Switch to CMake for Linux desktop #57238
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Description
Updates the Linux templates to use CMake+ninja, rather than Make, and updates the tooling to generate CMake support files rather than Make support files, and to drive the build using
cmakeandninja.Also updates
doctorto check forcmakeandninjain place ofmake.Note: While we could use CMake+Make rather than CMake+ninja, in testing ninja handled the tool_backend.sh call much better, calling it only once rather than once per dependent target. While it does add another dependency that people are less likely to already have, it's widely available in package managers, as well as being available as a direct download. Longer term, we could potentially switch from ninja to Make if it's an issue.
Related Issues
Fixes #52751
Tests
I added the following tests: Mostly just updated tests, but added some to cover the fact that there's one more binary in the workflow now.
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