[Windows] Pass "/MD" and variants outside the "runtime_library" target

build/config/win/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/clang/clang.gni")
 import("//build/config/compiler/compiler.gni")
 import("//build/config/sanitizers/sanitizers.gni")
 import("//build/config/win/visual_studio_version.gni")
 import("//build/toolchain/toolchain.gni")
 
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     "PSAPI_VERSION=1",
     "WIN32",
     "_SECURE_ATL",
   ]
 
   if (!use_vs_code_analysis) {
     # This is required for ATL to use XP-safe versions of its functions.
     # However it is prohibited when using /analyze
     defines += [ "_USING_V110_SDK71_" ]
   }
-
-  if (is_component_build) {
-    # Component mode: dynamic CRT. Since the library is shared, it requires
-    # exceptions or will give errors about things not matching, so keep
-    # exceptions on.
-    if (is_debug) {
-      cflags += [ "/MDd" ]
-    } else {
-      cflags += [ "/MD" ]
-    }
-  } else {
-    if (current_os != "win") {
-      # WindowsRT: use the dynamic CRT.
-      if (is_debug) {
-        cflags += [ "/MDd" ]
-      } else {
-        cflags += [ "/MD" ]
-      }
-    } else {
-      # Desktop Windows: static CRT.
-      if (is_debug) {
-        cflags += [ "/MTd" ]
-      } else {
-        cflags += [ "/MT" ]
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
 
 # Sets the default Windows build version. This is separated because some
 # targets need to manually override it for their compiles.
 config("winver") {
   defines = [
     "NTDDI_VERSION=0x0A000000",
     "_WIN32_WINNT=0x0A00",
     "WINVER=0x0A00",
   ]
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   }
 
   if (win_linker_timing) {
     ldflags += [
       "/time",
       "/verbose:incr",
     ]
   }
 }
 
+# CRT --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Configures how the runtime library (CRT) is going to be used.
+# See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2kzt1wy3.aspx for a reference of
+# what each value does.
+config("default_crt") {
+  if (is_component_build) {
+    # Component mode: dynamic CRT. Since the library is shared, it requires
+    # exceptions or will give errors about things not matching, so keep
+    # exceptions on.
+    config = [ ":dynamic_crt" ]

[brettw, 2016/09/28 18:03:54]

Does this work? These should read "configs".

+  } else {
+    if (current_os != "win") {
+      # WindowsRT: use the dynamic CRT.
+      config = [ ":dynamic_crt" ]
+    } else {
+      # Desktop Windows: static CRT.
+      config = [ ":static_crt" ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+config("dynamic_crt") {
+  if (is_debug) {
+    cflags = [ "/MDd" ]
+  } else {
+    cflags = [ "/MD" ]
+  }
+}
+
+config("static_crt") {
+  if (is_debug) {
+    cflags = [ "/MTd" ]
+  } else {
+    cflags = [ "/MT" ]
+  }
+}
+
 # Subsystem --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # This is appended to the subsystem to specify a minimum version.
 if (current_cpu == "x64") {
   # The number after the comma is the minimum required OS version.
   # 5.02 = Windows Server 2003.
   subsystem_version_suffix = ",5.02"
 } else {
   # 5.01 = Windows XP.
   subsystem_version_suffix = ",5.01"
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 # Internal stuff --------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Config used by the MIDL template to disable warnings.
 config("midl_warnings") {
   if (is_clang) {
     # MIDL generates code like "#endif !_MIDL_USE_GUIDDEF_".
     cflags = [ "-Wno-extra-tokens" ]
   }
 }