Moving empty and non-existent data table handling inside data_override#933

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rem1776 merged 6 commits intoNOAA-GFDL:mainfrom GFDL-Eric:empty_data_table

Mar 31, 2022

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Commits on Mar 24, 2022

Rolled back tap-driver.sh changes
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Commits on Mar 29, 2022

Eliminated compiler dependent check for data_table existence.
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