Build on Linux with shared libraries (significant chunks courtesy craigsch):...

chrome/chrome.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',
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         },
       ]
     }, { # else: OS != "mac"
       'targets': [
         {
           'target_name': 'perf_tests',
           'type': 'executable',
           'dependencies': [
             'browser',
             'common',
+            'renderer',
             'resources',
+            'views',
             '../base/base.gyp:base',
             '../base/base.gyp:test_support_base',
             '../skia/skia.gyp:skia',
             '../testing/gtest.gyp:gtest',
+            '../webkit/webkit.gyp:glue',
           ],
           'sources': [
             'browser/visitedlink_perftest.cc',
             'test/perf/perftests.cc',
             'test/perf/url_parse_perftest.cc',
           ],
           'conditions': [
             ['OS=="linux"', {
               'dependencies': [
                 '../build/linux/system.gyp:gtk',
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           'conditions': [
             ['OS=="linux"', {
               'dependencies': [
                 '../build/linux/system.gyp:gtk',
               ],
               'sources!': [
                 'views/accelerator.cc',
                 'views/accessibility/accessible_wrapper.cc',
                 'views/accessibility/view_accessibility.cc',
                 'views/controls/scrollbar/bitmap_scroll_bar.cc',
-                'views/controls/button/image_button.cc',
                 'views/controls/button/button_dropdown.cc',
                 'views/controls/button/checkbox.cc',
-                'views/controls/menu/chrome_menu.cc',
+                'views/controls/button/image_button.cc',
+                'views/controls/button/menu_button.cc',
                 'views/controls/combo_box.cc',
-                'views/focus/focus_manager.cc',
-                'views/controls/table/group_table_view.cc',
                 'views/controls/hwnd_view.cc',
                 'views/controls/link.cc',
+                'views/controls/menu/chrome_menu.cc',
                 'views/controls/menu/menu.cc',
-                'views/controls/button/menu_button.cc',
                 'views/controls/message_box_view.cc',
+                'views/controls/scroll_view.cc',
+                'views/controls/table/group_table_view.cc',
+                'views/focus/external_focus_tracker.cc',
+                'views/focus/focus_manager.cc',
                 'views/controls/button/native_button.cc',
                 'views/controls/native_control.cc',
                 'views/controls/scrollbar/native_scroll_bar.cc',
                 'views/controls/button/radio_button.cc',
                 'views/resize_corner.cc',
                 'views/controls/separator.cc',
                 'views/controls/single_split_view.cc',
                 'views/controls/tabbed_pane.cc',
                 'views/controls/table/table_view.cc',
                 'views/controls/text_field.cc',
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                           '../tools/code_coverage/coverage_posix.py',
                           '--directory',
                           '<(PRODUCT_DIR)' ],
             },
           ],  # 'actions'
         },
       ]
     }],
   ],  # 'conditions'
 }