package/datatables{, -buttons, -fixedcolumns, -responsive}: remove package

Because the way JavaScript project development is working the chances that your
project is using the same version of the buildroot package, and you provide
this library from `/var/www` to your users is actually really low ...

If you want to bundle JavaScript libraries in your project you should probably
either use a cdn, handle the package version and location of your choice in
your external or overlay, or just bundle it in your assets from a NPM workflow
to benefit from some minifications from your bundler.

Historically many of those JavaScript libraries were added in the 2010 eras
where it could make sense for them to be part of Buildroot.

Most of them are also way outdated/not maintained.

For more informations see https://elinux.org/Buildroot:DeveloperDaysELCE2025

Signed-off-by: Thomas Perale <thomas.perale@mind.be>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>

Config.in.legacy

@@ -146,6 +146,30 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2026.02"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE
+	bool "datatables-responsive has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  JS libraries are no longer part of Buildroot packages.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS
+	bool "datatables-fixedcolumns has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  JS libraries are no longer part of Buildroot packages.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES_BUTTONS
+	bool "datatables-buttons has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  JS libraries are no longer part of Buildroot packages.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES
+	bool "datatables has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  JS libraries are no longer part of Buildroot packages.
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_CHARTJS
 	bool "chartjs has been removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY

package/Config.in

@@ -1867,10 +1867,6 @@ menu "Hardware handling"
 endmenu
 
 menu "Javascript"
-	source "package/datatables/Config.in"
-	source "package/datatables-buttons/Config.in"
-	source "package/datatables-fixedcolumns/Config.in"
-	source "package/datatables-responsive/Config.in"
 	source "package/duktape/Config.in"
 	source "package/explorercanvas/Config.in"
 	source "package/flot/Config.in"

package/datatables-buttons/Config.in

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES_BUTTONS
-	bool "datatables-buttons"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_JSZIP
-	help
-	  The Buttons library for DataTables provides a framework with
-	  common options and API that can be used with DataTables, but
-	  is also very extensible, recognising that you will likely want
-	  to use buttons which perform an action unique to your
-	  applications.
-
-	  https://datatables.net/extensions/buttons

package/datatables-buttons/datatables-buttons.hash

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Locally computed:
-sha256  427632c0245f488328edab83b53294545744c8de621a5eaa9dd3d257d7ed7775  Buttons-1.6.1.zip
-sha256  21fa7cbc3c00bcad1e0f3417d465e702bd470d7dc446a6deff80c8fc5eda9148  License.txt

package/datatables-buttons/datatables-buttons.mk

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# datatables-buttons
-#
-################################################################################
-
-DATATABLES_BUTTONS_VERSION = 1.6.1
-DATATABLES_BUTTONS_SITE = https://datatables.net/releases
-DATATABLES_BUTTONS_SOURCE = Buttons-$(DATATABLES_BUTTONS_VERSION).zip
-DATATABLES_BUTTONS_LICENSE = MIT
-DATATABLES_BUTTONS_LICENSE_FILES = License.txt
-
-define DATATABLES_BUTTONS_EXTRACT_CMDS
-	$(UNZIP) $(DATATABLES_BUTTONS_DL_DIR)/$(DATATABLES_BUTTONS_SOURCE) -d $(@D)
-	mv $(@D)/Buttons-$(DATATABLES_BUTTONS_VERSION)/* $(@D)
-	rmdir $(@D)/Buttons-$(DATATABLES_BUTTONS_VERSION)
-endef
-
-define DATATABLES_BUTTONS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-buttons/css $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-buttons/js
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-buttons/css $(@D)/css/*.min.css
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-buttons/js $(@D)/js/*.min.js
-endef
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))

package/datatables-fixedcolumns/Config.in

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS
-	bool "datatables-fixedcolumns"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES
-	help
-	  When making use of DataTables' x-axis scrolling feature
-	  (scrollX), you may wish to fix the left or right most columns
-	  in place. This extension for DataTables provides exactly this
-	  option.
-
-	  https://datatables.net/extensions/fixedcolumns

package/datatables-fixedcolumns/datatables-fixedcolumns.hash

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Locally computed:
-sha256  53a7b20ea9dbb6498137cb7260bde8605989ec578e4b71787f5ebc4ef9910bd9  FixedColumns-3.3.0.zip
-sha256  e8e92f97216f9ea00cb2735b933a91ec8e3869bed37b6d63a90f76f41508f2de  License.txt

