shaped mandatory checks for excluded dirs

.github/workflows/test-integration-erigon.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
 
   tests-mac-linux:
     needs: source-of-changes
-    if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os:
@@ -45,50 +44,63 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Declare runners
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: |
           set +x
           echo "I am being served by this runner: $RUNNER_NAME"
           
       - name: Checkout code
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Update submodules
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: git submodule update --init --recursive --force
 
       - name: Setup Go environment
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '1.23'
           cache: ${{ contains(fromJSON('["refs/heads/main","refs/heads/release/2.60","refs/heads/release/2.61"]'), github.ref) }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies on Linux
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' && needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential
 
       - name: Run integration tests on ${{ matrix.os }}
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: GOGC=80 make test-integration
 
+      - name: This ${{ matrix.os }} check does not make sense for changes within the excluded directories
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
+        run: echo "This checks does not make sense for changes within the excluded directories"
+
+
   tests-windows:
     needs: source-of-changes
-    if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ windows-2022 ]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code on ${{ matrix.os }}
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Update submodules on Windows
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: git submodule update --init --recursive --force
 
       - name: Setup Go environment on ${{ matrix.os }}
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: '1.23'
 
       - name: Cache Chocolatey packages
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
@@ -97,17 +109,14 @@ jobs:
           key: chocolatey-${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies on ${{ matrix.os }}
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: |
           choco upgrade mingw -y --no-progress --version 13.2.0
 
       - name: Run integration tests on ${{ matrix.os }}
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files != 'true'
         run: .\wmake.ps1 test-integration
 
-  dummyOK:
-    needs: source-of-changes
-    if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: OK for the to-be-excluded directories
-        run: echo "OK"
+      - name: This ${{ matrix.os }} check does not make sense for changes within the excluded directories
+        if: needs.source-of-changes.outputs.changed_files == 'true'
+        run: echo "This checks does not make sense for changes within the excluded directories"