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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2023 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  [---##
+##-------------------##
+xargs-n1-local := $(subst -t,$(null),$(xargs-n1))#   inhibit cmd display
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+make-check-find := find . -name 'vendor' -prune
+make-check-find += -o \( -iname makefile -o -name '*.mk' \)
+make-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+make-check      := $(MAKE)
+
+make-check-args += --dry-run
+make-check-args += --keep-going
+make-check-args += --warn-undefined-variables
+make-check-args += --no-print-directory
+
+# Quiet internal undef vars
+make-check-args += DEBUG=
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-MAKEFILE
+  lint : lint-make
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Perform a lint check on makefile sources
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-make-ignore += JSON_FILES=
+lint-make-ignore += YAML_FILES=
+lint-make:
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** Makefile syntax checking"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(make-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1-local) $(make-check) $(make-check-args) $(lint-make-ignore)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@echo '  lint-make           Syntax check [Mm]akefile and *.mk'
+
+# [EOF]