diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 32eea118648ff7..4216349562a49e 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -69,11 +69,6 @@ config_setting(
     values = {"cpu": "darwin"},
 )
 
-config_setting(
-    name = "grpc_use_absl",
-    values = {"define": "GRPC_USE_ABSL=1"},
-)
-
 python_config_settings()
 
 # This should be updated along with build.yaml
@@ -541,6 +536,9 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "src/core/lib/gprpp/thd.h",
         "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h",
     ],
+    external_deps = [
+        "absl/strings",
+    ],
     language = "c++",
     public_hdrs = GPR_PUBLIC_HDRS,
     deps = [
@@ -595,6 +593,9 @@ grpc_cc_library(
 
 grpc_cc_library(
     name = "inlined_vector",
+    external_deps = [
+        "absl/container:inlined_vector",
+    ],
     language = "c++",
     public_hdrs = [
         "src/core/lib/gprpp/inlined_vector.h",
@@ -612,6 +613,9 @@ grpc_cc_library(
 
 grpc_cc_library(
     name = "optional",
+    external_deps = [
+        "absl/types:optional",
+    ],
     language = "c++",
     public_hdrs = [
         "src/core/lib/gprpp/optional.h",
diff --git a/BUILD.gn b/BUILD.gn
index 5626759924da7f..e19c197c84724f 100644
--- a/BUILD.gn
+++ b/BUILD.gn
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ config("grpc_config") {
         "src/core/lib/profiling/timers.h",
     ]
     deps = [
+        ":absl/container:inlined_vector",
+        ":absl/strings:strings",
+        ":absl/types:optional",
     ]
     
     public_configs = [
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5e3fa30e44515f..d56c7c7165271e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ else()
   set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "none")
 endif()
 
+set(gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of absl library")
+set_property(CACHE gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+
 set(gRPC_USE_PROTO_LITE OFF CACHE BOOL "Use the protobuf-lite library")
 
 if(UNIX)
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ else()
   set(_gRPC_CORE_NOSTDCXX_FLAGS "")
 endif()
 
+include(cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake)
 include(cmake/address_sorting.cmake)
 include(cmake/benchmark.cmake)
 include(cmake/cares.cmake)
@@ -1051,6 +1055,9 @@ target_include_directories(gpr
 )
 target_link_libraries(gpr
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  absl::inlined_vector
+  absl::strings
+  absl::optional
 )
 if(_gRPC_PLATFORM_ANDROID)
   target_link_libraries(gpr
@@ -3253,6 +3260,7 @@ target_include_directories(dns_test_util
 target_link_libraries(dns_test_util
   ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
   ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  gpr
   ${_gRPC_GFLAGS_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
@@ -5829,15 +5837,6 @@ target_link_libraries(grpc_csharp_ext
 )
 
 
-
-if(gRPC_INSTALL)
-  install(TARGETS grpc_csharp_ext EXPORT gRPCTargets
-    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_BINDIR}
-    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
-  )
-endif()
-
 endif()
 
 add_library(upb
@@ -18355,7 +18354,7 @@ generate_pkgconfig(
   "gRPC platform support library"
   "${gRPC_CORE_VERSION}"
   ""
-  "-lgpr"
+  "-lgpr   -labsl_strings -labsl_base -labsl_spinlock_wait -labsl_dynamic_annotations -labsl_strings_internal -labsl_throw_delegate -labsl_int128 -labsl_bad_optional_access -labsl_raw_logging_internal -labsl_log_severity"
   ""
   "gpr.pc")
 
@@ -18365,7 +18364,7 @@ generate_pkgconfig(
   "high performance general RPC framework"
   "${gRPC_CORE_VERSION}"
   "gpr openssl"
-  "-lgrpc -laddress_sorting -lupb -lcares -lz"
+  "-lgrpc -laddress_sorting -lupb -lcares -lz   "
   ""
   "grpc.pc")
 
@@ -18375,7 +18374,7 @@ generate_pkgconfig(
   "high performance general RPC framework without SSL"
   "${gRPC_CORE_VERSION}"
   "gpr"
-  "-lgrpc_unsecure"
+  "-lgrpc_unsecure   "
   ""
   "grpc_unsecure.pc")
 
@@ -18385,7 +18384,7 @@ generate_pkgconfig(
   "C++ wrapper for gRPC"
   "${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
   "grpc"
-  "-lgrpc++"
+  "-lgrpc++   "
   ""
   "grpc++.pc")
 
@@ -18395,6 +18394,6 @@ generate_pkgconfig(
   "C++ wrapper for gRPC without SSL"
   "${PACKAGE_VERSION}"
   "grpc_unsecure"
-  "-lgrpc++_unsecure"
+  "-lgrpc++_unsecure   "
   ""
   "grpc++_unsecure.pc")
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 369a7acdfe2365..7cefd969ab756f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ CXXFLAGS += -stdlib=libc++
 LDFLAGS += -framework CoreFoundation
 endif
 CFLAGS += -g
-CPPFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Ithird_party/upb -Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated
+CPPFLAGS += -g -Wall -Wextra -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Ithird_party/abseil-cpp -Ithird_party/upb -Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated
 COREFLAGS += -fno-exceptions
 LDFLAGS += -g
 
