Fix comparator bug in cooked index

Simon pointed out that the cooked index template-matching patch
introduced a failure in libstdc++ debug mode.  In particular, the new
code violates the assumption of std::lower_bound and std::upper_bound
that the range is sorted with respect to the comparison.

When I first debugged this, I thought the problem was unfixable as-is
and that a second layer of filtering would have to be done.  However,
on irc, Simon pointed out that it could perhaps be solved if the
comparison function were assured that one operand always came from the
index, with the other always being the search string.

This patch implements this idea.

First, a new mode is introduced: a sorting mode for
cooked_index_entry::compare.  In this mode, strings are compared
case-insensitively, but we're careful to always sort '<' before any
other printable character.  This way, two names like "func" and
"func<param>" will be sorted next to each other -- i.e., "func1" will
not be seen between them.  This is important when searching.

Second, the compare function is changed to work in a strcmp-like way.
This makes it easier to test and (IMO) understand.

Third, the compare function is modified so that in non-sorting modes,
the index entry is always the first argument.  This allows consistency
in compares.

I regression tested this in libstdc++ debug mode on x86-64 Fedora 36.
It fixes the crash that Simon saw.

This is v2.  I believe it addresses the review comments, except for
the 'enum class' change, as I mentioned in email on the list.

Approved-By: Simon Marchi <simon.marchi@efficios.com>

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