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Merge rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin#6728: primitives: Add links in docs and update encoding trait names

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Authored by Andrew Poelstra

100/100 · Strong
Merge rust-bitcoin/rust-bitcoin#6728: primitives: Add links in docs and update encoding trait names

83cccd77a014d2bc0d9f53e08852a1fc494f19a6 primitives: Replace instances of old encoding trait names (Mitchell Bagot)
0ccb9beaf46733781e017753a406e208cc95f7ac primitives: Add doc links for types (Mitchell Bagot)

Pull request description:

According to the C-LINK API guideline, docs should make use of links to reference functions and types throughout, as this allows users to quickly click-through to the referenced function/type. During this change, the old encoding trait names should be changed so that they can be linked.

Wrap backticked types and functions as links throughout.
Replace old encoding trait names with renamed versions in docs and comments.


ACKs for top commit:
apoelstra:
ACK 83cccd77a014d2bc0d9f53e08852a1fc494f19a6; successfully ran local tests
tcharding:
ACK 83cccd77a014d2bc0d9f53e08852a1fc494f19a6


Tree-SHA512: 8d7016133cafd40493036f320ff7eb578a2c4f024e540eac5c76e92c768480054d2d0551d887cc12650ea31b8cdcf1d5d8dffa07e2f35667d998d969fb038e2f
✓ Specific, descriptive subject✓ Names a concrete action or component✓ Provides detailed explanatory context✓ Explains rationale or failure mode✓ Mentions testing or verification✓ Links an issue, advisory, or supporting reference
The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit is a documentation-only cleanup. It turns plain backtick-quoted type names (like `BlockHash`) into clickable Rust doc links (like [`BlockHash`]) and updates references to renamed encoding traits (e.g., `Encodable`/`Decodable` to `Encode`/`Decode`) in comments. No executable code logic was changed.

Recommended action

No security action required. This is a routine documentation improvement. Reviewers may optionally verify that the new doc links compile cleanly with `cargo doc`.

Security signals we found

No strong security signals were identified.

Risk score

Why this scored 15/100

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Potential impact 0/30
Exploitability 0/25
Stealth signal 0/15
Affected reach 0/15
Confidence 10/10
Evidence quality 5/5
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