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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 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
+#
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Helper makefile target used to setup for a release
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+# TODO: Library function  $(call mk-path,makefiles/release/targets.mk)
+release-mk-top := $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+release-mk-top := $(subst /makefiles/release/targets.mk,$(null),$(release-mk-top))
+
+GIT	?= /usr/bin/env git
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/voltha-versions.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/targets/voltha-certification.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/targets/voltha-e2e.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/targets/voltha-nightly-jobs.mk
+
+# last-release  := voltha-2.11
+last-release := $(voltha-release-last)
+
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+all: help
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Build these deps to create a new branch/release area
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+create-jobs-release += create-jobs-release-bat
+create-jobs-release += create-jobs-release-certification
+create-jobs-release += create-jobs-release-nightly
+create-jobs-release += create-jobs-release-units
+create-jobs-release += create-jobs-release-e2e
+
+create-jobs-release : $(create-jobs-release)
+
+	@echo
+	$(GIT) status
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create branch driven pipeline test jobs.
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+units-yaml := $(release-mk-top)/jjb/pipeline/voltha/$(voltha-version)
+units-root := $(subst /$(voltha-version),$(null),$(units-yaml))
+create-jobs-release-units : $(units-yaml)
+$(units-yaml):
+
+	@echo
+	@echo "** Create branch driven pipeline: unit tests"
+	$(HIDE)mkdir -vp $@
+	rsync -r --checksum $(units-root)/master/. $@/.
+	$(HIDE)/bin/ls -l $(units-root)
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create branch driven nightly test jobs.
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile-create-jobs-release := $(addprefix sterile-,$(create-jobs-release))
+sterile-create-jobs-release : $(sterile-create-jobs-release)
+	$(RM) -r $(units-yaml)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]