remove main() testing code from timeout.c and tweak Makefile so we can compare different wheel sizes with the benchmark framework

re-add one of our old bit fill operations, as it turns out it was actually needed (probably shouldn't have worked on that code in a sleep-deprived state)

add version routines and TIMEOUT_PUBLIC prefix to exported routines so applications can optionally compile completely statically (by defining TIMEOUT_PUBLIC to `static'

add invariant assertion code, and comment our source a little better (this really needs a formal description)