[BASOP-CI] synch main and basop-ci-branch wrt. codec source
This brings basop-ci-branch up-to-date with main wrt. codec source. Only remaining differences will be in scripts, ci and test folders.
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This brings basop-ci-branch up-to-date with main wrt. codec source. Only remaining differences will be in scripts, ci and test folders.