doc: edit building-node text

Simplifying some BUILDING.md and related text since a lot of people will
be reading it soon for Code & Learn. I'd prefer to delete much of this
text, but that risks controversy. These simplifications should be (I
hope) uncontroversial.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23335
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
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# Building Node.js # Building Node.js
Depending on what platform or features you require, the build process may Depending on what platform or features you need, the build process may
differ slightly. After you've successfully built a binary, running the differ. After you've built a binary, running the
test suite to validate that the binary works as intended is a good next step. test suite to confirm that the binary works as intended is a good next step.
If you can reproduce a test failure consistently, search for it in the If you can reproduce a test failure, search for it in the
[Node.js issue tracker](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues) or [Node.js issue tracker](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues) or
file a new issue. file a new issue.

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## Building Node.js ## Building Node.js
See [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md) for instructions on how to build See [BUILDING.md](BUILDING.md) for instructions on how to build Node.js from
Node.js from source. The document also contains a list of source and a list of supported platforms.
officially supported platforms.
## Security ## Security