package/datatables-fixedcolumns/datatables-fixedcolumns.mk

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# datatables-fixedcolumns
-#
-################################################################################
-
-DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_VERSION = 3.3.0
-DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_SITE = https://datatables.net/releases
-DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_SOURCE = FixedColumns-$(DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_VERSION).zip
-DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_LICENSE = MIT
-DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_LICENSE_FILES = License.txt
-
-define DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_EXTRACT_CMDS
-	$(UNZIP) $(DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_DL_DIR)/$(DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_SOURCE) -d $(@D)
-	mv $(@D)/FixedColumns-$(DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_VERSION)/* $(@D)
-	rmdir $(@D)/FixedColumns-$(DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_VERSION)
-endef
-
-define DATATABLES_FIXEDCOLUMNS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-fixedcolumns/css $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-fixedcolumns/js
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-fixedcolumns/css $(@D)/css/*.min.css
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-fixedcolumns/js $(@D)/js/*.min.js
-endef
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))

package/datatables-responsive/Config.in

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE
-	bool "datatables-responsive"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES
-	help
-	  In the modern world of responsive web design tables can often
-	  cause a particular problem for designers due to their row
-	  based layout.  Responsive is an extension for DataTables that
-	  resolves that problem by optimising the table's layout for
-	  different screen sizes through the dynamic insertion and
-	  removal of columns from the table.
-
-	  https://datatables.net/extensions/responsive

package/datatables-responsive/datatables-responsive.hash

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Locally computed:
-sha256  47caf3b753dd2c537b8834816eaf38c4df214cb4e6a97144e0de4cf82ad24d02  Responsive-2.2.3.zip
-sha256  da4e1020ae97c095a14d7830c1a8a793e080c062e22d749ecd3fc3c075673dbf  License.txt

package/datatables-responsive/datatables-responsive.mk

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# datatables-responsive
-#
-################################################################################
-
-DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_VERSION = 2.2.3
-DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_SITE = https://datatables.net/releases
-DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_SOURCE = Responsive-$(DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_VERSION).zip
-DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_LICENSE = MIT
-DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_LICENSE_FILES = License.txt
-
-define DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_EXTRACT_CMDS
-	$(UNZIP) $(DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_DL_DIR)/$(DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_SOURCE) -d $(@D)
-	mv $(@D)/Responsive-$(DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_VERSION)/* $(@D)
-	rmdir $(@D)/Responsive-$(DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_VERSION)
-endef
-
-define DATATABLES_RESPONSIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-responsive/css $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-responsive/js
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-responsive/css $(@D)/css/*.min.css
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables-responsive/js $(@D)/js/*.min.js
-endef
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))

package/datatables/Config.in

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_DATATABLES
-	bool "datatables"
-	help
-	  Javascript library providing advanced interaction controls
-	  for your HTML tables.
-
-	  https://datatables.net

package/datatables/datatables.hash

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Locally computed:
-sha256  e2c79dd9d02caa04130ce888061bc922e18561e72e842ba0cb657d1812d9f1bf  DataTables-1.10.20.zip
-sha256  c6a873f21550ed804f76013c36e14225704c1aa551fdb870e0c626eb91c19247  license.txt

package/datatables/datatables.mk

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# datatables
-#
-################################################################################
-
-DATATABLES_VERSION = 1.10.20
-DATATABLES_SITE = https://datatables.net/releases
-DATATABLES_SOURCE = DataTables-$(DATATABLES_VERSION).zip
-DATATABLES_LICENSE = MIT
-DATATABLES_LICENSE_FILES = license.txt
-
-define DATATABLES_EXTRACT_CMDS
-	$(UNZIP) $(DATATABLES_DL_DIR)/$(DATATABLES_SOURCE) -d $(@D)
-	mv $(@D)/DataTables-$(DATATABLES_VERSION)/* $(@D)
-	rmdir $(@D)/DataTables-$(DATATABLES_VERSION)
-endef
-
-define DATATABLES_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0755 -d $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables/css $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables/js
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables/css $(@D)/media/css/*.min.css
-	$(INSTALL) -m 0644 -t $(TARGET_DIR)/var/www/datatables/js $(@D)/media/js/*.min.js
-endef
-
-$(eval $(generic-package))