@@ -722,6 +722,9 @@ ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS = $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS)
 ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting.a
 CPPFLAGS := -Ithird_party/address_sorting/include $(CPPFLAGS)
 
+GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a
+GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a
+
 UPB_DEP = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
 UPB_MERGE_OBJS = $(LIBUPB_OBJS)
 UPB_MERGE_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
@@ -3412,18 +3415,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libaddress_sorting.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libaddress_sorting.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBADDRESS_SORTING_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.9
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)address_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -3453,7 +3456,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libalts_test_util.a: openssl_dep_error
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libalts_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBALTS_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libalts_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBALTS_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libalts_test_util.a
@@ -3552,7 +3555,7 @@ PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
 LIBGPR_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBGPR_SRC))))
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
@@ -3564,18 +3567,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgpr.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGPR_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.9
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -4012,11 +4015,11 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a
-	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
+	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a
 endif
@@ -4024,18 +4027,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.9
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -4404,11 +4407,11 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_E
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.a
-	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.a $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
+	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.a $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(OPENSSL_MERGE_OBJS) 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet.a
 endif
@@ -4416,18 +4419,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_cronet.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_CRONET_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.9
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cronet$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -4755,7 +4758,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a: openssl_dep_error
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util.a
@@ -5074,7 +5077,7 @@ PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
 LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_UNSECURE_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_UNSECURE_SRC))))
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_UNSECURE_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_TEST_UTIL_UNSECURE_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a
@@ -5430,11 +5433,11 @@ PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
 LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC))))
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a
-	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
+	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a
 endif
@@ -5442,18 +5445,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_unsecure.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.9
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -5482,7 +5485,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libreconnect_server.a: openssl_dep_error
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libreconnect_server.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBRECONNECT_SERVER_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libreconnect_server.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBRECONNECT_SERVER_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libreconnect_server.a
@@ -5521,7 +5524,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libtest_tcp_server.a: openssl_dep_error
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libtest_tcp_server.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBTEST_TCP_SERVER_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libtest_tcp_server.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBTEST_TCP_SERVER_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libtest_tcp_server.a
@@ -5570,7 +5573,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbm_callback_test_service_impl.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbm_callback_test_service_impl.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBM_CALLBACK_TEST_SERVICE_IMPL_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbm_callback_test_service_impl.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBM_CALLBACK_TEST_SERVICE_IMPL_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbm_callback_test_service_impl.a
@@ -5620,7 +5623,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libdns_test_util.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libdns_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDNS_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libdns_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDNS_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libdns_test_util.a
@@ -6179,11 +6182,11 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP
 
 else
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a
-	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
+	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(LIBGPR_OBJS)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS)  $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS)  $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS)  $(UPB_MERGE_OBJS) 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
 	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++.a
 endif
@@ -6191,18 +6194,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/gpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc -lgpr -lupb
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 	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_error_details.a
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_error_details$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_error_details$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_ERROR_DETAILS_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_error_details.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_error_details$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_ERROR_DETAILS_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++
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 endif
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 else
 
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 endif
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 else
 
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 else
 
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 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_test_util_unsecure.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC++_TEST_UTIL_UNSECURE_OBJS) 
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@@ -7394,11 +7397,11 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARE
 
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 	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure.a
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lgrpc_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll -lupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.$(SHARED_EXT_CORE)
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure -lupb
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc++_unsecure.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPC++_UNSECURE_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgpr -lgrpc_unsecure -lupb
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so.1
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc++_unsecure$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -7457,7 +7460,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_benchmark.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_benchmark.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_BENCHMARK_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_benchmark.a
@@ -7513,7 +7516,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_CLI_LIBS_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_cli_libs.a
@@ -7566,7 +7569,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_plugin_support.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_plugin_support.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_PLUGIN_SUPPORT_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_plugin_support.a
@@ -7617,7 +7620,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARE
 
 else
 
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 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpcpp_channelz.a
@@ -7629,18 +7632,18 @@ endif
 
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP): $(LIBGRPCPP_CHANNELZ_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
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 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/grpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPCPP_CHANNELZ_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP)-dll -lgrpc$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPCPP_CHANNELZ_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++ -lgrpc
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+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpcpp_channelz.so.1 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBGRPCPP_CHANNELZ_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBSXX) $(LDLIBS_PROTOBUF) $(LDLIBS) -lgrpc++ -lgrpc
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 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).$(SHARED_EXT_CPP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpcpp_channelz$(SHARED_VERSION_CPP).so
 endif
@@ -7688,7 +7691,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libhttp2_client_main.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libhttp2_client_main.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBHTTP2_CLIENT_MAIN_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libhttp2_client_main.a
@@ -7739,7 +7742,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_helper.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_helper.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBINTEROP_CLIENT_HELPER_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_helper.a
@@ -7793,7 +7796,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_main.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_main.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBINTEROP_CLIENT_MAIN_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_client_main.a
@@ -7844,7 +7847,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_helper.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_helper.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBINTEROP_SERVER_HELPER_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_helper.a
@@ -7896,7 +7899,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_lib.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_lib.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBINTEROP_SERVER_LIB_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_lib.a
@@ -7946,7 +7949,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_main.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libinterop_server_main.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBINTEROP_SERVER_MAIN_OBJS) 
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@@ -8014,7 +8017,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libqps.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
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 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
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@@ -8070,7 +8073,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SH
 else
 
