docs: mention build-tools in the build instructions (#23909)

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@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Check the build prerequisites for your platform before proceeding
* [Linux](build-instructions-linux.md#prerequisites) * [Linux](build-instructions-linux.md#prerequisites)
* [Windows](build-instructions-windows.md#prerequisites) * [Windows](build-instructions-windows.md#prerequisites)
## Build Tools
[Electron's Build Tools](https://github.com/electron/build-tools) automate much of the setup for compiling Electron from source with different configurations and build targets. If you wish to set up the environment manually, the instructions are listed below.
## GN prerequisites ## GN prerequisites
You'll need to install [`depot_tools`][depot-tools], the toolset You'll need to install [`depot_tools`][depot-tools], the toolset