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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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(MAKEDIR)/release/consts.mk
+include $(MAKEDIR)/release/macros.mk
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Dispaly a help section for release targets
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[RELEASE]'
+	@echo '  release             Creates release ready binaries for BBSimctl and BBR artifacts'
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(MAKEDIR)/release/bbr.mk
+include $(MAKEDIR)/release/bbsim.mk
+include $(MAKEDIR)/release/bbsimctl.mk
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Cross-compile binaries for release
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+release-target-deps += release-bbr
+release-target-deps += release-bbsim
+# release-deps += release-bbsimctl
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create a release from targets release-{bbr,bbsim,bbsimctl}
+## Debug: $(foreach tgt,$(release-target-deps),$(info ** release-target-deps=$(tgt)))
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: release
+release: $(release-target-deps)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Initialize storage then build release target groups (bbr, bbsim)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: $(release-targetdeps)
+$(release-target-deps) : release-init-mkdir
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Prepare for a clean release build
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+release-init:
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** $(MAKE): processing target [$@]"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+	@echo -e "\n** Create filesystem target for docker volume: $(RELEASE_DIR)"
+	$(RM) -r "./$(RELEASE_DIR)"
+	mkdir -vp "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create storage for release binaries and docker volume mount
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: release-init
+release-init-mkdir:
+	mkdir -vp "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]