Bulk merge from repo:ci-managment
Change-Id: I7b733b43699b47deaaec2fe433987619b6928158
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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))
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create branch driven nightly test jobs.
+## o Clone config for the last nightly release
+## o In-place edit to the latest version.
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## NOTE: WIP - nightly jobs have not yet migrated from the mega job config file
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+voltha-e2e-dir := $(release-mk-top)/jjb/voltha-e2e
+voltha-e2e-yaml := $(voltha-e2e-dir)/$(voltha-version).yaml
+voltha-e2e-tmpl := $(voltha-e2e-dir)/$(voltha-release-last).yaml
+
+create-jobs-release-e2e : $(voltha-e2e-yaml)
+$(voltha-e2e-yaml) : $(voltha-e2e-tmpl)
+
+ @echo
+ @echo "** Create branch driven pipeline: nightly tests"
+ sed -e 's/$(last-release)/$(voltha-version)/g' $< > $@
+ $(HIDE)/bin/ls -l $(dir $@)
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create branch driven nightly test jobs.
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(voltha-e2e-tmpl):
+ @echo "ERROR: Yaml template branch does not exist: $@"
+ @echo 1
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Create branch driven nightly test jobs.
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile-create-jobs-release-e2e :
+ $(RM) $(voltha-e2e-yaml)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]