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654284209f30fd309c326a527cda1d2d7385cee8 Add clang lifetimebound section to developer notes (Jon Atack)
e66b321fd1ddfffd9bfc59d407ad8f03490b873c Add C++ functions and methods section to developer notes (Jon Atack)
5fca70f5b16fee4a732a1d7fd3fb1c7e775decdf Link in developer notes style to internal interface exception (Jon Atack)
fc4cb857ccfa622e76f0f8e7aa164ca4d8bd599a Prefer Python for scripts in developer notes (Jon Atack)
370120ec2ff4b5e7d5cd6678a7be7cfe651be509 Remove obsolete BDB ENABLE_WALLET section in developer notes (Jon Atack)
Pull request description:
A few updates noticed while working on a lifetimebound section.
- Remove obsolete BDB ENABLE_WALLET section (only one file, src/wallet/bdb.h, still has a `db_cxx.h` BDB header)
- Prefer Python for scripts in developer notes (and a few miscellaneous touch-ups)
- In the code style section, add a link to the internal interface exception so that people are aware of it
- Add a "C++ functions and methods" section
- Add a Clang `lifetimebound` attribute section
ACKs for top commit:
laanwj:
ACK 654284209f30fd309c326a527cda1d2d7385cee8
jarolrod:
code review ACK 654284209f
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