diff --git a/makefiles/consts.mk b/makefiles/consts.mk
index 21f9fbc..7bb882d 100644
--- a/makefiles/consts.mk
+++ b/makefiles/consts.mk
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 #   lint-shell:
 #   <tab>find . -name '*.sh' -print0 | $(xargs-n1-clean) shellcheck $(args)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-xargs-cmd       := xargs -0 -t --no-run-if-empty
+xargs-cmd0       := xargs -0 --no-run-if-empty
+xargs-cmd       := $(xargs-cmd0) -t
 xargs-n1        := $(xargs-cmd) -n1
 xargs-n1-clean  := $(env-clean) $(xargs-n1)
 xargs-cmd-clean := $(env-clean) $(xargs-cmd)
diff --git a/makefiles/include.mk b/makefiles/include.mk
index 6280735..ddcc857 100644
--- a/makefiles/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/include.mk
@@ -42,55 +42,60 @@
 ## Missing required vars are fatal
 onf-mk-dir ?= $(error onf-mk-dir= is required)
 onf-mk-top ?= $(error onf-mk-top= is required)
-onf-mk-tmp := $(onf-mk-top)/tmp
+onf-mk-tmp := $(onf-mk-top)/tmp#  # TODO: Replace with lf-mk-tmp
+
+# per-repository paths: mirror repo:onf-make
+local-mk-top  := $(onf-mk-top)
+local-mk-dir  := $(dir $(onf-mk-dir))local
 
 ONF_MAKEDIR   := $(onf-mk-dir)#   # TODO: Deprecate ONF_MAKEDIR and MAKEDIR
 
 #--------------------##
 ##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
 ##--------------------##
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/make/warn-undef-vars.mk  # target lint-make helper
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/lint/make/warn-undef-vars.mk  # target lint-make helper
 
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/consts.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/include.mk       # render target help
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/utils/include.mk      # dependency-less helper macros
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/etc/include.mk        # banner macros
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/consts.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/help/include.mk       # render target help
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/utils/include.mk      # dependency-less helper macros
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/etc/include.mk        # banner macros
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/include.mk       # tempdir
 
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/virtualenv/include.mk#  # python, lint, JJB dependency
-# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/patches/include.mk#   # Patch when python 3.10+ in use
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/virtualenv/include.mk#  # python, lint, JJB dependency
+# include $(onf-mk-dir)/patches/include.mk#   # Patch when python 3.10+ in use
 
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/commands/include.mk   # Tools and local installers
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/include.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/commands/include.mk   # Tools and local installers
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/lint/include.mk
 
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/include.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/include.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/gerrit/include.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/git/include.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/jjb/include.mk
 
 $(if $(USE-VOLTHA-RELEASE-MK),\
-  $(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/include.mk))
+  $(eval include $(onf-mk-dir)/release/include.mk))
 
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/todo.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/variables.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/todo.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/help/variables.mk
 
 ##------------------------------------##
 ##---]  Languages & Interpreters  [---##
 ##------------------------------------##
 # [TODO] $(if $(golang-mode),$(eval include))
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/golang/include.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/golang/include.mk
 
 ##---------------------##
 ##---]  ON_DEMAND  [---##
 ##---------------------##
-$(if $(USE-ONF-GERRIT-MK),$(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk))
-$(if $(USE-ONF-DOCKER-MK),$(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/docker/include.mk))
+$(if $(USE-ONF-GERRIT-MK),$(eval include $(onf-mk-dir)/gerrit/include.mk))
+$(if $(USE-ONF-DOCKER-MK),$(eval include $(onf-mk-dir)/docker/include.mk))
 
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  TARGETS  [---##
 ##-------------------##
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/include.mk # clean, sterile
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/targets/include.mk # clean, sterile
 
 ## Display make help text late
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/trailer.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/help/trailer.mk
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md b/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0596967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+doc8
+====
+
+The doc8 tool can be configured by modifying doc8.ini files.
+Common config changes can be added in repo:onf-make/makefiles/lint/doc8.
+per-repository changes can be added in lf/local/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini.
+
+The makefile target lint-doc8 will merge these two config files into
+a single config prior to invoking the doc8 tool.
+
+Common exclusions are added in repo:onf-make/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc.ini.
+
+[TODO]
+  - Deploy repo:onf-make to all voltha repositories.
+  - Create lf/local/lib/makefiles/doc8/doc.ini and configure.
+  - Once all repositories have been updated delete lint/doc8/excl.mk
+
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
index 3fe7969..fd87fdc 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
@@ -1,26 +1,5 @@
 [doc8]
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation 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.
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent:
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-    
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # $ doc8  -h
 # 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
index 9bb71fc..2c499ac 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2022 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
+# 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,
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent:
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(eval LINT_DOC8_DEBUG=1))
 
