Reduce the number of unneeded dependencies....

chrome/chrome.gyp

 # Copyright (c) 2009 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
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             {
               'destination': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/extensions',
               'files': [
                 'browser/extensions/default_extensions/external_extensions.json'
               ]
             }
           ],
         }],
       ],
     },
+     {
+      'target_name': 'common_constants',
+      'type': '<(library)',
+      'dependencies': [
+        '../base/base.gyp:base',
+      ],
+      'sources': [
+        'common/chrome_constants.cc',
+        'common/chrome_constants.h',
+        'common/chrome_paths.cc',
+        'common/chrome_paths.h',
+        'common/chrome_paths_internal.h',
+        'common/chrome_paths_linux.cc',
+        'common/chrome_paths_mac.mm',
+        'common/chrome_paths_win.cc',
+        'common/chrome_switches.cc',
+        'common/chrome_switches.h',
+        'common/env_vars.cc',
+        'common/env_vars.h',
+        'common/json_value_serializer.cc',
+        'common/json_value_serializer.h',
+        'common/pref_names.cc',
+        'common/pref_names.h',
+      ],
+    },
     {
       'target_name': 'common',
       'type': '<(library)',
       'msvs_guid': '899F1280-3441-4D1F-BA04-CCD6208D9146',
       'dependencies': [
+        'common_constants',
         'chrome_resources',
         'chrome_strings',
         'theme_resources',
         '../app/app.gyp:app_base',
         '../base/base.gyp:base',
         '../base/base.gyp:base_gfx',
         '../build/temp_gyp/googleurl.gyp:googleurl',
         '../ipc/ipc.gyp:ipc',
         '../net/net.gyp:net',
         '../net/net.gyp:net_resources',
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         'common/child_process_host.cc',
         'common/child_process_host.h',
         'common/child_process_info.cc',
         'common/child_process_info.h',
         'common/child_process_logging.h',
         'common/child_process_logging_linux.cc',
         'common/child_process_logging_mac.mm',
         'common/child_process_logging_win.cc',
         'common/child_thread.cc',
         'common/child_thread.h',
-        'common/chrome_constants.cc',
-        'common/chrome_constants.h',
         'common/chrome_counters.cc',
         'common/chrome_counters.h',
         'common/chrome_descriptors.h',
-        'common/chrome_paths.cc',
-        'common/chrome_paths.h',
-        'common/chrome_paths_internal.h',
-        'common/chrome_paths_linux.cc',
-        'common/chrome_paths_mac.mm',
-        'common/chrome_paths_win.cc',
         'common/chrome_plugin_api.h',
         'common/chrome_plugin_lib.cc',
         'common/chrome_plugin_lib.h',
         'common/chrome_plugin_util.cc',
         'common/chrome_plugin_util.h',
-        'common/chrome_switches.cc',
-        'common/chrome_switches.h',
         'common/classfactory.cc',
         'common/classfactory.h',
         'common/common_glue.cc',
         'common/common_param_traits.cc',
         'common/common_param_traits.h',
         'common/css_colors.h',
         'common/db_message_filter.cc',
         'common/db_message_filter.h',
         'common/debug_flags.cc',
         'common/debug_flags.h',
         'common/devtools_messages.h',
         'common/devtools_messages_internal.h',
         'common/dom_storage_type.h',
-        'common/env_vars.cc',
-        'common/env_vars.h',
         'common/filter_policy.h',
         'common/gears_api.h',
         'common/gtk_tree.cc',
         'common/gtk_tree.h',
         'common/gtk_util.cc',
         'common/gtk_util.h',
         'common/histogram_synchronizer.cc',
         'common/histogram_synchronizer.h',
         'common/important_file_writer.cc',
         'common/important_file_writer.h',
-        'common/json_value_serializer.cc',
-        'common/json_value_serializer.h',
         'common/jstemplate_builder.cc',
         'common/jstemplate_builder.h',
         'common/libxml_utils.cc',
         'common/libxml_utils.h',
         'common/logging_chrome.cc',
         'common/logging_chrome.h',
         'common/main_function_params.h',
         'common/message_router.cc',
         'common/message_router.h',
         'common/modal_dialog_event.h',
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         'common/platform_util.h',
