[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 104523] New: build-webkit --chromium --ninja should show a better error message when ninja is missing

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104523

           Summary: build-webkit --chromium --ninja should show a better
                    error message when ninja is missing
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: Unspecified
        OS/Version: Unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Tools / Tests
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: eric at webkit.org
                CC: robert at webkit.org, dpranke at chromium.org,
                    thakis at chromium.org


build-webkit --chromium --ninja should show a better error message when ninja is missing

Currently:

[robert at mwenge WebKit (101803-6)]$ lucid ./Tools/Scripts/update-webkit --chromium --ninja
Updating OpenSource
Current branch 101803-6 is up to date.
Updating chromium port dependencies using gclient...
Syncing projects:  98% (54/55), done.party/icu                     

________ running '/usr/bin/python tools/clang/scripts/update.py --mac-only' in '/home/robert/Dev/WebKit/Source/WebKit/chromium'

________ running '/usr/bin/python gyp_webkit' in '/home/robert/Dev/WebKit/Source/WebKit/chromium'
Updating webkit projects from gyp files...
Using overrides found in /home/robert/.gyp/include.gypi
[robert at mwenge WebKit (101803-6)]$ lucid ./Tools/Scripts/build-webkit --chromium --makearg=-j5
ninja not found. Install chromium's depot_tools by running update-webkit first
[robert at mwenge WebKit (101803-6)]$ 


We should show the path of the discovered depot_tools, and explain that chromium depot tools only contains ninja binaries for linux-64, mac and win and any other platforms will need to build ninja themselves.

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