 
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 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) $(if $(subst Linux,,$(SYSTEM)),,-Wl$(comma)-wrap$(comma)memcpy) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libgrpc_csharp_ext.so.2 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBGRPC_CSHARP_EXT_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).so.2
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)grpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).$(SHARED_EXT_CSHARP) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_csharp_ext$(SHARED_VERSION_CSHARP).so
 endif
@@ -8382,7 +8385,7 @@ $(LIBBORINGSSL_OBJS): CPPFLAGS += -Ithird_party/boringssl/include -fvisibility=h
 $(LIBBORINGSSL_OBJS): CXXFLAGS += -fno-exceptions
 $(LIBBORINGSSL_OBJS): CFLAGS += -g
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBBORINGSSL_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBBORINGSSL_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl.a
@@ -8422,7 +8425,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_test_util.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBORINGSSL_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_test_util.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBORINGSSL_TEST_UTIL_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libboringssl_test_util.a
@@ -8477,7 +8480,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBENCHMARK_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBENCHMARK_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbenchmark.a
@@ -8520,7 +8523,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/$(SHARED_PREFIX)upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE)
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBUPB_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBUPB_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
@@ -8532,18 +8535,18 @@ endif
 
 
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),MINGW32)
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBUPB_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBUPB_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBUPB_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,--output-def=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).def -Wl,--out-implib=$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE)-dll.a -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBUPB_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBUPB_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE): $(LIBUPB_OBJS)  $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBUPB_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -install_name $(SHARED_PREFIX)upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) -dynamiclib -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBUPB_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 else
-	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libupb.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBUPB_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(Q) $(LDXX) $(LDFLAGS) -L$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG) -shared -Wl,-soname,libupb.so.9 -o $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBUPB_OBJS) $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS)
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so.9
 	$(Q) ln -sf $(SHARED_PREFIX)upb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).$(SHARED_EXT_CORE) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb$(SHARED_VERSION_CORE).so
 endif
@@ -8700,7 +8703,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a: protobuf_dep_error
 
 else
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(PROTOBUF_DEP) $(LIBBAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a
@@ -8741,7 +8744,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_ssl_test_server.a: openssl_dep_error
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_ssl_test_server.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBBAD_SSL_TEST_SERVER_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_ssl_test_server.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBBAD_SSL_TEST_SERVER_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_ssl_test_server.a
@@ -8859,7 +8862,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a: openssl_dep_error
 else
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBEND2END_TESTS_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBEND2END_TESTS_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_tests.a
@@ -8966,7 +8969,7 @@ PUBLIC_HEADERS_C += \
 LIBEND2END_NOSEC_TESTS_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBEND2END_NOSEC_TESTS_SRC))))
 
 
-$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_nosec_tests.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)  $(LIBEND2END_NOSEC_TESTS_OBJS) 
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_nosec_tests.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBEND2END_NOSEC_TESTS_OBJS) 
 	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
 	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libend2end_nosec_tests.a
@@ -8983,6 +8986,72 @@ ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
 endif
 
 
+# Add private ABSEIL target which contains all sources used by all baselib libraries.
+
+
+LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_SRC = \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/ascii.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/escaping.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/memutil.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.cc \
+
+
+LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_SRC))))
+
+
+ifeq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+
+# You can't build secure libraries if you don't have OpenSSL.
+
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a: openssl_dep_error
+
+
+else
+
+
+$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS) 
+	$(E) "[AR]      Creating $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) rm -f $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a
+	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS) 
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
+	$(Q) ranlib -no_warning_for_no_symbols $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a
+endif
+
+
+
+
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(NO_SECURE),true)
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+endif
+
 
