just some of possible refactorings possible after inventing branding_path_component

chrome/chrome.gyp

 # Copyright (c) 2012 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,
 
     # Define the common dependencies that contain all the actual
     # Chromium functionality.  This list gets pulled in below by
     # the link of the actual chrome (or chromium) executable on
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             '../content/content_shell_and_tests.gyp:content_browsertests',
             '../content/content_shell_and_tests.gyp:content_shell',
             '../content/content_shell_and_tests.gyp:content_unittests',
             '../net/net.gyp:net_unittests',
             '../ui/base/ui_base_tests.gyp:ui_base_unittests',
           ],
         },
         {
           'target_name': 'chrome_version_resources',
           'type': 'none',
-          'conditions': [
-            ['branding == "Chrome"', {
-              'variables': {
-                 'branding_path': 'app/theme/google_chrome/BRANDING',
-              },
-            }, { # else branding!="Chrome"
-              'variables': {
-                 'branding_path': 'app/theme/chromium/BRANDING',
-              },
-            }],
-          ],
           'variables': {
             'output_dir': 'chrome_version',
             'template_input_path': 'app/chrome_version.rc.version',
+            'branding_path': 'app/theme/<(branding_path_component)/BRANDING',
           },
           'direct_dependent_settings': {
             'include_dirs': [
               '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/<(output_dir)',
             ],
           },
           'sources': [
             'app/chrome_exe.ver',
             'app/chrome_dll.ver',
             'app/nacl64_exe.ver',
             'app/other.ver',
           ],
           'includes': [
             'version_resource_rules.gypi',
           ],
         },
         {
           # GN version: //chrome:version_header
           'target_name': 'chrome_version_header',
           'type': 'none',
           'hard_dependency': 1,
           'actions': [
             {
               'action_name': 'version_header',
               'variables': {
                 'lastchange_path':
                   '<(DEPTH)/build/util/LASTCHANGE',
+                'branding_path': 'app/theme/<(branding_path_component)/BRANDING',
               },
-              'conditions': [
-                ['branding == "Chrome"', {
-                  'variables': {
-                     'branding_path': 'app/theme/google_chrome/BRANDING',
-                  },
-                }, { # else branding!="Chrome"
-                  'variables': {
-                     'branding_path': 'app/theme/chromium/BRANDING',
-                  },
-                }],
-              ],
               'inputs': [
                 '<(version_path)',
                 '<(branding_path)',
                 '<(lastchange_path)',
                 'version.h.in',
               ],
               'outputs': [
                 '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/version.h',
               ],
               'action': [
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                   '<(DEPTH)/third_party/kasko'
                 ],
               },
             },
           },
         },
       ],
     }],
   ],  # 'conditions'
 }