[Bug] Android build fails: 'ninja' executable missing from tools/external/cmake/bin in 2.10.0

[arungowda09]

Axmol Version ==> 2.10.0
Operating System ==> macOS
NDK Version Used ==> r23d

Steps to Reproduce

1. Clone Axmol 2.10.0.
2. Run pwsh setup.ps1 (if you did).
3. Create/build a new Android project using axmol build -p android ....

Full Error Message

The required ninja program is not present in cmake bin dir
dev/axmolProjs/axmol-2_10/axmol-2.10.0/tools/external/cmake/bin

CXX1300] CMake '4.2.0' was not found in SDK, PATH, or by cmake.dir property.
[CXX1301] - CMake '3.10.2' found in SDK did not satisfy requested version.
[CXX1301] - CMake '3.18.1' found in SDK did not satisfy requested version.
[CXX1301] - CMake '3.6.0' found in SDK did not satisfy requested version.
[CXX1301] - CMake '3.31.3' found in PATH did not satisfy requested version.
[CXX1301] - CMake '3.22.1' found in PATH did not satisfy requested version.
[CXX1300] No valid CMake executable was found.

Observed Behavior

The /tools/external/cmake/bin folder contains cmake but is missing the ninja executable.

[halx99]

dou you see the log output about ninja setup when execute axmol -p andorid ?

[deal:~/oss/xapps/HelloCpp]$ axmol -p android
axmol: -p android -d: /Users/deal/oss/xapps/HelloCpp
1kiss: PowerShell 7.5.3 on Darwin 25.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 25.2.0: Tue Nov 18 21:09:34 PST 2025; root:xnu-12377.61.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64
1kiss: 
Name                           Value
----                           -----
prefix                         /Users/deal/oss/axmol/tools/external
dm                             False
i                              False
dll                            False
O                              -1
ide                            
u                              False
sdk                            
cc                             
xt                             proj.android/gradlew
t                              
a                              arm64
d                              /Users/deal/oss/xapps/HelloCpp
xb                             {}
minsdk                         
p                              android
j                              12
scope                          local
xc                             {}
aab                            False


1kiss: Loading user build profile: /Users/deal/oss/xapps/HelloCpp/.axproj
1kiss: proj_dir=/Users/deal/oss/xapps/HelloCpp, install_prefix=/Users/deal/oss/axmol/tools/external
1kiss: Using axslcc: /Users/deal/oss/axmol/tools/external/axslcc/axslcc, version: 1.9.6
/Users/deal/oss/axmol/tools/external/axslcc/axslcc
1kiss: info: the cmd follow symlink /usr/local/bin/cmake ==> /usr/local/Cellar/cmake/4.2.0/bin/cmake
1kiss: Using cmake: /usr/local/bin/cmake, version: 4.2.0
1kiss: Downloading https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.12.1/ninja-mac.zip to /Users/deal/oss/axmol/cache/ninja-mac.zip ...
1kiss: Using ninja: /Users/deal/oss/axmol/tools/external/ninja/ninja, version: 1.12.1
fsync.ps1: Symlink /Users/deal/oss/axmol/tools/external/ninja/ninja to /usr/local/bin/ninja ...

[halx99]

I have test, and everything works fine:

The input changes require a full rebuild for incremental task ':HelloCpp:packageRelease'.
Resolve mutations for :HelloCpp:createReleaseApkListingFileRedirect (Thread[Execution worker Thread 7,5,main]) started.
:HelloCpp:createReleaseApkListingFileRedirect (Thread[Execution worker Thread 7,5,main]) started.

> Task :HelloCpp:createReleaseApkListingFileRedirect
Caching disabled for task ':HelloCpp:createReleaseApkListingFileRedirect' because:
  Build cache is disabled
  Caching has been disabled for the task
Task ':HelloCpp:createReleaseApkListingFileRedirect' is not up-to-date because:
  No history is available.
Resolve mutations for :HelloCpp:assembleRelease (Thread[Execution worker Thread 7,5,main]) started.
:HelloCpp:assembleRelease (Thread[Execution worker Thread 7,5,main]) started.

> Task :HelloCpp:assembleRelease
Skipping task ':HelloCpp:assembleRelease' as it has no actions.
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #7: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #8: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #9: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #10: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #11: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #12: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #13: shutdown
AAPT2 aapt2-8.11.1-12782657-osx Daemon #14: shutdown
Android Lint: Disposing Uast application environment in lint classloader [31.11.1_false]

[Incubating] Problems report is available at: file:///Users/deal/oss/xapps/HelloCpp/proj.android/build/reports/problems/problems-report.html

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 10.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

For more on this, please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/9.2.1/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings in the Gradle documentation.

BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 5m 7s
88 actionable tasks: 88 executed
Watched directory hierarchies: [/Users/deal/oss/xapps/HelloCpp/proj.android]