 # All of the test targets, and protoc plugins
 
@@ -23282,6 +23351,33 @@ test/cpp/util/string_ref_helper.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 test/cpp/util/subprocess.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 test/cpp/util/test_config_cc.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 test/cpp/util/test_credentials_provider.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/ascii.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/escaping.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/memutil.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
+third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.cc: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 third_party/upb/upb/decode.c: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 third_party/upb/upb/encode.c: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
 third_party/upb/upb/msg.c: $(OPENSSL_DEP)
diff --git a/PYTHON-MANIFEST.in b/PYTHON-MANIFEST.in
index 003b26a7d3636c..15bbd201a19c94 100644
--- a/PYTHON-MANIFEST.in
+++ b/PYTHON-MANIFEST.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ graft src/python/grpcio/grpcio.egg-info
 graft src/core
 graft src/boringssl
 graft include/grpc
+graft third_party/abseil-cpp/absl
 graft third_party/address_sorting
 graft third_party/boringssl
 graft third_party/cares
diff --git a/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl b/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl
index 7bb6b8bdb988ca..569576012a30c9 100644
--- a/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl
+++ b/bazel/grpc_build_system.bzl
@@ -85,23 +85,6 @@ def grpc_cc_library(
     if use_cfstream:
         linkopts = linkopts + if_mac(["-framework CoreFoundation"])
 
-    # This is a temporary solution to enable absl dependency only for
-    # Bazel-build with grpc_use_absl enabled to abseilfy in-house classes
-    # such as inlined_vector before absl is fully supported.
-    # When https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/20184 is merged, it will
-    # be removed.
-    more_external_deps = []
-    if name == "inlined_vector":
-        more_external_deps += select({
-            "//:grpc_use_absl": ["@com_google_absl//absl/container:inlined_vector"],
-            "//conditions:default": [],
-        })
-    if name == "gpr_base":
-        more_external_deps += select({
-            "//:grpc_use_absl": ["@com_google_absl//absl/strings:strings"],
-            "//conditions:default": [],
-        })
-
     native.cc_library(
         name = name,
         srcs = srcs,
@@ -117,13 +100,9 @@ def grpc_cc_library(
                       "//:grpc_allow_exceptions": ["GRPC_ALLOW_EXCEPTIONS=1"],
                       "//:grpc_disallow_exceptions": ["GRPC_ALLOW_EXCEPTIONS=0"],
                       "//conditions:default": [],
-                  }) +
-                  select({
-                      "//:grpc_use_absl": ["GRPC_USE_ABSL=1"],
-                      "//conditions:default": [],
                   }),
         hdrs = hdrs + public_hdrs,
-        deps = deps + _get_external_deps(external_deps) + more_external_deps,
+        deps = deps + _get_external_deps(external_deps),
         copts = copts,
         visibility = visibility,
         testonly = testonly,
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index c1777aec2ab9a8..25dabe10d0a275 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/thd_windows.cc
   - src/core/lib/profiling/basic_timers.cc
   - src/core/lib/profiling/stap_timers.cc
+  deps:
+  - absl/container:inlined_vector
+  - absl/strings:strings
+  - absl/types:optional
   uses:
   - gpr_base_headers
 - name: gpr_base_headers
@@ -1848,6 +1852,8 @@ libs:
   - test/cpp/naming/dns_test_util.h
   src:
   - test/cpp/naming/dns_test_util.cc
+  deps:
+  - gpr
 - name: grpc++
   build: all
   language: c++
@@ -6227,7 +6233,8 @@ defaults:
   global:
     CFLAGS: -g
     COREFLAGS: -fno-exceptions
-    CPPFLAGS: -g -Wall -Wextra -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Ithird_party/upb -Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated
+    CPPFLAGS: -g -Wall -Wextra -DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1 -Ithird_party/abseil-cpp -Ithird_party/upb
+      -Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated
     LDFLAGS: -g
   zlib:
     CFLAGS: -fvisibility=hidden
diff --git a/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake b/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake
index 0730b32424c553..a9e92b16e2e076 100644
--- a/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake
+++ b/cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake
@@ -18,9 +18,48 @@ if(gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER STREQUAL "module")
   endif()
   if(EXISTS "${ABSL_ROOT_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt")
     add_subdirectory(${ABSL_ROOT_DIR} third_party/abseil-cpp)
+    if(TARGET absl_base)
+      if(gRPC_INSTALL AND _gRPC_INSTALL_SUPPORTED_FROM_MODULE)
+        install(TARGETS
+          absl_algorithm
+          absl_atomic_hook
+          absl_bad_optional_access
+          absl_base
+          absl_base_internal
+          absl_bits
+          absl_compressed_tuple
+          absl_config
+          absl_core_headers
+          absl_dynamic_annotations
+          absl_endian
+          absl_inlined_vector
+          absl_inlined_vector_internal
+          absl_int128
+          absl_log_severity
+          absl_memory
+          absl_meta
+          absl_optional
+          absl_raw_logging_internal
+          absl_span
+          absl_spinlock_wait
+          absl_strings
+          absl_strings_internal
+          absl_throw_delegate
+          absl_type_traits
+          absl_utility
+        EXPORT gRPCTargets
+          RUNTIME DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+          LIBRARY DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+          ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${gRPC_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+      endif()
+    endif()
   else()
     message(WARNING "gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER is \"module\" but ABSL_ROOT_DIR is wrong")
   endif()
+  if(gRPC_INSTALL AND NOT _gRPC_INSTALL_SUPPORTED_FROM_MODULE)
+    message(WARNING "gRPC_INSTALL will be forced to FALSE because gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER is \"module\" and CMake version (${CMAKE_VERSION}) is less than 3.13.")
+    set(gRPC_INSTALL FALSE)
+  endif()
 elseif(gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER STREQUAL "package")
   # Use "CONFIG" as there is no built-in cmake module for absl.
   find_package(absl REQUIRED CONFIG)
diff --git a/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in
index b03b2ba4084855..5bfa73c291e22b 100644
--- a/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/gRPCConfig.cmake.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/modules)
 @_gRPC_FIND_PROTOBUF@
 @_gRPC_FIND_SSL@
 @_gRPC_FIND_CARES@
+@_gRPC_FIND_ABSL@
 
 # Targets
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/gRPCTargets.cmake)
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index a0418dfefa8573..7ff33a3d1dde05 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
   PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/include)
   PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/src/core/ext/upb-generated)
   PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/src/php/ext/grpc)
+  PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/abseil-cpp)
   PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/address_sorting/include)
   PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/boringssl/include)
   PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/upb)
@@ -459,6 +460,33 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/php/ext/grpc/server.c \
     src/php/ext/grpc/server_credentials.c \
     src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.c \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/ascii.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/escaping.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/memutil.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.cc \
+    third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.cc \
     third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting.c \
     third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_posix.c \
     third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_windows.c \
@@ -832,6 +860,12 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/tsi/alts/zero_copy_frame_protector)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/core/tsi/ssl/session_cache)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/src/php/ext/grpc)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal)
+  PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/address_sorting)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/boringssl/crypto)
   PHP_ADD_BUILD_DIR($ext_builddir/third_party/boringssl/crypto/asn1)
diff --git a/config.w32 b/config.w32
index a2255c308ebf36..dd1ae1f22904f6 100644
--- a/config.w32
+++ b/config.w32
@@ -429,6 +429,33 @@ if (PHP_GRPC != "no") {
     "src\\php\\ext\\grpc\\server.c " +
     "src\\php\\ext\\grpc\\server_credentials.c " +
     "src\\php\\ext\\grpc\\timeval.c " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\dynamic_annotations.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\cycleclock.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\raw_logging.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\spinlock.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\spinlock_wait.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\sysinfo.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\thread_identity.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\throw_delegate.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal\\unscaledcycleclock.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\log_severity.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\numeric\\int128.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\ascii.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\charconv.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\escaping.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\internal\\charconv_bigint.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\internal\\charconv_parse.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\internal\\memutil.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\internal\\ostringstream.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\internal\\utf8.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\match.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\numbers.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\str_cat.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\str_replace.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\str_split.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\string_view.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\substitute.cc " +
+    "third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\types\\bad_optional_access.cc " +
     "third_party\\address_sorting\\address_sorting.c " +
     "third_party\\address_sorting\\address_sorting_posix.c " +
     "third_party\\address_sorting\\address_sorting_windows.c " +
@@ -724,6 +751,7 @@ if (PHP_GRPC != "no") {
     "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\include "+
     "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\src\\core\\ext\\upb-generated "+
     "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\src\\php\\ext\\grpc "+
+    "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\abseil-cpp "+
     "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\address_sorting\\include "+
     "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\boringssl\\include "+
     "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\upb "+
@@ -858,6 +886,14 @@ if (PHP_GRPC != "no") {
   FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\src\\php\\ext");
   FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\src\\php\\ext\\grpc");
   FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\base\\internal");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\numeric");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\strings\\internal");
+  FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\abseil-cpp\\absl\\types");
   FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\address_sorting");
   FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\boringssl");
   FSO.CreateFolder(base_dir+"\\ext\\grpc\\third_party\\boringssl\\crypto");
diff --git a/examples/cpp/helloworld/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/helloworld/CMakeLists.txt
index 146ee814261955..8823cb25763cf4 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/helloworld/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp/helloworld/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ else()
   add_definitions(-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x600)
 endif()
 
+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
+
 if(GRPC_AS_SUBMODULE)
   # One way to build a projects that uses gRPC is to just include the
   # entire gRPC project tree via "add_subdirectory".
diff --git a/examples/cpp/helloworld/cmake_externalproject/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/cpp/helloworld/cmake_externalproject/CMakeLists.txt
index 0d8470a8d68de9..dd646bf5da5585 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/helloworld/cmake_externalproject/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/cpp/helloworld/cmake_externalproject/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,116 +1,129 @@
-# Copyright 2018 gRPC authors.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#
-# cmake "superbuild" file for C++ helloworld example.
-# This build file demonstrates how to build the helloworld project
-# and all its dependencies in a single cmake build (hence "superbuild")
-# that is easy to build and maintain.
-# cmake's ExternalProject_Add() is used to import all the sub-projects,
-# including the "helloworld" project itself.
-# See https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-superbuilds-git-submodules/
-
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.1)
-
-# Project
-project(HelloWorld-SuperBuild C CXX)
-
-include(ExternalProject)
-
-# Builds c-ares project from the git submodule.
-# Note: For all external projects, instead of using checked-out code, one could
-# specify GIT_REPOSITORY and GIT_TAG to have cmake download the dependency directly,
-# without needing to add a submodule to your project.
-ExternalProject_Add(c-ares
-  PREFIX c-ares
-  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/cares/cares"
-  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
-        -DCARES_SHARED:BOOL=OFF
-        -DCARES_STATIC:BOOL=ON
-        -DCARES_STATIC_PIC:BOOL=ON
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/c-ares
-)
-
-# Builds protobuf project from the git submodule.
-ExternalProject_Add(protobuf
-  PREFIX protobuf
-  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/protobuf/cmake"
-  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
-        -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
-        -Dprotobuf_WITH_ZLIB:BOOL=OFF
-        -Dprotobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME:BOOL=OFF
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protobuf
-)
-
-# Builds zlib project from the git submodule.
-ExternalProject_Add(zlib
-  PREFIX zlib
-  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/zlib"
-  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
-)
-
-# the location where protobuf-config.cmake will be installed varies by platform
-if (WIN32)
-  set(_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protobuf/cmake")
-else()
-  set(_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protobuf/lib/cmake/protobuf")
-endif()
-
-# if OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR is set, propagate that hint path to the external projects with OpenSSL dependency.
-set(_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "")
-if (OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
-  set(_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR:PATH=${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}")
-endif()
-
-# Builds gRPC based on locally checked-out sources and set arguments so that all the dependencies
-# are correctly located.
-ExternalProject_Add(grpc
-  PREFIX grpc
-  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../.."
-  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
-        -DgRPC_INSTALL:BOOL=ON
-        -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
-        -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER:STRING=package
-        -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PACKAGE_TYPE:STRING=CONFIG
-        -DProtobuf_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
-        -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER:STRING=package
-        -DZLIB_ROOT:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
-        -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER:STRING=package
-        -Dc-ares_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/c-ares/lib/cmake/c-ares
-        -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER:STRING=package
-        ${_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
-        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc
-  DEPENDS c-ares protobuf zlib
-)
-
-# Build the helloworld projects itself using a CMakeLists.txt that assumes all the dependencies
-# have already been installed.
-# Even though helloworld is not really an "external project" from perspective of this build,
-# we are still importing it using ExternalProject_Add because that allows us to use find_package()
-# to locate all the dependencies (if we were building helloworld directly in this build we,
-# we would have needed to manually import the libraries as opposed to reusing targets exported by
-# gRPC and protobuf).
-ExternalProject_Add(helloworld
-  PREFIX helloworld
-  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.."
-  BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/helloworld"
-  INSTALL_COMMAND ""
-  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
-        -DProtobuf_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
-        -Dc-ares_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/c-ares/lib/cmake/c-ares
-        -DZLIB_ROOT:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
-        ${_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
-        -DgRPC_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc/lib/cmake/grpc
-  DEPENDS protobuf grpc
-)
+# Copyright 2018 gRPC authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# cmake "superbuild" file for C++ helloworld example.
+# This build file demonstrates how to build the helloworld project
+# and all its dependencies in a single cmake build (hence "superbuild")
+# that is easy to build and maintain.
+# cmake's ExternalProject_Add() is used to import all the sub-projects,
+# including the "helloworld" project itself.
+# See https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-superbuilds-git-submodules/
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5.1)
+
+# Project
+project(HelloWorld-SuperBuild C CXX)
+
+include(ExternalProject)
+
+# Note: For all external projects, instead of using checked-out code, one could
+# specify GIT_REPOSITORY and GIT_TAG to have cmake download the dependency directly,
+# without needing to add a submodule to your project.
+
+# Builds absl project from the git submodule.
+ExternalProject_Add(absl
+  PREFIX absl
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/abseil-cpp"
+  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE:BOOL=TRUE
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/absl
+)
+
+# Builds c-ares project from the git submodule.
+ExternalProject_Add(c-ares
+  PREFIX c-ares
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/cares/cares"
+  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -DCARES_SHARED:BOOL=OFF
+        -DCARES_STATIC:BOOL=ON
+        -DCARES_STATIC_PIC:BOOL=ON
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/c-ares
+)
+
+# Builds protobuf project from the git submodule.
+ExternalProject_Add(protobuf
+  PREFIX protobuf
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/protobuf/cmake"
+  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
+        -Dprotobuf_WITH_ZLIB:BOOL=OFF
+        -Dprotobuf_MSVC_STATIC_RUNTIME:BOOL=OFF
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protobuf
+)
+
+# Builds zlib project from the git submodule.
+ExternalProject_Add(zlib
+  PREFIX zlib
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../../third_party/zlib"
+  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
+)
+
+# the location where protobuf-config.cmake will be installed varies by platform
+if (WIN32)
+  set(_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protobuf/cmake")
+else()
+  set(_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/protobuf/lib/cmake/protobuf")
+endif()
+
+# if OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR is set, propagate that hint path to the external projects with OpenSSL dependency.
+set(_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "")
+if (OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
+  set(_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR:PATH=${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}")
+endif()
+
+# Builds gRPC based on locally checked-out sources and set arguments so that all the dependencies
+# are correctly located.
+ExternalProject_Add(grpc
+  PREFIX grpc
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../../.."
+  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -DgRPC_INSTALL:BOOL=ON
+        -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS:BOOL=OFF
+        -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER:STRING=package
+        -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PACKAGE_TYPE:STRING=CONFIG
+        -DProtobuf_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
+        -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER:STRING=package
+        -DZLIB_ROOT:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
+        -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER:STRING=package
+        -Dabsl_DIR:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/absl/lib/cmake/absl
+        -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER:STRING=package
+        -Dc-ares_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/c-ares/lib/cmake/c-ares
+        -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER:STRING=package
+        ${_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
+        -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc
+  DEPENDS c-ares protobuf zlib absl
+)
+
+# Build the helloworld projects itself using a CMakeLists.txt that assumes all the dependencies
+# have already been installed.
+# Even though helloworld is not really an "external project" from perspective of this build,
+# we are still importing it using ExternalProject_Add because that allows us to use find_package()
+# to locate all the dependencies (if we were building helloworld directly in this build we,
+# we would have needed to manually import the libraries as opposed to reusing targets exported by
+# gRPC and protobuf).
+ExternalProject_Add(helloworld
+  PREFIX helloworld
+  SOURCE_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.."
+  BINARY_DIR "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/helloworld"
+  INSTALL_COMMAND ""
+  CMAKE_CACHE_ARGS
+        -DProtobuf_DIR:PATH=${_FINDPACKAGE_PROTOBUF_CONFIG_DIR}
+        -Dc-ares_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/c-ares/lib/cmake/c-ares
+        -DZLIB_ROOT:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/zlib
+        -Dabsl_DIR:STRING=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/absl/lib/cmake/absl
+        ${_CMAKE_ARGS_OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}
+        -DgRPC_DIR:PATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grpc/lib/cmake/grpc
+  DEPENDS protobuf grpc
+)
diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index 815e0b6edcfb58..5bc0b71bb9e4c1 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Interface", version
     ss.dependency 'gRPC-Core', version
     abseil_version = '0.20190808.1'
+    ss.dependency 'abseil/container/inlined_vector', abseil_version
+    ss.dependency 'abseil/strings/strings', abseil_version
+    ss.dependency 'abseil/types/optional', abseil_version
 
     ss.source_files = 'include/grpcpp/impl/codegen/core_codegen.h',
                       'src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/backend_metric.h',
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 61382dc8c146ac..cfb7617214f501 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -172,6 +172,9 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
     ss.dependency "#{s.name}/Interface", version
     ss.dependency 'BoringSSL-GRPC', '0.0.5'
     abseil_version = '0.20190808.1'
+    ss.dependency 'abseil/container/inlined_vector', abseil_version
+    ss.dependency 'abseil/strings/strings', abseil_version
+    ss.dependency 'abseil/types/optional', abseil_version
     ss.compiler_flags = '-DGRPC_SHADOW_BORINGSSL_SYMBOLS'
 
     ss.source_files = 'src/core/ext/filters/census/grpc_context.cc',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 65a9c4f9f06716..a1112697bb20a1 100644
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -865,6 +865,108 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/tsi/transport_security_grpc.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/tsi/transport_security_grpc.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/tsi/transport_security_interface.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm/algorithm.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/attributes.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/call_once.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/casts.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/config.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/const_init.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/atomic_hook.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/bits.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/endian.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/hide_ptr.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/identity.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/inline_variable.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/invoke.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/low_level_scheduling.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/per_thread_tls.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/scheduling_mode.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_akaros.inc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_linux.inc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_posix.inc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_win32.inc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_annotations.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/tsan_mutex_interface.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unaligned_access.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/macros.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/optimization.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/options.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/policy_checks.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/port.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/thread_annotations.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/inlined_vector.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/internal/compressed_tuple.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/internal/inlined_vector.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory/memory.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta/type_traits.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128_have_intrinsic.inc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128_no_intrinsic.inc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/ascii.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/ascii.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/escaping.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/escaping.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/char_map.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/memutil.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/memutil.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/resize_uninitialized.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/stl_type_traits.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/str_join_internal.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/str_split_internal.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_join.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/strip.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.cc )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/internal/optional.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/internal/span.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/optional.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/span.h )
+  s.files += %w( third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/utility/utility.h )
   s.files += %w( third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting.c )
   s.files += %w( third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_internal.h )
   s.files += %w( third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_posix.c )
diff --git a/grpc.gyp b/grpc.gyp
index 0092e4501d49a2..ceb59ba9058d09 100644
--- a/grpc.gyp
+++ b/grpc.gyp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
       '-Wall',
       '-Wextra',
       '-DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1',
+      '-Ithird_party/abseil-cpp',
       '-Ithird_party/upb',
       '-Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated',
     ],
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@
             '-Wall',
             '-Wextra',
             '-DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1',
+            '-Ithird_party/abseil-cpp',
             '-Ithird_party/upb',
             '-Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated',
           ],
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@
             '-Wall',
             '-Wextra',
             '-DOSATOMIC_USE_INLINED=1',
+            '-Ithird_party/abseil-cpp',
             '-Ithird_party/upb',
             '-Isrc/core/ext/upb-generated',
             '-stdlib=libc++',
@@ -176,6 +179,9 @@
       'target_name': 'gpr',
       'type': 'static_library',
       'dependencies': [
+        'absl/container:inlined_vector',
+        'absl/strings:strings',
+        'absl/types:optional',
       ],
       'sources': [
         'src/core/lib/gpr/alloc.cc',
@@ -1487,6 +1493,7 @@
       'target_name': 'dns_test_util',
       'type': 'static_library',
       'dependencies': [
+        'gpr',
       ],
       'sources': [
         'test/cpp/naming/dns_test_util.cc',
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
index 2973b94f9ef39b..98b516b625d112 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * Defines GRPC_USE_ABSL to use Abseil Common Libraries (C++)
  */
 #ifndef GRPC_USE_ABSL
-#define GRPC_USE_ABSL 0
+#define GRPC_USE_ABSL 1
 #endif
 
