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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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: check
+check : lint lint-yaml lint-jjb
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-verbose += help-check
+help-check ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[MAKE: check]'
+	@echo '  check               pre-commit checking, with extra targets (default:NO, jenkins:FAIL)'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]