Merge the latest trunk enhancements and fixes into the empty-table-optimizations...

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diff --cc manifest.uuid
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diff --cc src/build.c
Simple merge

diff --cc src/sqliteInt.h
Simple merge

diff --cc src/where.c
Simple merge

diff --cc src/wherecode.c
Simple merge