[VOL-5009] - Update release notes
config.mk
makefiles/*
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o Refresh library makefiles from https://github.com/opencord/onf-make.
o More lint targets added with exclusions in config.mk
makefiles/virtualenv.mk
patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch
patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch
patches/python_310_migration.sh
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o Continue normalizing virtualenv install directory.
o Update patches to modify .venv VS vst_venv [, vdoc_venv, vfoo_venv, vbar_venv, ...)
o virtualenv.mk now defines named targets for patching-up-to 3.10 installs.
release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst
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o Update version string info.
o Onos component table condensed and populated with versioned urls.
o voltha components table is a WIP.
howto/release/repositories/
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o Begin capturing repo-specific activities for release.
o Silly having to figure this out each release cycle.
o Automation and release helper scripts can be found here:
- https://github.com/joey-onf/voltha-release
sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py
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o Roach squashing exercise, external repos pulled in as git-submodules.
o New repository files appear as problems when running 'make reload'
o Exclude files to squelch messages.
Change-Id: I7adf7b84498511f5cde1e43ad304f9e33283241e
diff --git a/makefiles/etc/include.mk b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
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+++ b/makefiles/etc/include.mk
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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
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Usage:
+#
+# mytarget:
+# $(call banner-enter,target $@)
+# @echo "Hello World"
+# $(call banner-leave,target $@)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+target-banner = ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Return a command line able to display a banner hilighting
+## make target processing within a logfile.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+banner-enter=\
+ @echo -e \
+ "\n"\
+ "$(target-banner)\n"\
+ "** $(MAKE) ENTER: $(1)\n"\
+ "$(target-banner)"\
+
+banner-leave=\
+ @echo -e "** $(MAKE) LEAVE: $(1)"
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/etc/todo.mk b/makefiles/etc/todo.mk
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+++ b/makefiles/etc/todo.mk
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+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Cast value into a boolean string.
+## NOTE: : Careful with line comment placement, when octolthorp is indented
+## in a makefile return value will have whitespace appended.
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+boolean = $(if $(strip $($(1))),false,true)# trailing whitespace is bad here
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intet: Negate input value for conditional use.
+## Return success when input value is null.
+## Usage:
+## $(info ** defined[true] = $(call not,value))
+## $(info ** defined[false] = $(call not,$(null)))
+## $(if $(call not,varname),$(error varname= is not set))
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+not = $(strip \
+ $(foreach true-false\
+ ,$(info true-false=$(true-false))$(strip $(call boolean,$(1)))\
+ $(subst true,$(null),$(true-false))\
+ )\
+)