         'common/platform_util_linux.cc',
         'common/platform_util_mac.mm',
         'common/platform_util_win.cc',
         'common/plugin_carbon_interpose_constants_mac.h',
         'common/plugin_carbon_interpose_constants_mac.cc',
         'common/plugin_messages.h',
         'common/plugin_messages_internal.h',
         'common/pref_member.cc',
         'common/pref_member.h',
-        'common/pref_names.cc',
-        'common/pref_names.h',
         'common/pref_service.cc',
         'common/pref_service.h',
         'common/process_watcher_posix.cc',
         'common/process_watcher_win.cc',
         'common/process_watcher.h',
         'common/property_bag.cc',
         'common/property_bag.h',
         'common/quarantine_mac.h',
         'common/quarantine_mac.mm',
         'common/ref_counted_util.h',
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         }],
         ['OS=="mac" or OS=="win"', {
           'dependencies': [
             # On Windows and Mac, make sure we've built chrome_dll, which
             # contains all of the library code with Chromium functionality.
             'chrome_dll',
           ],
         }],
         ['OS=="win"', {
           'dependencies': [
-            '../app/app.gyp:app_id',
             'installer/installer.gyp:installer_util',
             'installer/installer.gyp:installer_util_strings',
             '../breakpad/breakpad.gyp:breakpad_handler',
             '../breakpad/breakpad.gyp:breakpad_sender',
             '../sandbox/sandbox.gyp:sandbox',
-            '../views/views.gyp:views',
-            'worker',
             'app/locales/locales.gyp:*',
           ],
           'sources': [
             'app/chrome_exe.rc',
             'app/chrome_exe_version.rc.version',
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
             '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/chrome',
           ],
           'msvs_settings': {
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         'test/automation/browser_proxy.h',
         'test/automation/tab_proxy.cc',
         'test/automation/tab_proxy.h',
         'test/automation/window_proxy.cc',
         'test/automation/window_proxy.h',
         'test/chrome_process_util.cc',
         'test/chrome_process_util.h',
         'test/chrome_process_util_linux.cc',
         'test/chrome_process_util_mac.cc',
         'test/chrome_process_util_win.cc',
-        'test/in_process_browser_test.cc',
-        'test/in_process_browser_test.h',
         'test/perf/mem_usage_linux.cc',
         'test/perf/mem_usage_mac.cc',
         'test/perf/mem_usage_win.cc',
         'test/perf/mem_usage.h',
         'test/testing_profile.cc',
         'test/testing_profile.h',
         'test/ui_test_utils.cc',
         'test/ui_test_utils.h',
       ],
       'conditions': [
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           # TODO(phajdan.jr): Only temporary, to make transition easier.
           'defines': [ 'ALLOW_IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST' ],
           'sources': [
             'browser/autocomplete/autocomplete_edit_view_browsertest.cc',
             'browser/browser_focus_uitest.cc',
             'browser/debugger/devtools_sanity_unittest.cc',
             'browser/views/bookmark_bar_view_test.cc',
             'browser/blocked_popup_container_interactive_uitest.cc',
             'browser/views/find_bar_host_interactive_uitest.cc',
             'browser/views/tabs/tab_dragging_test.cc',
+            'test/in_process_browser_test.cc',
+            'test/in_process_browser_test.h',
             'test/interactive_ui/npapi_interactive_test.cc',
             'test/interactive_ui/view_event_test_base.cc',
             'test/interactive_ui/view_event_test_base.h',
           ],
           'conditions': [
             ['OS=="linux"', {
               'dependencies': [
                 '../build/linux/system.gyp:gtk',
                 '../tools/xdisplaycheck/xdisplaycheck.gyp:xdisplaycheck',
               ],
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             '../skia/skia.gyp:skia',
             '../testing/gtest.gyp:gtest',
             '../third_party/icu/icu.gyp:icui18n',
             '../third_party/icu/icu.gyp:icuuc',
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
             '..',
           ],
           'defines': [ 'ALLOW_IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST' ],
           'sources': [
+            'test/in_process_browser_test.cc',
+            'test/in_process_browser_test.h',
             'test/test_launcher/out_of_proc_test_runner.cc',
             'test/test_launcher/test_runner.cc',
             'test/test_launcher/test_runner.h',
             'test/test_launcher/run_all_unittests.cc',
             'test/unit/chrome_test_suite.h',
             # browser_tests_sources is defined in 'variables' at the top of the
             # file.
             '<@(browser_tests_sources)',
           ],
           'conditions': [
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               '../third_party/libxml/libxml.gyp:libxml',
               '../third_party/npapi/npapi.gyp:npapi',
             ],
             'include_dirs': [
               '..',
               '<(INTERMEDIATE_DIR)',
             ],
             # TODO(phajdan.jr): Only temporary, to make transition easier.
             'defines': [ 'ALLOW_IN_PROC_BROWSER_TEST' ],
             'sources': [
+              'app/chrome_dll.rc',
+              'app/chrome_dll_resource.h',
+              'app/chrome_dll_version.rc.version',
+              'test/in_process_browser_test.cc',
+              'test/in_process_browser_test.h',
               'test/live_sync/bookmark_model_verifier.cc',
               'test/live_sync/bookmark_model_verifier.h',
               'test/live_sync/live_bookmarks_sync_test.cc',
               'test/live_sync/live_bookmarks_sync_test.h',
               'test/live_sync/profile_sync_service_test_harness.cc',
               'test/live_sync/profile_sync_service_test_harness.h',
+              'test/live_sync/single_client_live_bookmarks_sync_unittest.cc',
+              'test/live_sync/two_client_live_bookmarks_sync_test.cc',
               'test/test_launcher/run_all_unittests.cc',
               'test/test_notification_tracker.cc',
               'test/test_notification_tracker.h',
               'test/testing_browser_process.h',
               'test/ui_test_utils.cc',
               'test/ui_test_utils.h',
-              'app/chrome_dll.rc',
-              'app/chrome_dll_resource.h',
-              'app/chrome_dll_version.rc.version',
               'test/data/resource.h',
               'test/data/resource.rc',
               '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/chrome/browser_resources.rc',
               '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/chrome_dll_version/chrome_dll_version.rc',
               '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/chrome/common_resources.rc',
-              'test/live_sync/single_client_live_bookmarks_sync_unittest.cc',
-              'test/live_sync/two_client_live_bookmarks_sync_test.cc',
             ],
             'conditions': [
               # Plugin code.
               ['OS=="linux" or OS=="win"', {
                 'dependencies': [
                   'plugin',
                  ],
                 'export_dependent_settings': [
                   'plugin',
                 ],
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               'defines': [
                 'POSIX',
               ],
             }],
           ],
         },
       ],  # targets when chrome_personalization==1 and use_syncapi_stub==0
     }],
   ],  # 'conditions'
 }