doc: clarify that ninja is optional and add other potential useful fl…

…ags for CMake build (#1768) --------- Co-authored-by: shenleban tongying <[email protected]>
xiaoyifang · Sep 12, 2024 · c51c0fd · c51c0fd
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diff --git a/website/docs/howto/build_from_source.md b/website/docs/howto/build_from_source.md
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ Basically, you need those commands:
 ```shell
 cd goldendict-ng && mkdir build_dir
 # config step
-cmake -S . -B build_dir -G Ninja
+cmake -S . -B build_dir
+      -G "Ninja"/"Unix Makefiles"/"Xcode"...  (Optional)
+      -install-prefix=/usr/local/             (Optional)
+      -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release              (Optional)
+
 # actual build
 cmake --build build_dir
-
+      --parallel 7  (Optional if Ninja was chosen)
+
 cmake --install ./build_dir/
 ```