Use -P.

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ jobs:
       || (github.event.pull_request.head.repo.id != github.event.pull_request.base.repo.id)
     name: Build .zip
     runs-on: windows-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: msys2 {0}
     steps:
       -
         uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
         with:
           release: false
+          update: false
           path-type: inherit
           install: >-
             zip
@@ -36,17 +40,14 @@ jobs:
             src/bin/doc/package-lock.json
       -
         name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
-        shell: msys2 {0}
         run: |
           set MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
           src/bin/installDeps.sh
       -
         name: Run the backend tests
-        shell: msys2 {0}
         run: cd src && npm test
       -
         name: Build the .zip
-        shell: msys2 {0}
         run: |
           set MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
           src/bin/buildForWindows.sh

src/bin/buildForWindows.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ workdir=$(try git rev-parse --show-toplevel) || exit 1
 try cd "${workdir}"
 [ -f src/package.json ] || fatal "failed to cd to etherpad root directory"
 
-file -L bin
 # See https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages/issues/1216
 export MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ trap 'exit 1' HUP INT TERM
 trap 'log "cleaning up..."; try cd / && try rm -rf "${TMP_FOLDER}"' EXIT
 
 log "create a clean environment in $TMP_FOLDER..."
-try git archive --format=tar HEAD | (try cd "${TMP_FOLDER}" && try tar xf -) \
+try git archive --format=zip HEAD | (try cd "${TMP_FOLDER}" && try tar xf -P -) \
     || fatal "failed to copy etherpad to temporary folder"
 try mkdir "${TMP_FOLDER}"/.git
 try git rev-parse HEAD >${TMP_FOLDER}/.git/HEAD