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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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-hadolint lint-hadolint-all lint-hadolint-modified
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+ifndef NO-LINT-HADOLINT
+  have-rst-files := $(if $(strip $(RST_SOURCE)),true)
+  RST_SOURCE     ?= $(error RST_SOURCE= is required)
+
+  lint-hadolint-mode := $(if $(have-hadolint-files),modified,all)
+  lint : lint-hadolint-$(lint-hadolint-mode)
+endif# NO-LINT-HADOLINT
+
+# Consistent targets across lint makefiles
+lint-hadolint-all      : lint-hadolint
+lint-hadolint-modified : lint-hadolint
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/hadolint/excl.mk
+
+ifdef lint-hadolint-excl
+  lint-hadolint-excl-args += $(addprefix --ignore-path$(space),$(lint-hadolint-excl))
+endif
+lint-hadolint-excl-args += $(addprefix --ignore-path$(space),$(lint-hadolint-excl-raw))
+
+lint-hadolint-args += --max-line-length 120
+
+lint-hadolint: $(venv-activate-script)
+	@echo
+	@echo '** -----------------------------------------------------------------------'
+	@echo '** hadolint *.rst syntax checking'
+	@echo '** -----------------------------------------------------------------------'
+	$(activate) && hadolint --version
+	@echo
+	$(activate) && hadolint $(lint-hadolint-excl-args) $(lint-hadolint-args) .
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display command usage
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint          Syntax check python using the hadolint command'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint-all       hadolint checking: exhaustive'
+	@echo '  lint-hadolint-modified  hadolint checking: only modified'
+  endif
+
+# include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/docker/hadolint.mk
+
+# [EOF]