BUILD.md: Mention that installing CMake is recommended for MSVC

We are using CMake to help us find dependencies in Meson builds on Visual
Studio, so let people know that it's recommended.
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@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ meson like above.
On Windows, meson can build the project like above if a working MSVC's cl.exe (`vcvarsall.bat`) On Windows, meson can build the project like above if a working MSVC's cl.exe (`vcvarsall.bat`)
or gcc/clang is already on your path, and if you use something like `meson build --wrap-mode=default` or gcc/clang is already on your path, and if you use something like `meson build --wrap-mode=default`
it fetches and compiles most of the dependencies also. it fetches and compiles most of the dependencies also. It is recommended to install CMake either
manually or via the Visual Studio installer when building with MSVC when building with meson.
Our CI configurations is also a good source of learning how to build HarfBuzz. Our CI configurations is also a good source of learning how to build HarfBuzz.