just some of possible refactorings possible after inventing branding_path_component

win8/metro_driver/metro_driver.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.
 {
   'conditions': [
     ['OS=="win"', {
       'variables': {
         'chromium_code': 1,
       },
       'includes': [
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               'API-MS-WIN-CORE-WINRT-L1-1-0.DLL',
               'API-MS-WIN-CORE-WINRT-STRING-L1-1-0.DLL',
             ],
           },
         },
       },
       'targets': [
         {
           'target_name': 'metro_driver_version_resources',
           'type': 'none',
-          'conditions': [
-            ['branding == "Chrome"', {
-              'variables': {
-                 'branding_path': '../../chrome/app/theme/google_chrome/BRANDING',
-              },
-            }, { # else branding!="Chrome"
-              'variables': {
-                 'branding_path': '../../chrome/app/theme/chromium/BRANDING',
-              },
-            }],
-          ],
           'variables': {
             'output_dir': 'metro_driver',
+            'branding_path': '../../chrome/app/theme/<(branding_path_component)/BRANDING',
             'template_input_path': '../../chrome/app/chrome_version.rc.version',
           },
           'sources': [
             'metro_driver_dll.ver',
           ],
           'includes': [
             '../../chrome/version_resource_rules.gypi',
           ],
         },
         {
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             'run_all_unittests.cc',
             'winrt_utils.cc',
             'winrt_utils.h',
             'winrt_utils_unittest.cc',
           ],
         },
       ],
     },],
   ],
 }