Implement Dump-on-DCHECK (via a new LogSeverity).

build/config/BUILD.gn

 # Copyright (c) 2013 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.
 
 import("//build/config/allocator.gni")
 import("//build/config/chrome_build.gni")
 import("//build/config/chromecast_build.gni")
 import("//build/config/crypto.gni")
 import("//build/config/dcheck_always_on.gni")
 import("//build/config/features.gni")
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 #
 # See //build/buildflag_header.gni for inntructions on generating headers.
 #
 # This will also allow you to scope your build flag to a BUILD.gn file (or a
 # .gni file if you need it from more than one place) rather than making global
 # flags. See //build/config/BUILDCONFIG.gn for advice on where to define
 # build flags.
 config("feature_flags") {
   # Don't use deprecated V8 APIs anywhere.
   defines = [ "V8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS" ]
+
   if (dcheck_always_on) {
     defines += [ "DCHECK_ALWAYS_ON=1" ]
   }
+
+  # This will cause DCHECKs to dump-without-crashing. See crbug.com/596231.
+  if (dump_on_first_dcheck) {
+    assert(is_debug || dcheck_always_on,
+           "dump_on_first_check requires is_debug, or dcheck_always_on")
+    defines += [ "DCHECK_IS_DUMP_WITHOUT_CRASH=1" ]

[Wez, 2016/12/19 23:57:46]

Q: Suggestions on better naming welcome!

+  }
+
   if (use_udev) {
     # TODO(brettw) should probably be "=1".
     defines += [ "USE_UDEV" ]
   }
   if (ui_compositor_image_transport) {
     # TODO(brettw) should probably be "=1".
     defines += [ "UI_COMPOSITOR_IMAGE_TRANSPORT" ]
   }
   if (use_ash) {
     defines += [ "USE_ASH=1" ]
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       #
       # TODO(sof): determine VS2015 status and retire the setting from all
       # precompiled configurations.
       cflags_c = [ "/wd4206" ]
     } else if (is_mac) {
       precompiled_header = "build/precompile.h"
       precompiled_source = "//build/precompile.h"
     }
   }
 }