL_FIX_PERMS=1' \
+	  'Local dev hack to fix docker uid/gid volume problem'
+
+# [EOF]