How can I create an EXACT path from a selection with as FEW anchor points as possible using the 'Selection-to-Path Advanced Settings' dialog (https://docs.gimp.org/en/gimp-selection-dialog.html)?

I've been playing around with the options of this dialog for a while now, but all I can seem to produce is a path that follows my selection closely BUT has anchor points at every little corner of the selection. All these anchor points make it difficult to use the path in the next steps of my work.

How can I get a path that perfectly matches my selection WITHOUT all these excessive anchor points? What are the specific settings that I have to use?

Many thanks for your help!

Maybe someone will come up with a 'recipe' using the advanced options, I hope someone does, but I have tried in the past with little success.

One way is export the path as a SVG into Inkscape, simplify the path (in the path menu - ctrl-L) save it, import back into Gimp.

Does it 'faithfully follow the selection'? Not too bad. Providing you are not too ambitious.

Does it produce a minimum of nodes? Not really, the example screenshot after ctrl-L twice.