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Ninja-Multiconfig - HowTo with CMake presets

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Description

### Brief Issue Summary

A proposal as discussed here: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-cmake-tools/discussions/2764#discussioncomment-3927358

Document that a Ninja-Multiconfig needs build presets and give a how-to example.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the linked discussion to understand the requested Ninja-MultiConfig behavior and how CMake presets should be used. Find the project's existing CMake presets documentation and add a focused how-to covering the required build presets and an example; done means the workflow is documented clearly for users.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cmake
Domain
build-system, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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