[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/lint/include.mk b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
index 25d12e9..6586040 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/include.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/include.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # -*- makefile -*-
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright 2017-2023 Open Networking Foundation
+# 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.
@@ -13,36 +13,32 @@
 # 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: 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/onf-make
+# ONF.makefile.version = 1.1
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
 
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Intent: Display help banner early before library lint help targets.
-# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-help::
+help ::
 	@echo
 	@echo "[LINT]"
 
-## Disable python linting in bulk ?
-ifdef NO-LINT-PYTHON
-  NO-LINT-FLAKE8 := true
-  NO-LINT-PYLINT := true
-endif
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/groovy/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/jjb.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/license/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/makefile.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/python/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/shell.mk
+# include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/tox/include.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml.mk
 
-# Define early else {flake8,pylint}.mk will complain:
-#    PYTHON_FILES ?= $(error)
-have-python-files := $(if $(strip $(PYTHON_FILES)),true)
-
-##--------------------##
-##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
-##--------------------##
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/doc8/include.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/json.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/python/include.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/robot.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/shell.mk
-include $(MAKEDIR)/lint/yaml.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/lint/help.mk
 
 $(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))