Now creating a pathfixer.ps1 that will try to fix the path after the installs.

base.ps1

@@ -275,19 +275,14 @@ if($env:PATH.contains($winlibsPath)) {
 }
 
 $gitPath = $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath("$env:APPDATA\..\Local\Programs\Git\cmd")
-
+Write-Warning "============= GIT CHECK ==========="
 if($env:PATH.contains($gitPath)) {
-  Write-Warning "!! Looks like your git installed correctly, but if it fails to run then uninstall it with 'winget remove git.git' then install it again with 'winget install git.git'"
+  Write-Host "!! Looks like your git installed correctly, but if it fails to run then uninstall it with 'winget remove git.git' then install it again with 'winget install git.git'"
 } else {
   Write-Warning "!! Git.Git did not add itself to the Path. The directory $gitPath is missing so I'll add it now."
   $newPath = $env:PATH + ";$gitPath"
   [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $newPath, "User")
 
-  if($env:PATH.contains($gitPath)) {
+  Write-Host "!!!!!!!! You should get the pathfixer.ps1 script to attempt to force $gitPath into the user PATH."
-    Write-Warning "?? Great, git is in the path so if it is gone after this then something is going on."
+  Write-Host "You do this the same way you got this script, just replace base.ps1 with pathfixer.ps1"
-  } else {
-    Write-Warning "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Despite manually forcing the git $gitPath into the path it is _still_ not there."
-    Write-Warning "You'll have to manually install git later with:  winget install git.git."
-    winget remove git.git
-  }
 }

pathfixer.ps1

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+Write-Host "======= winlibs configuration ====="
+$winlibsPath = $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath("$env:APPDATA\..\Local\Programs\WinLibs")
+
+if($env:PATH.contains($winlibsPath)) {
+  Write-Warning "!! Detected $winLibsPath in your PATH.  Will not update your PATH."
+  Write-Host "Looks like your WinLibs is working."
+} else {
+  $newPath = $env:PATH + ";$winlibsPath\mingw64\bin"
+  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $newPath, "User")
+}
+
+Write-Host "====== git path configuration ======"
+
+$gitPath = $ExecutionContext.SessionState.Path.GetUnresolvedProviderPathFromPSPath("$env:APPDATA\..\Local\Programs\Git\cmd")
+
+if($env:PATH.contains($gitPath)) {
+  Write-Warning "!! Detected $gitPath in your PATH. Will not update your PATH."
+  Write-Host "Looks like your git installed correctly, but if it fails to run then uninstall it with 'winget remove git.git' then install it again with 'winget install git.git'"
+} else {
+  Write-Warning "!! Git.Git did not add itself to the Path. The directory $gitPath is missing so I'll add it now."
+  $newPath = $env:PATH + ";$gitPath"
+  [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $newPath, "User")
+
+  Write-Warning "!!!!!!!!!!! If git doesn't work after this you'll have to manually remove it and add it with:"
+  Write-Host "winget remove git.git"
+  Write-Host "winget install git.git"
+}
+
+Write-Warning "================================"
+Write-Warning "You should now close this terminal, start a new one, and run this script again to confirm your paths are set."