diff --git a/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk b/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
index bb474a9..cf1bc2b 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/python/flake8.mk
@@ -32,18 +32,26 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ifndef NO-LINT-FLAKE8
   lint-flake8-mode := $(if $(have-python-files),modified,all)
-  lint : lint-flake8-$(lint-flake8-mode)
+  lint        : lint-flake8
+  lint-flake8 : lint-flake8-$(lint-flake8-mode)
 endif# NO-LINT-FLAKE8
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: exhaustive flake8 syntax checking
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Construct: find . \( -name '__ignored__' -o -name dir -o name dir \)
+# flake8-find-filter := $(null)
+# flake8-find-filter += -name '__ignored__'#    # for alignment
+# flake8-find-filter += $(foreach dir,$(onf-excl-dirs),-o -name $(dir)))
+
 lint-flake8-all: $(venv-activate-script)
 	$(HIDE)$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-flake8-install
 
-	$(activate)\
- && find . \( -name '$(venv-name)' \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
-	| $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
+	$(activate) && $(call gen-python-find-cmd) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
+
+#  && find . \( $(flake8-find-filter) \) -prune -o -name '*.py' -print0 \
+# 	| $(xargs-n1) flake8 --max-line-length=99 --count
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Intent: check deps for format and python3 cleanliness
@@ -78,6 +86,7 @@
 	@echo '  $(MAKE) lint-pylint PYTHON_FILES=...'
 	@echo '  lint-flake8-modified  flake8 checking: only modified'
 	@echo '  lint-flake8-all       flake8 checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-flake8-install   Install the flake8 command'
   endif
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))