@@ -37,7 +32,9 @@
 # use only one.  Repos have more special exclusions so pass onf-make
 # doc8 config as command line args so local makefiles to use --config
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# lint-doc8-args += --config $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
+ifdef USE_DOC8_INI
+  lint-doc8-args += --config $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
+endif
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -72,7 +69,9 @@
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## Usage: make lint-doc8 LINT_DOC8_DEBUG=1
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-lint-doc8: lint-doc8-cmd-version
+lint-doc8: \
+  lint-doc8-cmd-version \
+  lint-doc8-ini-tmp
 
 	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
 	$(activate) && doc8 $(lint-doc8-excl) $(lint-doc8-args)
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk
index 5dbd23a..1ec6cb8 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/help.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# Copyright 2022-2023 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
+# 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,
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent:
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
index d1b69cb..83bbcbf 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/include.mk
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# Copyright 2017-2022 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
+# 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,
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent:
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # NOTE: The doc8 command runs recursively on directories so targets
 #       *-mod and *-src are not yet supported.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -26,9 +21,11 @@
 ##--------------------##
 ##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
 ##--------------------##
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/excl.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/help.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/install.mk
+include $(onf-mk-top)/lint/doc8/ini.mk
+include $(onf-mk-top)/lint/doc8/excl.mk
+include $(onf-mk-top)/lint/doc8/help.mk
+include $(onf-mk-top)/lint/doc8/install.mk
+
+include $(onf-mk-top)/lint/doc8/doc8.mk
 
 # [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/lint/doc8/ini.mk b/makefiles/lint/doc8/ini.mk
index 7a2393f..971bfb4 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/doc8/ini.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/doc8/ini.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent:
+# Intent: doc8(s) --config switch will only accept one argument and
+#   config(s)/exclusion(s) are needed from multiple sources.
+#   This target will merge doc8.ini from onf-make/ and local/ for use.
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ##-------------------##
@@ -32,18 +34,12 @@
 lint-doc8-ini-tmp : $(lint-doc8-ini-tmp)
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent: Doc8(s) --config switch will only accept one argument and
-#   configs/exclusions are needed from multiple sources.
-#   This target will merge doc8.ini from onf-make/ and local/ for use.
+# doc8 config files to merge: lf/makefiles/{onf-make,local}/
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# repo:onf-make is special, MAKEDIR=makefiles/local does not exist.
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-lint-doc8-ini-raw := $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
-ifneq ($(--repo-name--),onf-make)
-  lint-doc8-ini-raw += $(MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
-endif
+lint-doc8-ini-raw := $(onf-mk-dir)/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
+lint-doc8-ini-raw += $(local-mk-dir)/lint/doc8/doc8.ini
 
-lint-doc8-ini-src = $(wildcard $(lint-doc8-ini-raw))
+lint-doc8-ini-src = $(wildcard $(sort $(lint-doc8-ini-raw)))
 $(lint-doc8-ini-tmp):
 
 	$(call banner,Target $@)
diff --git a/makefiles/main/include.mk b/makefiles/main/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5030758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/main/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifndef lf-mk-seen--main # guard macro, include once
+
+  $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+#   include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/tempdir.mk
+  include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/tempdir/include.mk
+  lf-mk-seen--main := true
+
+  $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+endif # lf-mk-seen--main
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/main/tempdir/debug.mk b/makefiles/main/tempdir/debug.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fb9148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/main/tempdir/debug.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifdef DEBUG
+
+$(info  )
+$(warning ** IAM)
+$(info -----------------------------------------------------------------------)
+$(info ** lf-mk-tmp         = $(lf-mk-tmp))
+$(info ** lf-mk-tmp-name    = $(lf-mk-tmp-name))
+$(info ** lf-mk-tmp-create  = $(lf-mk-tmp-create))
+$(info  )
+$(info ** lf-mk-user-meta   = $(lf-mk-user-meta))
+$(info ** lf-mk-user-mktemp = $(lf-mk-user-mktemp))
+$(info ** lf-mk-meta-create = $(lf-mk-meta-create))
+$(info -----------------------------------------------------------------------)
+$(info  )
+
+endif # DEBUG
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/main/tempdir/help.mk b/makefiles/main/tempdir/help.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f73f2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/main/tempdir/help.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display target help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' 'lf-tempdir(-help)' \
+	  'Create a temp directory for internal makefile use'
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display extended target help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lf-tempdir-help:
+	@printf 'Usage: make [options] [target] ...\n'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' 'lf-mk-tmp-create' \
+	  'Create a temporary directory (dependency driven)'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' 'lf-mk-meta-create' \
+	  'Create a directory for tempdir timestamp tracking'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' 'lf-mk-todo' \
+	  'Display a list of enhancements for the target'
+
+	@printf '\n[VARS]\n'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' '  lf-mk-tmp=' \
+	  'Temp directory path'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' '  lf-mk-tmp-name=' \
+	  'Temp directory basename'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' '  lf-mk-user-meta=' \
+	  'Per-user timestamp and resource directory (internal)'
+	@printf '  %-33.33s %s\n' '  lf-mk-user-mktemp=' \
+	  'Per-user temp directory paths (one per invocation)'
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# todo-all += lf-mk-todo
+lf-mk-todo ::
+
+	$(call banner-enter,$@)
+
+	@printf '\n[TODO]\n'
+	@printf '  * Replace lf/include.mk macro onf-mk-tmp= with lf-mk-tmp=\n'
+	@printf '  * Create a BATS unit test for tempdir creation\n'
+	@printf '  * Document makefile targets and behavior on docs.voltha.org\n'
+	@printf '\n'
+
+	$(call banner-leave,$@)
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/main/tempdir/include.mk b/makefiles/main/tempdir/include.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5de3cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/main/tempdir/include.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation 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.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022-2024 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/tempdir/debug.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/tempdir/help.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/tempdir/tempdir.mk
+include $(onf-mk-dir)/main/tempdir/todo.mk
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/main/tempdir/tempdir.mk b/makefiles/main/tempdir/tempdir.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f854139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/main/tempdir/tempdir.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation (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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: This makefile is intended for extremely limited use:
+#   o A temp directory is created for internal makefile use.
+#   o Installers, downloads, etc.
+#   o Allowing garbage to persist in /tmp is not desirable behavior.
+#   o Create breadcrumbs for the sterile target to find and remove later.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+lf-mk-tmp      := $(shell mktemp --directory -t 'repo-LF-make.XXXXXXXXXX')
+lf-mk-tmp-name := $(notdir $(lf-mk-tmp))
+
+lf-mk-user-meta   ?= $(dir $(lf-mk-tmp)/)$(USER).mk.meta
+lf-mk-user-mktemp ?= $(lf-mk-user-meta)/mktemp
+
+lf-mk-tmp-create  := $(lf-mk-tmp)/.exists
+lf-mk-meta-create := $(lf-mk-user-mktemp)/$(lf-mk-tmp-name)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lf-tempdir
+lf-tempdir : lf-mk-meta-create
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create tempdir
+##   o Create a temp directory
+##   o Create a timestamp file to record time of creation
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lf-mk-tmp-create
+lf-mk-tmp-create : $(lf-mk-tmp-create)
+$(lf-mk-tmp-create) :
+
+	$(if $(DEBUG),$(call banner-enter,$@))
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@touch $@
+	$(if $(DEBUG),$(call banner-leave,$@))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create a timestamp file for temp directory cleanup:
+##   o Create a storage directory
+##   o Record timestamp file used by temp directory creation
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lf-mk-meta-create
+lf-mk-meta-create : lf-mk-tmp-create $(lf-mk-meta-create)
+$(lf-mk-meta-create) :
+
+	$(if $(DEBUG),$(call banner-enter,$@))
+	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	@printf "$(lf-mk-tmp-create)" >> "$(lf-mk-user-mktemp)/$(lf-mk-tmp-name)"
+	$(if $(DEBUG),$(call banner-leave,$@))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Remove temp directories created by a makefile run.
+##   o Automated directory cleanup is not easily supported by make.
+##   o Use breadcrumbs dropped during tempdir creation for removal.
+##   o Only consider subdirs older than the current makefile run.
+##   o Only consider subdirs older than +n days (persistent cron jobs).
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile-timestamp = $(shell date '+%Y-%m-%d' -d '3 days ago')
+sterile ::
+
+    # Create a reference file to remove lingering stale directories
+	$(HELP)touch --date "$(sterile-timestamp)" "$(lf-mk-tmp-create)-stale"
+
+	$(HIDE)find '$(dir $(lf-mk-tmp))' -maxdepth 1 -name 'repo-LF-make*' -type d -print0 \
+	   | $(xargs-cmd0) -I'{}' find {} -name '.exists' -not -newer "$(lf-mk-tmp-create)-stale" -print0 \
+	   | $(xargs-n1-clean) dirname --zero \
+	   | $(xargs-n1-clean) $(RM) -vr
+
+    # Remove late: target dep (sterile : clean) would remove breadcrumbs
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory clean
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent : Remove mktemp for the current invocation
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean ::
+	$(RM) -r "$(lf-mk-tmp)"
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/main/tempdir/todo.mk b/makefiles/main/tempdir/todo.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3880c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/main/tempdir/todo.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2024 Open Networking Foundation Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display a list of future enhancements
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lf-mk-todo ::
+
+	$(call banner-enter,$@)
+
+	@printf '\n[TODO]\n'
+	@printf '  * Replace lf/include.mk macro onf-mk-tmp= with lf-mk-tmp=\n'
+	@printf '  * Create a BATS unit test for tempdir creation\n'
+	@printf '    + make lf-tempdir; ls /tmp/repo-LF*\n'
+	@printf '    + make lf-tempdir clean; ls /tmp/repo-LF*\n'
+	@printf '  * Document makefile targets and behavior on docs.voltha.org\n'
+	@printf '\n'
+
+	$(call banner-leave,$@)
+
+todo :: lf-mk-todo
+
+# [EOF]