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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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+# Release related items
+# Generates binaries in $RELEASE_DIR with name $RELEASE_NAME-$RELEASE_OS_ARCH
+# Inspired by: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases
+RELEASE_DIR     ?= release
+RELEASE_OS_ARCH ?= linux-amd64 linux-arm64 windows-amd64 darwin-amd64
+
+RELEASE_BBR_NAME      ?= bbr
+RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME    ?= bbsim
+RELEASE_BBSIMCTL_NAME ?= bbsimctl
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]