Synchronize master branch with 2024-patches

Note: to validate with lhcb-sim11 before merging

Includes:

• Prepare LHCb v55r11 (!4633 (merged))
• add counters to packing of MCParticle and MCVertex (!4627 (merged))
• Add functionality to force MultiIndexedContainer to contain unique entries (!4625 (merged))
• support enum values in TupleObj::column (!4588 (merged))
• Add UT hit error scaling factor as a condition (!4596 (merged))
• add lines_maker option to LbExec options to be compatible with Moore options (!4631 (merged))
• Minor follow-up cleanup of PackedDataChecksum.h (!4628 (merged))
• Add forced sorting to indexed VP, FT and UT hit cluster containers (!4595 (merged))
• PackedDataChecksum: Avoid padding bits in checksums for aggregates (!4624 (merged))
• VPMicroCluster: Define setters for interstrip fraction from uint8_t instead of float (!4620 (merged))
• Prepare LHCb v55r10p1 (!4622 (merged))
• Various Track related ostream printout improvements (!4619 (merged))
• RichDetectors: Add 2023/2024 decoding tests (!4616 (merged))
• Add min_value_of / max_value_of / to_underlying to meta enum (!4613 (merged))
• RichUtils/AllocateCount: Increase max allocation count to 50 to cover TAE use case (!4612 (merged))
• Add option to persist application options to the FSR (!4587 (merged))
• Prepare LHCb v55r10 (!4604 (merged))
• Fix to allow for UThit clusters > 512 (!4599 (merged))
• Add sklearn standard scaler for NN preprocessing (!4557 (merged))
• Resolve "Follow-up from "Bug fix in unpacking of GlobalChargedPIDs"" (!4576 (merged))