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+# -*- makefile -*-
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Targets in this makefile will determine if locally modified
+##   files exist in the sandbox.  VOLTHA currently uses this logic to
+##   detect when go {tidy, update} have indirectly modified vendor go.mod
+##   files during a build or test.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(error DISABLED -- not yet deployed/in use)
+
+# $(MAKE) --no-print-directory detect-local-edits
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Determine if sandbox contains locally modified files
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean-tree := git status --porcelain
+detect-local-edits:
+	$(HIDE)[[ `$(clean-tree)` == "" ]] || {\
+  echo "ERROR: Untracked files detected, commit or remove to continue" \
+  && echo "`git status`" \
+  && exit 1; }
+
+# [EOF]