ci(windows/gnu): install mingw from choco

Author: rami3l

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             run_tests: YES
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-            mingw: https://ci-mirrors.rust-lang.org/rustc/x86_64-6.3.0-release-posix-seh-rt_v5-rev2.7z 
             mingwdir: mingw64
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -57,17 +56,10 @@ jobs:
           New-Item "${env:USERPROFILE}\.cargo\git" -ItemType Directory -Force
         shell: powershell
       - name: Install mingw
-        run: |
-          # We retrieve mingw from the Rust CI buckets
-          # Disable the download progress bar which can cause perf issues
-          $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
-          Invoke-WebRequest ${{ matrix.mingw }} -OutFile mingw.7z
-          7z x -y mingw.7z -oC:\msys64 | Out-Null
-          del mingw.7z
-          echo "C:\msys64\usr\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
-          echo "C:\msys64\${{ matrix.mingwdir }}\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
         shell: powershell
-        if: matrix.mingw != ''
+        if: matrix.mingwdir != ''
+        run: |
+          choco install mingw -y --no-progress
       - name: Set PATH
         run: |
           echo "%USERPROFILE%\.cargo\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
@@ -123,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
           git ls-files -- '*.rs' | xargs touch
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingw == ''
+        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         run: |
@@ -179,7 +171,6 @@ jobs:
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             run_tests: YES
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-            mingw: https://ci-mirrors.rust-lang.org/rustc/x86_64-6.3.0-release-posix-seh-rt_v5-rev2.7z 
             mingwdir: mingw64
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -199,17 +190,10 @@ jobs:
           New-Item "${env:USERPROFILE}\.cargo\git" -ItemType Directory -Force
         shell: powershell
       - name: Install mingw
-        run: |
-          # We retrieve mingw from the Rust CI buckets
-          # Disable the download progress bar which can cause perf issues
-          $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
-          Invoke-WebRequest ${{ matrix.mingw }} -OutFile mingw.7z
-          7z x -y mingw.7z -oC:\msys64 | Out-Null
-          del mingw.7z
-          echo "C:\msys64\usr\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
-          echo "C:\msys64\${{ matrix.mingwdir }}\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
         shell: powershell
-        if: matrix.mingw != ''
+        if: matrix.mingwdir != ''
+        run: |
+          choco install mingw -y --no-progress
       - name: Set PATH
         run: |
           echo "%USERPROFILE%\.cargo\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
@@ -265,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
           git ls-files -- '*.rs' | xargs touch
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingw == ''
+        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         run: |
@@ -323,11 +307,9 @@ jobs:
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             run_tests: YES
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-            mingw: https://ci-mirrors.rust-lang.org/rustc/x86_64-6.3.0-release-posix-seh-rt_v5-rev2.7z 
             mingwdir: mingw64
           - target: i686-pc-windows-gnu # skip-pr skip-master
             mingwdir: mingw32 # skip-pr skip-master
-            mingw: https://ci-mirrors.rust-lang.org/rustc/i686-6.3.0-release-posix-dwarf-rt_v5-rev2.7z # skip-pr skip-master
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         # v2 defaults to a shallow checkout, but we need at least to the previous tag
@@ -346,17 +328,10 @@ jobs:
           New-Item "${env:USERPROFILE}\.cargo\git" -ItemType Directory -Force
         shell: powershell
       - name: Install mingw
-        run: |
-          # We retrieve mingw from the Rust CI buckets
-          # Disable the download progress bar which can cause perf issues
-          $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
-          Invoke-WebRequest ${{ matrix.mingw }} -OutFile mingw.7z
-          7z x -y mingw.7z -oC:\msys64 | Out-Null
-          del mingw.7z
-          echo "C:\msys64\usr\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
-          echo "C:\msys64\${{ matrix.mingwdir }}\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
         shell: powershell
-        if: matrix.mingw != ''
+        if: matrix.mingwdir != ''
+        run: |
+          choco install mingw -y --no-progress
       - name: Set PATH
         run: |
           echo "%USERPROFILE%\.cargo\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
@@ -412,7 +387,7 @@ jobs:
           cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
           git ls-files -- '*.rs' | xargs touch
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingw == ''
+        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         run: |

ci/actions-templates/windows-builds-template.yaml

@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ jobs: # skip-master skip-pr skip-stable
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
             run_tests: YES
           - target: x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
-            mingw: https://ci-mirrors.rust-lang.org/rustc/x86_64-6.3.0-release-posix-seh-rt_v5-rev2.7z 
             mingwdir: mingw64
           - target: i686-pc-windows-gnu # skip-pr skip-master
             mingwdir: mingw32 # skip-pr skip-master
-            mingw: https://ci-mirrors.rust-lang.org/rustc/i686-6.3.0-release-posix-dwarf-rt_v5-rev2.7z # skip-pr skip-master
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         # v2 defaults to a shallow checkout, but we need at least to the previous tag
@@ -50,17 +48,10 @@ jobs: # skip-master skip-pr skip-stable
           New-Item "${env:USERPROFILE}\.cargo\git" -ItemType Directory -Force
         shell: powershell
       - name: Install mingw
-        run: |
-          # We retrieve mingw from the Rust CI buckets
-          # Disable the download progress bar which can cause perf issues
-          $ProgressPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
-          Invoke-WebRequest ${{ matrix.mingw }} -OutFile mingw.7z
-          7z x -y mingw.7z -oC:\msys64 | Out-Null
-          del mingw.7z
-          echo "C:\msys64\usr\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
-          echo "C:\msys64\${{ matrix.mingwdir }}\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
         shell: powershell
-        if: matrix.mingw != ''
+        if: matrix.mingwdir != ''
+        run: |
+          choco install mingw -y --no-progress
       - name: Set PATH
         run: |
           echo "%USERPROFILE%\.cargo\bin" | Out-File -Append -FilePath $env:GITHUB_PATH -Encoding utf8
@@ -116,7 +107,7 @@ jobs: # skip-master skip-pr skip-stable
           cargo check --all --all-targets --features test
           git ls-files -- '*.rs' | xargs touch
       - name: Run cargo clippy
-        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingw == ''
+        if: matrix.mode != 'release' && matrix.mingwdir == ''
         env:
           TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
         run: |