Add a feature flag that disables writing the new codec by default

ecmwf · Aug 1, 2024 · da0d3fc · da0d3fc
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commit da0d3fc
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diff --git a/src/odc/codec/CodecOptimizer.h b/src/odc/codec/CodecOptimizer.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ int CodecOptimizer::setOptimalCodecs(core::MetaData& columns)
                     n = col.coder().numStrings();
                                         if (n == 1 && col.coder().dataSizeDoubles() == 1)
 						codec = "constant_string";
-                    else if (n == 1)
+                    else if (n == 1 && std::getenv("ODC_ENABLE_WRITING_LONG_STRING_CODEC") != NULL)
                         codec = "long_constant_string";
 					else if(n < 256)
 						codec = "int8_string";