MSYS2_PATH_TYPE default about setup-msys2 HOT 3 CLOSED

It might, but it may not be desirable. Virtual environments provided by GitHub do include Git for Windows, which is added to the PATH by default. Incidentally, VSCode supports Git for Windows only, and they refuse to support MSYS2. I don't know whether a relation exists between both facts.

The point is that the default environment contains potentially conflicting tools, such as tar, git, ssh, etc. Unless we can guarantee that none of those is included in the minimal context, I'd prefer users to be aware that MSYS2 is strictly that: MSYS2/MINGW.

FWIW, an option is provided: https://github.com/msys2/setup-msys2#path-type

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https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages/blob/915946a637e1f2b7e26e32782f3af322009293db/filesystem/profile#L28

It only adds those things which are in PATH on a fresh Windows install.

We should at least document the possible values and what they mean. I suspect various tools expect those directories to be in PATH, but I'm also not sure because I've never worked in such an environment.

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I picked your PR and modified it to change the default path-type to minimal. According to your last reference, I think it is an acceptable change for v1.2.0.

I suspect various tools expect those directories to be in PATH, but I'm also not sure because I've never worked in such an environment.

As a matter of fact, option path-type was added because some user needed it when using another action to setup golang: numworks/setup-msys2#13.

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