Improve list of build requirements in README (#2709)

The bulleted list was reworded to address excessive wordiness, and links
are now provided for Windows C++ compiler options.
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## Requirements
- A C++ compiler
- On Linux, GCC works fine
- On Windows, you need Visual Studio 2019 (the free community edition works fine).
Make sure to select the C++ Programming Language for installation
- [ARM Compiler Toolchain](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/roborio-toolchain/releases)
* Note that for 2020 and beyond, you should use version 7 or greater of GCC
- Doxygen (Only required if you want to build the C++ documentation)
- C++ compiler
- On Linux, install GCC
- On Windows, install the [build tools for Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#build-tools-for-visual-studio-2019), or install [Visual Studio Community 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/) and select the C++ programming language during installation
- On macOS, install the Xcode command-line build tools via `xcode-select --install`
- [ARM compiler toolchain](https://github.com/wpilibsuite/roborio-toolchain/releases)
- For 2020 and beyond, use GCC version 7 or greater
## Setup