Turn libplatform into a component

src/v8.gyp

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                   '-lws2_32.lib'
                 ],
               },
             }],
           ],
         }],
       ],
     },
     {
       'target_name': 'v8_libplatform',
-      'type': 'static_library',
+      'type': '<(component)',
       'variables': {
         'optimize': 'max',
       },
       'dependencies': [
         'v8_libbase',
       ],
       'include_dirs+': [
         '..',
         '<(DEPTH)',
         '../include',
       ],
       'sources': [
         '../include/libplatform/libplatform.h',
+        '../include/libplatform/libplatform-export.h',
         '../include/libplatform/v8-tracing.h',
         'libplatform/default-platform.cc',
         'libplatform/default-platform.h',
         'libplatform/task-queue.cc',
         'libplatform/task-queue.h',
         'libplatform/tracing/trace-buffer.cc',
         'libplatform/tracing/trace-buffer.h',
         'libplatform/tracing/trace-config.cc',
         'libplatform/tracing/trace-object.cc',
         'libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.cc',
         'libplatform/tracing/trace-writer.h',
         'libplatform/tracing/tracing-controller.cc',
         'libplatform/worker-thread.cc',
         'libplatform/worker-thread.h',
       ],
       'conditions': [
         ['want_separate_host_toolset==1', {
           'toolsets': ['host', 'target'],
         }, {
           'toolsets': ['target'],
         }],
+        ['component=="shared_library"', {
+          'direct_dependent_settings': {
+            'defines': [ 'USING_V8_PLATFORM_SHARED' ],
+          },
+          'defines': [ 'BUILD_V8_PLATFORM_SHARED' ],

[Michael Achenbach, 2016/09/27 13:09:09]

You called it BUILDING

+        }]
       ],
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
         'include_dirs': [
           '../include',
         ],
       },
     },
     {
       'target_name': 'v8_libsampler',
       'type': 'static_library',
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       'conditions': [
         ['want_separate_host_toolset_mkpeephole==1', {
           'toolsets': ['host'],
         }, {
           'toolsets': ['target'],
         }],
       ],
     },
   ],
 }