[VOL-5009] - Update release notes

config.mk
makefiles/*
-----------
  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
---------------------------------------------------------------------
  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
-----------------------------
  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/
---------------------------
  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
-------------------------------
  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/include.mk b/makefiles/include.mk
index db96771..0536563 100644
--- a/makefiles/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/include.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# 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.
@@ -13,32 +13,63 @@
 # 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 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefiles.include.version = 1.1
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ifndef mk-include--onf-make # single-include guard macro
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-# OPT_ROOT    ?= /opt/trainlab/current
-# OPT_MAKEDIR := $(OPT_ROOT)/makefiles
-# MAKEDIR     ?= $(OPT_MAKEDIR)
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Define vars based on relative import (normalize symlinks)
+## Usage: include makefiles/onf/include.mk
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+onf-mk-abs    ?= $(abspath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)))
+onf-mk-top    := $(subst /include.mk,$(null),$(onf-mk-abs))
+ONF_MAKEDIR   := $(onf-mk-top)
 
-ONF_MAKE ?= $(MAKEDIR)# [TODO] -- local and library makefiles/ needed.
-ONF_MAKE ?= $(error ONF_MAKE= is required)
+TOP ?= $(patsubst %/makefiles/include.mk,%,$(onf-mk-abs))
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/consts.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/help/include.mk
+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_MAKEDIR)/commands/include.mk   # Tools and local installers
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/virtualenv.mk#        # lint-{jjb,python} depends on venv
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/lint/include.mk
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/todo.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/patches/include.mk#    # Patch when python 3.10+ in use
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/help/variables.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/virtualenv.mk#        # lint-{jjb,python} depends on venv
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/patches/include.mk#   # Patch when python 3.10+ in use
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/include.mk
 
-include $(ONF_MAKE)/targets/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/git/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/include.mk
 
+$(if $(USE-VOLTHA-RELEASE-MK),\
+  $(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/release/include.mk))
+
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/todo.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/help/variables.mk
+
+##---------------------##
+##---]  ON_DEMAND  [---##
+##---------------------##
+$(if $(USE-ONF-GERRIT-MK),$(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/gerrit/include.mk))
+$(if $(USE-ONF-DOCKER-MK),$(eval include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/docker/include.mk))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/targets/include.mk # clean, sterile
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
 
+mk-include--onf-make := true
+
+endif # mk-include--onf-make
+
 # [EOF]