[m-rev.] for post-commit review: improvements to compiler/notes

[Zoltan Somogyi]

For review by anyone, though only the diff to the C coding standard
is really worth looking at.

Julien: could you please update the release checklist when you do
the next release? What is there now is *ancient*.

Zoltan.
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