* trigger workflows only for corresponding files/folders

* allow running them unconditionally for branches matching `ci-build*`

.github/workflows/build-gen_emu_config-linux.yml

@@ -8,19 +8,12 @@ on:
     ]
     tags:        
       - release*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
     
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "dev" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
+    paths:
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - 'tools/generate_emu_config/**'
     
   workflow_dispatch:
     # allows manual trigger

.github/workflows/build-gen_emu_config-win.yml

@@ -8,19 +8,12 @@ on:
     ]
     tags:        
       - release*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
     
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "dev" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
+    paths:
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - 'tools/generate_emu_config/**'
     
   workflow_dispatch:
     # allows manual trigger

.github/workflows/build-linux.yml

@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@ on:
     ]
     tags:        
       - release*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
     
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "dev" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
+    paths:
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - '!dev.notes/**'
+      - '!post_build/**'
+      - '!z_original_repo_files/**'
+      - '!sdk/*.txt'
+      - '!LICENSE'
+      # tools
+      - '!tools/generate_emu_config/**'
+      - '!tools/migrate_gse/**'
+      - '!tools/steamclient_loader/linux/**' # these are just shell scripts, not compiled
     
   workflow_dispatch:
     # allows manual trigger
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ permissions:
   contents: write
 
 env:
-
   DEPS_CACHE_KEY: emu-deps-linux
   DEPS_CACHE_DIR: build/deps/linux
 

.github/workflows/build-migrate_gse-linux.yml

@@ -8,19 +8,12 @@ on:
     ]
     tags:        
       - release*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
     
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "dev" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
+    paths:
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - 'tools/migrate_gse/**'
     
   workflow_dispatch:
     # allows manual trigger

.github/workflows/build-migrate_gse-win.yml

@@ -8,19 +8,12 @@ on:
     ]
     tags:        
       - release*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
     
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "dev" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
+    paths:
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - 'tools/migrate_gse/**'
     
   workflow_dispatch:
     # allows manual trigger

.github/workflows/build-win.yml

@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@ on:
     ]
     tags:        
       - release*
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
     
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "dev" ]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'dev.notes/**'
-      - 'post_build/**'
-      - 'z_original_repo_files/**'
+    paths:
+      - '!**/*.md'
+      - '!dev.notes/**'
+      - '!post_build/**'
+      - '!z_original_repo_files/**'
+      - '!sdk/*.txt'
+      - '!LICENSE'
+      # tools
+      - '!tools/generate_emu_config/**'
+      - '!tools/migrate_gse/**'
+      - '!tools/steamclient_loader/linux/**'
     
   workflow_dispatch:
     # allows manual trigger