Disable linking chrome.dll on GN Windows.

chrome/BUILD.gn

 # Copyright 2014 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/features.gni")
 import("//build/config/locales.gni")
 import("//build/config/ui.gni")
 import("//chrome/chrome_repack_locales.gni")
 import("//chrome/version.gni")
 
 if (is_android) {
   import("//build/config/android/rules.gni")
 }
 
 if (is_win && !link_chrome_on_windows) {
   # When linking is disabled on Windows, create a dummy Chrome target to
   # make targets work that depend on Chrome.
   group("chrome") {
   }
+  group("main_dll") {
+  }
 }
 
 if (!is_android && (!is_win || link_chrome_on_windows)) {
   # TODO(GYP) for Windows need to the the reorder-imports step which probably
   # means adding another target and renaming this to chrome_initial like in GYP.
   executable("chrome") {
     # Because the sources list varies so significantly per-platform, generally
     # each platform lists its own files rather than relying on filtering or
     # removing unused files.
     sources = [
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     }
 
     if (!is_mac) {
       # On Mac this is done in chrome_dll.gypi.
       datadeps += [ "//pdf" ]
       # TODO(GYP) pdf linux symbols
     }
   }
 }  # !is_android
 
-shared_library("main_dll") {
-  configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:wexit_time_destructors" ]
+if (!is_win || link_chrome_on_windows) {
+  shared_library("main_dll") {
+    configs += [ "//build/config/compiler:wexit_time_destructors" ]
 
-  deps = [
-    ":browser_dependencies",
-    "//base/allocator",
-  ]
-  if (is_win) {
-    output_name = "chrome"
+    deps = [
+      ":browser_dependencies",
+      "//base/allocator",
+    ]
+    if (is_win) {
+      output_name = "chrome"
 
-    sources = [
-      "app/chrome_command_ids.h",
-      "app/chrome_dll.rc",
-      "app/chrome_dll_resource.h",
-      "app/chrome_main.cc",
-      "app/chrome_main_delegate.cc",
-      "app/chrome_main_delegate.h",
-      "app/close_handle_hook_win.cc",
-      "app/close_handle_hook_win.h",
-      "app/delay_load_hook_win.cc",
-      "app/delay_load_hook_win.h",
-      "//base/win/dllmain.cc",
-    ]
+      sources = [
+        "app/chrome_command_ids.h",
+        "app/chrome_dll.rc",
+        "app/chrome_dll_resource.h",
+        "app/chrome_main.cc",
+        "app/chrome_main_delegate.cc",
+        "app/chrome_main_delegate.h",
+        "app/close_handle_hook_win.cc",
+        "app/close_handle_hook_win.h",
+        "app/delay_load_hook_win.cc",
+        "app/delay_load_hook_win.h",
+        "//base/win/dllmain.cc",
+      ]
 
-    deps += [
-      # On Windows, link the dependencies (libraries) that make up actual
-      # Chromium functionality into this .dll.
-      ":chrome_version_resources",
-      "//chrome/app/theme:chrome_unscaled_resources",
-      "//chrome_elf",
-      "//content/app/resources",
-      "//crypto",
-      "//net:net_resources",
-      "//third_party/wtl",
-      "//ui/views",
-    ]
-    if (enable_configuration_policy) {
-      deps += [ "//components/policy" ]
-    }
-    if (cpu_arch == "x86") {
-      # Add a dependency to custom import library for user32 delay imports only
-      # in x86 builds.
-      #deps += [ 'chrome_user32_delay_imports' ]  TODO(GYP)
+      deps += [
+        # On Windows, link the dependencies (libraries) that make up actual
+        # Chromium functionality into this .dll.
+        ":chrome_version_resources",
+        "//chrome/app/theme:chrome_unscaled_resources",
+        "//chrome_elf",
+        "//content/app/resources",
+        "//crypto",
+        "//net:net_resources",
+        "//third_party/wtl",
+        "//ui/views",
+      ]
+      if (enable_configuration_policy) {
+        deps += [ "//components/policy" ]
+      }
+      if (cpu_arch == "x86") {
+        # Add a dependency to custom import library for user32 delay imports only
+        # in x86 builds.
+        #deps += [ 'chrome_user32_delay_imports' ]  TODO(GYP)
+      }
+
+      # TODO(GYP) incremental linking flags in debug builds
+      #'LinkIncremental': '<(msvs_large_module_debug_link_mode)',
+
+      # TODO(GYP) Lots of VCLinkerTool stuff on Windows.
+
+      # TODO(GYP) chrome_pgo_phase on Windows.
     }
 
-    # TODO(GYP) incremental linking flags in debug builds
-    #'LinkIncremental': '<(msvs_large_module_debug_link_mode)',
+    if (use_aura) {
+      deps += [ "//ui/compositor" ]
+    }
 
-    # TODO(GYP) Lots of VCLinkerTool stuff on Windows.
+    #TODO(GYP) add chrome_multiple_dll support
+    if (false) {  #chrome_multiple_dll) {
+      defines = [ "CHROME_MULTIPLE_DLL_BROWSER" ]
+      deps += [ "//content/public/app:browser" ]
+    } else {
+      deps += [
+        ":child_dependencies",
+        "//content/public/app:both",
+      ]
+    }
 
-    # TODO(GYP) chrome_pgo_phase on Windows.
-  }
+    if (cld_version == 0 || cld_version == 2) {
+      deps += [ "//third_party/cld_2" ]
+    }
 
-  if (use_aura) {
-    deps += [ "//ui/compositor" ]
-  }
-
-  #TODO(GYP) add chrome_multiple_dll support
-  if (false) {  #chrome_multiple_dll) {
-    defines = [ "CHROME_MULTIPLE_DLL_BROWSER" ]
-    deps += [ "//content/public/app:browser" ]
-  } else {
-    deps += [
-      ":child_dependencies",
-      "//content/public/app:both",
-    ]
-  }
-
-  if (cld_version == 0 || cld_version == 2) {
-    deps += [ "//third_party/cld_2" ]
-  }
-
-  if (is_mac) {
-    #['OS=="mac" and component!="shared_library"', {  TODO(GYP)
-    #  'includes': [ 'chrome_dll_bundle.gypi' ],
-    #}],
-    # TODO(GYP) Lots of other stuff in the OS=="mac" block.
+    if (is_mac) {
+      #['OS=="mac" and component!="shared_library"', {  TODO(GYP)
+      #  'includes': [ 'chrome_dll_bundle.gypi' ],
+      #}],
+      # TODO(GYP) Lots of other stuff in the OS=="mac" block.
+    }
   }
 }
 
 # GYP version: chromium_browser_dependencies variable in chrome.gyp
 group("browser_dependencies") {
   deps = [
     "//chrome/browser",
     "//chrome/common",
     "//sync",
   ]
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       "//chrome/browser",
       "//chrome/browser/ui",
       "//chrome/plugin",
       "//chrome/renderer",
       "//chrome/utility",
       "//components/enhanced_bookmarks",
       "//content/public/app:browser",
     ]
   }
 }