move examples to the examples folder

docs/Dev-intro.rst

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Plugins
 
 DFHack plugins are written in C++ and located in the ``plugins`` folder.
 Currently, documentation on how to write plugins is somewhat sparse. There are
-templates that you can use to get started in the ``plugins/skeleton``
+templates that you can use to get started in the ``plugins/examples``
 folder, and the source code of existing plugins can also be helpful.
 
 If you want to compile a plugin that you have just added, you will need to add a
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ other commands).
 
 Plugins can also register handlers to run on every tick, and can interface with
 the built-in `enable` and `disable` commands. For the full plugin API, see the
-skeleton plugins or ``PluginManager.cpp``.
+example plugins or ``PluginManager.cpp``.
 
 Installed plugins live in the ``hack/plugins`` folder of a DFHack installation,
 and the `load` family of commands can be used to load a recompiled plugin

plugins/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -185,12 +185,6 @@ if(BUILD_SUPPORTED)
     # see instructions for adding "external" plugins at the end of this file.
 endif()
 
-# this is the skeleton plugin. If you want to make your own, make a copy and then change it
-option(BUILD_SKELETON "Build the skeleton plugin." OFF)
-if(BUILD_SKELETON)
-    add_subdirectory(skeleton)
-endif()
-
 macro(subdirlist result subdir)
     file(GLOB children ABSOLUTE ${subdir}/ ${subdir}/*/)
     set(dirlist "")

plugins/skeleton/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-project(skeleton)
-# A list of source files
-set(PROJECT_SRCS
-    skeleton.cpp
-)
-# A list of headers
-set(PROJECT_HDRS
-    skeleton.h
-)
-set_source_files_properties(${PROJECT_HDRS} PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
-
-# mash them together (headers are marked as headers and nothing will try to compile them)
-list(APPEND PROJECT_SRCS ${PROJECT_HDRS})
-
-# option to use a thread for no particular reason
-option(SKELETON_THREAD "Use threads in the skeleton plugin." ON)
-if(UNIX)
-    if(APPLE)
-        set(PROJECT_LIBS
-            # add any extra mac libraries here
-            ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-        )
-    else()
-        set(PROJECT_LIBS
-            # add any extra linux libraries here
-            ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-        )
-    endif()
-else()
-    set(PROJECT_LIBS
-        # add any extra windows libraries here
-        ${PROJECT_LIBS}
-    )
-endif()
-# this makes sure all the stuff is put in proper places and linked to dfhack
-dfhack_plugin(skeleton ${PROJECT_SRCS} LINK_LIBRARIES ${PROJECT_LIBS})

plugins/skeleton/skeleton.h

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once