Improve the GH Actions path filters

Author: rafmudaf

.github/workflows/automated-dev-tests.yml

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ name: 'Development Pipeline'
 on:
   push:
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'README.rst'
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'share/**'
       - 'vs-build/**'
 
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, edited, reopened] #labeled, assigned]
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'share/**'
-      - 'vs-build/**'
+    # Pull request event triggers are unrelated to paths
+    # paths-ignore:
 
 env:
   FORTRAN_COMPILER: gfortran-10

.github/workflows/conda-deploy.yml

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ name: 'Conda Deployment Pipeline'
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - 'dev'
     paths-ignore:
+      - 'LICENSE'
+      - 'README.rst'
       - 'docs/**'
       - 'share/**'
       - 'vs-build/**'
-    branches:
-      - 'dev'
 
 jobs:
   update-dev: