These belong in libbitcoin_common.a, not libbitcoin_util.a, because they aren't
general-purpose utilities, they just contain common code that is used by both
the node and the wallet. Another reason to reason to not include these in
libbitcoin_util.a is to prevent them from being used by the kernel library.
Quoting ryanofsky: "util can be the library for things included in the kernel
which the kernel can depend on, and common can be the library for other code
that needs to be shared internally, but should not be part of the kernel or
shared externally."
fa5d2e678c Remove unused char serialize (MarcoFalke)
fa24493d63 Use spans of std::byte in serialize (MarcoFalke)
fa65bbf217 span: Add BytePtr helper (MarcoFalke)
Pull request description:
This changes the serialize code (`.read()` and `.write()` functions) to take a `Span` instead of a pointer and size. This is a breaking change for the serialize interface, so at no additional cost we can also switch to `std::byte` (instead of using `char`).
The benefits of using `Span`:
* Less verbose and less fragile code when passing an already existing `Span`(-like) object to or from serialization
The benefits of using `std::byte`:
* `std::byte` can't accidentally be mistaken for an integer
The goal here is to only change serialize to use spans of `std::byte`. If needed, `AsBytes`, `MakeUCharSpan`, ... can be used (temporarily) to pass spans of the right type.
Other changes that are included here:
* [#22167](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/22167) (refactor: Remove char serialize by MarcoFalke)
* [#21906](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/21906) (Preserve const in cast on CTransactionSignatureSerializer by promag)
ACKs for top commit:
laanwj:
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sipa:
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