Turn on DCHECKs and other debugging code if dcheck_always_on is 1

build/features.gypi

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     # Enable ECMAScript Internationalization API. Enabling this feature will
     # add a dependency on the ICU library.
     'v8_enable_i18n_support%': 1,
 
     # Enable compiler warnings when using V8_DEPRECATED apis.
     'v8_deprecation_warnings%': 0,
 
     # Use external files for startup data blobs:
     # the JS builtins sources and the start snapshot.
     'v8_use_external_startup_data%': 0,
+
+    # Set to 1 to enable DCHECKs in release builds.
+    'dcheck_always_on%': 0,
   },
   'target_defaults': {
     'conditions': [
       ['v8_enable_disassembler==1', {
         'defines': ['ENABLE_DISASSEMBLER',],
       }],
       ['v8_enable_gdbjit==1', {
         'defines': ['ENABLE_GDB_JIT_INTERFACE',],
       }],
       ['v8_object_print==1', {
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       }],
       ['v8_deprecation_warnings==1', {
         'defines': ['V8_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS',],
       }],
       ['v8_enable_i18n_support==1', {
         'defines': ['V8_I18N_SUPPORT',],
       }],
       ['v8_use_external_startup_data==1', {
         'defines': ['V8_USE_EXTERNAL_STARTUP_DATA',],
       }],
+      ['dcheck_always_on!=0', {
+        'defines': ['DEBUG',],
+      }],
     ],  # conditions
     'configurations': {
       'DebugBaseCommon': {
         'abstract': 1,
         'variables': {
           'v8_enable_extra_checks%': 1,
           'v8_enable_handle_zapping%': 1,
         },
         'conditions': [
           ['v8_enable_extra_checks==1', {
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             'defines': ['ENABLE_EXTRA_CHECKS',],
           }],
           ['v8_enable_handle_zapping==1', {
             'defines': ['ENABLE_HANDLE_ZAPPING',],
           }],
         ],  # conditions
       },  # Release
     },  # configurations
   },  # target_defaults
 }