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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# 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.
+# 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.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME    ?= bbsim
+
+# release-target-deps += release-bbsim
+
+# -----------------------------
+# release/bbsim-darwin-amd64
+# release/bbsim-linux-amd64
+# release/bbsim-windows-amd64
+# -----------------------------
+release-bbsim-deps :=\
+  $(call release-gen-deps,RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME,RELEASE_OS_ARCH,RELEASE_DIR)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Cross-compile bbsim binaries as dependency targets
+##   o target: release/bbsim-linux-amd64
+##   o create release/ for VOLUME mounting by docker container
+##   o create a response file for passing docker env vars
+##   o cross-compile: GOOS= GOARCH= go build
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+release-bbsim: $(release-bbsim-deps)
+
+.PHONY: $(release-bbsim-deps)
+$(release-bbsim-deps):
+
+	@echo
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+	@echo "** $(MAKE): processing target [$@]"
+	@echo "** -----------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+        # Docker container is responsible for compiling
+        # Release target will publish from localhost:release/
+        # Binaries are built into mounted docker volume /app/release => localhost:release/
+	$(HIDE)mkdir -vp "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
+	$(HIDE)umask 000 && chmod 777 "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
+
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        # Create a response file for passing environment vars to docker
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$(HIDE)$(RM) $(notdir $@).env
+	$(HIDE)echo -e '#!/bin/bash\n' \
+	  'GOOS=$(call get-hyphen-field,2,$@)\n' \
+	  'GOARCH=$(call get-hyphen-field,3,$@)\n' \
+	  >> "$(notdir $@).env"
+
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        # Compile a platform binary
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	$(HIDE) \
+	umask 022 \
+\
+	&& echo "** Building: $@" \
+	&& set -x \
+	&& $(call my-go-sh,$(notdir $@).env) \
+    $(quote-single) \
+      go build -mod vendor \
+	  -ldflags "-w -X main.buildTime=$(shell date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S) \
+	    -X main.commitHash=$(shell git log --pretty=format:%H -n 1) \
+	    -X main.gitStatus=${GIT_STATUS} \
+	    -X main.version=${VERSION}" \
+	  -o "$@" ./cmd/bbsim \
+    $(quote-single)
+
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+        # Cleanup and display results
+        # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+	@$(RM) $(notdir $@).env
+	$(HIDE)umask 000 && chmod 755 "$(RELEASE_DIR)"
+	$(HIDE)file "$@"
+
+
+release-bbsim-x:
+	@echo "$(RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME)-linux-amd64"
+	${GO} build -mod vendor \
+	  -ldflags "-w -X main.buildTime=$(shell date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S) \
+	    -X main.commitHash=$(shell git log --pretty=format:%H -n 1) \
+	    -X main.gitStatus=${GIT_STATUS} \
+	    -X main.version=${VERSION}" \
+	  -o "$(RELEASE_DIR)/$(RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME)-linux-amd64" ./cmd/bbsim
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Build bbsimctl on localhost
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+build-bbsim:
+	@go build -mod vendor \
+	  -ldflags "-w -X main.buildTime=$(shell date +%Y/%m/%d-%H:%M:%S) \
+	    -X main.commitHash=$(shell git log --pretty=format:%H -n 1) \
+	    -X main.gitStatus=${GIT_STATUS} \
+	    -X main.version=${VERSION}" \
+	  ./cmd/bbsim
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Remove generated targets
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+clean ::
+	$(RM) $(release-bbsim-deps)
+	$(RM) *.env
+	$(RM) $(RELEASE_BBSIM_NAME)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display target help#
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo
+	@echo '[bbsim]'
+	@echo '  build-bbsim      Compile bbsim on localhost'
+	@echo '  release-bbsim    Cross-compile bbsim binaries into a docker mounted filesystem'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]