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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+help::
+	@echo
+	@echo "[LINT]"
+	@echo "  lint                       Static code analysis/syntax checking"
+	@echo "    LOCAL_LINT=1             Enable local linting w/o docker & jenkins overhead"
+
+ifdef LOCAL_LINT
+  # include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk              # venv dependency
+  # include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/golang/sca.mk
+  # include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/license/include.mk   # exclusions needed
+  # include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/python.mk
+  # include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/robot.mk             # venv dependency
+  include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/shell.mk             # cleanup needed
+  # include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml.mk              # venv needed -- alt: yamllint
+endif
+
+
+# [EOF]