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#52108: ci: fix generating ffmpeg

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Created: Jun 24, 2026, 2:19:52 AM
Merged: Jun 24, 2026, 7:12:18 PM
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Description of Change

Landing #52059 exposed that we're generating ffmpeg.zip in a clunky way (mixing gn gen and e build) when we should just be using build-tools properly and use e init to set things up how we want them instead of manually poking at stuff.

Validated with a release build: https://github.com/electron/electron/actions/runs/28114374016/job/83267451637?pr=52108

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