Change the Windows build to statically link the sync library.

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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       # Provides a syncapi dynamic library target from checked-in binaries,
       # or from compiling a stub implementation.
       'target_name': 'syncapi',
 
       'conditions': [
         ['chrome_personalization==0', {
           # Empty target.
           'type': 'none',
         }, {
           # Build sync.
-          'type': 'shared_library',
+          'type': '<(library)',
           'sources': [
             'browser/sync/engine/syncapi.cc',
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
             '..',
             '<(protoc_out_dir)',
           ],
           'defines' : [
-            'COMPILING_SYNCAPI_LIBRARY',
             '_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS',
             '_USE_32BIT_TIME_T',
           ],
           'dependencies': [
             '../base/base.gyp:base',
             '../build/temp_gyp/googleurl.gyp:googleurl',
             '../net/net.gyp:net',
             '../third_party/icu/icu.gyp:icuuc',
             '../third_party/libjingle/libjingle.gyp:libjingle',
             '../third_party/sqlite/sqlite.gyp:sqlite',
             'common',
             'notifier',
             'sync',
             'sync_proto',
           ],
           'conditions': [
             ['OS=="win"', {
-              'msvs_settings': {
-                'VCLinkerTool': {
-                  'ImportLibrary': '$(OutDir)\\lib\\syncapi.lib',
-                  'ProgramDatabaseFile': '$(OutDir)\\syncapi_dll.pdb',
-                },
-              },
-              'link_settings': {
-                'libraries': [
-                  '-lcrypt32.lib',
-                  '-liphlpapi.lib',
-                  '-lsecur32.lib',
-                ]
-              },
               'dependencies': [
                 '../third_party/pthreads-win32/pthreads.gyp:pthreads',
               ],
-              'direct_dependent_settings': {
-                'msvs_settings': {
-                  'VCLinkerTool': {
-                    'DelayLoadDLLs': [
-                      'syncapi.dll',
-                    ],
-                  },
-                },
-              },
             }],
             ['OS=="linux"', {
               'defines': [
                 'POSIX',
               ],
             }],
           ],
         }],
       ],
     },
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                     'winhttp.dll',
                     'wininet.dll',
                     'wsock32.dll',
                     'ws2_32.dll',
                     'winspool.drv',
                     'comdlg32.dll',
                     'imagehlp.dll',
                     'psapi.dll',
                     'urlmon.dll',
                     'imm32.dll',
+                    'iphlpapi.dll',
+                    'pthreads.dll',
                   ],
                   'ImportLibrary': '$(OutDir)\\lib\\chrome_dll.lib',
                   'ProgramDatabaseFile': '$(OutDir)\\chrome_dll.pdb',
                   # Set /SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS for chrome.dll (for consistency).
                   'SubSystem': '2',
                 },
                 'VCManifestTool': {
                   'AdditionalManifestFiles': '$(ProjectDir)\\app\\chrome.dll.manifest',
                 },
               },
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             'test/sync/engine/mock_server_connection.h',
             'test/sync/engine/test_directory_setter_upper.cc',
             'test/sync/engine/test_directory_setter_upper.h',
             'test/sync/engine/test_id_factory.h',
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
             '..',
             '<(protoc_out_dir)',
           ],
           'defines' : [
-            'COMPILING_SYNCAPI_LIBRARY',
             'SYNC_ENGINE_VERSION_STRING="Unknown"',
             '_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS',
             '_USE_32BIT_TIME_T',
           ],
           'dependencies': [
             '../testing/gtest.gyp:gtest',
             '../third_party/libjingle/libjingle.gyp:libjingle',
             '../third_party/tcmalloc/tcmalloc.gyp:tcmalloc',
             'notifier',
             'sync',
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             'browser/sync/util/user_settings.cc',
             'browser/sync/util/user_settings.h',
             'browser/sync/util/user_settings_posix.cc',
             'browser/sync/util/user_settings_win.cc',
           ],
           'include_dirs': [
             '..',
             '<(protoc_out_dir)',
           ],
           'defines' : [
-            'COMPILING_SYNCAPI_LIBRARY',
             'SYNC_ENGINE_VERSION_STRING="Unknown"',
             '_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS',
             '_USE_32BIT_TIME_T',
           ],
           'dependencies': [
             '../third_party/libjingle/libjingle.gyp:libjingle',
             'sync_proto',
           ],
           'conditions': [
             ['OS=="win"', {
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               'defines': [
                 'POSIX',
               ],
             }],
           ],
         },
       ],  # targets when chrome_personalization==1
     }],
   ],  # 'conditions'
 }