[23624] Allow empty partition list to match against "*" (backport #5989)

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Description

A partition with value "*" should match with a partition with value "".
An empty partition list should be treated as a list with a single partition with value "".
This should also match with a partition with value "*".

This PR refactors the matching of partitions to always use the StringMatching class, and makes the behavior of that class with respect to empty strings consistent between platforms.

@Mergifyio backport 3.3.x 3.2.x 2.14.x

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• Tests that thoroughly check the new feature have been added/Regression tests checking the bug and its fix have been added; the added tests pass locally

• N/A: Any new/modified methods have been properly documented using Doxygen.

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• Changes are backport compatible: they do NOT break ABI nor change library core behavior.

• Changes are API compatible.

• N/A: New feature has been added to the versions.md file (if applicable).

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• Applicable backports have been included in the description.

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This is an automatic backport of pull request #5989 done by [Mergify](https://mergify.com).