diff -pruN gyp-0.1-gitfcd686f1.orig/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py gyp-0.1-gitfcd686f1/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py
--- gyp-0.1-gitfcd686f1.orig/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py	2019-08-14 09:05:50.000000000 +0000
+++ gyp-0.1-gitfcd686f1/pylib/gyp/generator/ninja.py	2019-08-14 09:19:26.668031638 +0000
@@ -2073,11 +2073,11 @@ def GenerateOutputForConfig(target_list,
     # .c files. This should be handled by mspdbsrv, but rarely errors out with
     #   c1xx : fatal error C1033: cannot open program database
     # By making the rules target separate pdb files this might be avoided.
-    cc_command = ('ninja -t msvc -e $arch ' +
+    cc_command = ('ninja-build -t msvc -e $arch ' +
                   '-- '
                   '$cc /nologo /showIncludes /FC '
                   '@$out.rsp /c $in /Fo$out /Fd$pdbname_c ')
-    cxx_command = ('ninja -t msvc -e $arch ' +
+    cxx_command = ('ninja-build -t msvc -e $arch ' +
                    '-- '
                    '$cxx /nologo /showIncludes /FC '
                    '@$out.rsp /c $in /Fo$out /Fd$pdbname_cc ')
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ def PerformBuild(data, configurations, p
   options = params['options']
   for config in configurations:
     builddir = os.path.join(options.toplevel_dir, 'out', config)
-    arguments = ['ninja', '-C', builddir]
+    arguments = ['ninja-build', '-C', builddir]
     print('Building [%s]: %s' % (config, arguments))
     subprocess.check_call(arguments)