Remove semantic convention automation from Specification repository. (#…

…3501)

Removes semantic convention automation and programmatic pieces now that
semantic conventions reside in a separate repository:

https://github.com/open-telemetry/semantic-conventions

Related [OTEP(s)](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps)
[#227](https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps/blob/main/text/0227-separate-semantic-conventions.md)

.github/workflows/checks.yaml

@@ -82,17 +82,3 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: run docfx
       run: docfx build --dry-run
-
-  semantic-conventions:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: verify semantic convention tables
-      run: make table-check
-
-  schemas-check:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-    - name: verify schemas
-      run: make schema-check

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ See:
 - [Misspell Check](#misspell-check)
 - Markdown link checking (docs TODO)
 
-### Semantic Conventions update
-
-Semantic convention is declared in YAML files and markdown tables are
-generated from these files. Read about semantic convention updates [here](./semantic_conventions/README.md).
-
 ### Autoformatting
 
 The Specification has some autogenerated components and additionally can do

Makefile

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ SEMCONVGEN_VERSION=0.17.0
 
 # TODO: add `yamllint` step to `all` after making sure it works on Mac.
 .PHONY: all
-all: install-tools markdownlint markdown-link-check misspell table-check schema-check
+all: install-tools markdownlint markdown-link-check misspell
 
 $(MISSPELL):
 	cd $(TOOLS_DIR) && go build -o $(MISSPELL_BINARY) github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell
@@ -71,30 +71,14 @@ install-yamllint:
 yamllint:
 	yamllint .
 
-# Generate markdown tables from YAML definitions
-.PHONY: table-generation
-table-generation:
-	docker run --rm -v $(PWD)/semantic_conventions:/source -v $(PWD)/specification:/spec \
-		otel/semconvgen:$(SEMCONVGEN_VERSION) -f /source markdown -md /spec
-
-# Check if current markdown tables differ from the ones that would be generated from YAML definitions
-.PHONY: table-check
-table-check:
-	docker run --rm -v $(PWD)/semantic_conventions:/source -v $(PWD)/specification:/spec \
-		otel/semconvgen:$(SEMCONVGEN_VERSION) -f /source markdown -md /spec --md-check
-
-.PHONY: schema-check
-schema-check:
-	$(TOOLS_DIR)/schema_check.sh
-
 # Run all checks in order of speed / likely failure.
 .PHONY: check
 check: misspell markdownlint markdown-link-check
 	@echo "All checks complete"
 
 # Attempt to fix issues / regenerate tables.
 .PHONY: fix
-fix: table-generation misspell-correction
+fix: misspell-correction
 	@echo "All autofixes complete"
 
 .PHONY: install-tools