ecCodesMIA 2.17.0 b6

[teresanoviello]

1. The motivation of the change and impact on code:
   This is the ecCodesMIA B6 version, also referred to as 'Reduction of mallocs: introducing static memory area in dynamic arrays'.
   This is a pull request for a branch derived from ecCodes official repository, tag "2.17.0": so please, when merging take into account to not do it against the current ecCodes "develop" HEAD.
   The complete changes applied are described in the file "src/ChangesB6.txt".
   This code is not operational. Impacts on the code: NOT all automated tests are passing, the complete output is in the file "ctest3.out". This output is also mentioned ad the confluence page 'https://confluence.ecmwf.int/x/bAA1Cw'.
   A full report of the ecCodesMIA project is accessible at https://gitlab.eumetsat.int/additional-data-services/eccodes-impact-analysis/-/blob/master/docs/officialdocs/ecCodesMIA_FinalReport_files/ecCodesMIA_FinalReport.md.

2. The author of changes accepts the "ECMWF Contributors License Agreement".
   In particular:
   2.1. This code can be redistributed under Apache License 2.0;
   2.2. This code doesn't violate anyone IPR' rights;

3.Exception to PR requirements as described in "https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/SUP/ECMWF+software+on+GitHub":
3.1. Although this code passes most of the automated and regression tests, it is not intended as an operational version, as stated earlier.

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✅ shahramn
❌ Teresa Noviello

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[teresanoviello]

Closing this PR request.
I think the fastest way is to remove these PRs and I can just submit them again. I think it would work because:

"[email protected]" is now in my GitHub account;
I would be tidy and sign the new CLA with email "[email protected]"

[teresanoviello]

Closing this PR request.
I think the fastest way is to remove these PRs and I can just submit them again. I think it would work because:

"[email protected]" is now in my GitHub account;
I would be tidy and sign the new CLA with email "[email protected]"