Use precompiled headers on Windows only when a flag is set.

build/common.gypi

Index: build/common.gypi
diff --git a/build/common.gypi b/build/common.gypi
index d58062d214bd25c33af009026fc44d6597878575..30988a70399f67af2e93c54c8252b734cbc0f527 100644
--- a/build/common.gypi
+++ b/build/common.gypi
@@ -213,6 +213,13 @@
       # For example, use_xi2_mt=2 means XI2.2 or above version is required.
       'use_xi2_mt%': 0,
 
+      # Use of precompiled headers on Windows is off by default
+      # because of complications that it can cause with our
+      # infrastructure (trybots etc.).  Enable by setting to 1 in
+      # ~/.gyp/include.gypi or via the GYP command line for ~20-25%
+      # faster builds.
+      'win_use_pch%': 0,

[M-A Ruel, 2011/09/26 16:04:27]

I find it sad that chromium_mac_pch and win_use_pch. IMHO there is no need to
specify the OS there, it's unambiguously a flag to enable it if possible.

[Mark Mentovai, 2011/09/26 16:10:59]

Marc-Antoine Ruel wrote:
The Mac buildbots may have this set in unexpected places, like in
~/.gyp/include.gypi. If you change the name used on the Mac, you’ll need to
track down these locations and fix them.

+
       'conditions': [
         # TODO(epoger): Figure out how to set use_skia=1 for Mac outside of
         # the 'conditions' clause.  Initial attempts resulted in chromium and
@@ -336,6 +343,7 @@
     'remoting%': '<(remoting)',
     'use_threaded_compositing%': '<(use_threaded_compositing)',
     'enable_webrtc%': '<(enable_webrtc)',
+    'win_use_pch%': '<(win_use_pch)',
     'p2p_apis%': '<(p2p_apis)',
     'configuration_policy%': '<(configuration_policy)',
     'safe_browsing%': '<(safe_browsing)',
@@ -630,7 +638,7 @@
         ],
         # Enable to use system sqlite.
         'use_system_sqlite%': '<(android_build_type)',
-        # Enable to use system libjpeg. 
+        # Enable to use system libjpeg.
         'use_system_libjpeg%': '<(android_build_type)',
         # Enable to use the system libexpat.
         'use_system_libexpat%': '<(android_build_type)',