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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+lint-groovy-cmds += $(shell which npm-groovy-lint)
+lint-groovy-cmds += $(HOME)/.npm/bin/npm-groovy-lint
+lint-groovy-cmds += /usr/bin/npm-groovy-lint
+# lint-groovy-cmds += /dev/null#                     # force existence
+
+lint-groovy-cmd = $(firstword $(wildcard $(lint-groovy-cmds)))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-GROOVY
+
+  lint : lint-groovy
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Install npm-groovy-lint
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(lint-groovy-cmd) : lint-groovy-install
+lint-groovy-install:
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-groovy-install          Syntax check groovy sources'
+
+# [EOF]
+