diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
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+[MASTER]
+
+[REPORTS]
+reports=no
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+#
+# This file is part of reclass (http://github.com/madduck/reclass)
+#
+# Copyright © 2007–13 martin f. krafft <madduck@madduck.net>
+# Released under the terms of the Artistic Licence 2.0
+#
+PYFILES = $(shell find -name .git -o -name dist -o -name build -prune -o -name '*.py' -print)
+
+lint:
+	@echo pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc $(ARGS) …
+	@pylint --rcfile=.pylintrc $(ARGS) $(PYFILES)
+.PHONY: lint
+
+lint-errors: ARGS=--errors-only
+lint-errors: lint
+.PHONY: lint-errors
+
+lint-report: ARGS=--report=y
+lint-report: lint
+.PHONY: lint-report