[VOL-5010] - Clone unit tests to run on a v2.12 branch

docs/release/README.md
makefiles/release/help.mk
-------------------------
  o Temp release documentation until text can be o-fficially
    added in the howto:release section of docs.voltha.org.

Makefile
makefiles/include.mk
makefiles/release/include.mk
makefiles/release/required.mk
makefiles/release/targets.mk
-----------------------------
  o Add makefile infra used to create and clone master tests for release.
  o Logic is conditional, makefile library will only load when named
    targets are requested.
  o make help and make help-voltha-release document new targets.
  o create-jobs-release-nightly is simply a placeholder for now.
    - Nightly unit tests are still bundled in the mega voltha job config.
    - Still need to isolate and separate these out so tests can be
      anchored for branch driven release testing.

Change-Id: I692166e17c5e04d87d112f317b9fead1d5c4090d
diff --git a/makefiles/release/required.mk b/makefiles/release/required.mk
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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: Conditionally load when named targets are requested.
+#   var ?= $(error ...) definitions are fatal to "make help" and others
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+voltha-release-mk-targets := null
+voltha-release-mk-targets += create-jobs-release
+voltha-release-mk-targets += create-jobs-release-nightly
+voltha-release-mk-targets += create-jobs-release-units
+voltha-release-mk-targets += sterile-create-jobs-release
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Define a flag to only load release targets when mentioned by name
+# Makefile can also explicitly define the flag to force always loading.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(foreach tgt,$(voltha-release-mk-targets),\
+  $(if $(findstring $(tgt),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(eval USE_VOLTHA_RELEASE_MK := true))\
+)
+
+# [EOF]