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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))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Given a hyphen separated list of values return item [n]
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage:
+##   value    := foo-bar-tans-fans
+##   tans-val = $(call get-hyphen-field,value,3)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+get-hyphen-field = $(word $(1),$(subst -,$(space),$(notdir $(2))))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Construct a parameterized $(GO_SH) command
+## Given:
+##   argv[1] Response file containing environment vars passed to docker.
+## Usage:
+##   cmd = $(my-go-sh,./env-vars)
+## Debug: view arguments passed
+##   make DEBUG=1
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+my-go-sh=$(strip                   \
+  $(docker-run-app)                \
+	$(is-stdin)                \
+	$(if $(1),--env-file $(1)) \
+	-v gocache:/.cache         \
+	$(vee-golang)              \
+	$(vee-citools)-golang      \
+	sh -c                      \
+)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Derive a list of release platform binaries by name
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Given:
+##   $1 (scalar:name)      $(RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME)
+##   $2 (indirect:arches)  $(RELEASE_OS_ARCH)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage: deps = $(call release-gen-deps-name,tool-name,tool-arches)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+release-gen-deps-name=$(strip \
+\
+  $(if $($(1)),$(null),$(error name= is required))\
+  $(if $($(2)),$(null),$(error arches= is required))\
+\
+  $(foreach name,$($(1)),\
+     $(if $(DEBUG),$(info name=$(name)))\
+  $(foreach arches,$(2),\
+     $(if $(DEBUG),$(info arches=$(arches)))\
+     $(foreach arch,$($(arches)),\
+        $(if $(DEBUG),$(info arch=$(arch): $(name)-$(arch)))\
+        $(name)-$(arch)\
+     )\
+  ))\
+)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Derive a list of release binary dependencies
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Returns:
+##    release/bbsim-darwin-amd64
+##    release/bbsim-linux-amd64
+##    release/bbsim-windows-amd64
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Usage:
+##    tool-name   = bbsim
+##    tool-arches = darwin linux windows
+##    release-dir = release
+##    deps = $(call release-gen-deps,tool-name,tool-arches,release-dir)
+##    $(foreach val,$(deps),$(info ** deps=$(val)))
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+release-gen-deps=$(strip \
+\
+  $(if $($(1)),$(null),$(error name= is required))\
+  $(if $($(2)),$(null),$(error arches= is required))\
+  $(if $($(3)),$(null),$(error release-dir= is required))\
+\
+  $(if $(DEBUG),$(info release-dir=$(3)))\
+  $(foreach release-dir,$($(3)),\
+    $(addprefix $(release-dir)/,$(call release-gen-deps-name,$(1),$(2)))\
+  )\
+)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]