Basic underpinnings of the gyp equivalent of the Linux SHARED=1 build:...

webkit/activex_shim/activex_shim.gyp

 # Copyright (c) 2009 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 {
   'variables': {
     'chromium_code': 1,
   },
   'includes': [
     '../../build/common.gypi',
   ],
   'conditions': [
     [ 'OS=="win"', {
       'targets': [
         {
           'target_name': 'activex_shim',
-          'type': 'static_library',
+          'type': '<(library)',
           'msvs_guid': 'F4F4BCAA-EA59-445C-A119-3E6C29647A51',
           'dependencies': [
             '../../base/base.gyp:base',
             '../../third_party/npapi/npapi.gyp:npapi',
             '../../build/temp_gyp/googleurl.gyp:googleurl',
           ],
           'sources': [
             'activex_plugin.cc',
             'activex_plugin.h',
             'activex_shared.cc',
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           'link_settings': {
             'libraries': [
               '-lurlmon.lib',
             ],
           },
         },
       ],
     }],
   ],
 }