 /* Get windows.h included everywhere (we need it) */
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 4edb57827125a1..7c8ec5556aadae 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -870,6 +870,108 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/timeval.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/php/ext/grpc/version.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/algorithm/algorithm.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/attributes.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/call_once.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/casts.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/config.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/const_init.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/atomic_hook.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/bits.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/endian.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/hide_ptr.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/identity.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/inline_variable.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/invoke.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/low_level_scheduling.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/per_thread_tls.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/scheduling_mode.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_akaros.inc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_linux.inc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_posix.inc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_win32.inc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_annotations.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/tsan_mutex_interface.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unaligned_access.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/macros.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/optimization.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/options.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/policy_checks.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/port.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/thread_annotations.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/inlined_vector.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/internal/compressed_tuple.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/container/internal/inlined_vector.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory/memory.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/meta/type_traits.h" role="src" />
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+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.h" role="src" />
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+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.cc" role="src" />
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+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/resize_uninitialized.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/stl_type_traits.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/str_join_internal.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/str_split_internal.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_join.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/strip.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.cc" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/internal/optional.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/internal/span.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/optional.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/span.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/utility/utility.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_internal.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_posix.c" role="src" />
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dfd57a0a6d36b3..e950057fb28838 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 PY3 = sys.version_info.major == 3
 PYTHON_STEM = os.path.join('src', 'python', 'grpcio')
 CORE_INCLUDE = ('include', '.',)
+ABSL_INCLUDE = (os.path.join('third_party', 'abseil-cpp'),)
 ADDRESS_SORTING_INCLUDE = (os.path.join('third_party', 'address_sorting', 'include'),)
 CARES_INCLUDE = (
     os.path.join('third_party', 'cares'),
@@ -191,11 +192,9 @@ def check_linker_need_libatomic():
       EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS += ' -latomic'
   elif "win32" in sys.platform and sys.version_info < (3, 5):
     msvcr = cygwinccompiler.get_msvcr()[0]
-    # TODO(atash) sift through the GCC specs to see if libstdc++ can have any
-    # influence on the linkage outcome on MinGW for non-C++ programs.
     EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS += (
         ' -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -mcrtdll={msvcr}'
-        ' -static'.format(msvcr=msvcr))
+        ' -static -lshlwapi'.format(msvcr=msvcr))
   if "linux" in sys.platform:
     EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS += ' -Wl,-wrap,memcpy -static-libgcc'
 
@@ -228,6 +227,7 @@ def check_linker_need_libatomic():
 EXTENSION_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES = (
     (PYTHON_STEM,) +
     CORE_INCLUDE +
+    ABSL_INCLUDE +
     ADDRESS_SORTING_INCLUDE +
     CARES_INCLUDE +
     SSL_INCLUDE +
diff --git a/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt b/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 092995fe8871c0..2e23a7759c5d05 100644
--- a/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/android/test/interop/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ add_subdirectory(${GRPC_SRC_DIR} ${GRPC_BUILD_DIR})
 
 #include_directories(${GRPC_SRC_DIR}/include)
 include_directories(${GRPC_SRC_DIR})
+include_directories(${_gRPC_ABSL_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 set(GRPC_PROTO_GENS_DIR ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/gens)
 file(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${GRPC_PROTO_GENS_DIR})
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/channelz.h b/src/core/lib/channel/channelz.h
index 238b48873fa366..cdd62801cbe0fd 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/channelz.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/channelz.h
@@ -148,7 +148,16 @@ class CallCountingHelper {
     // Make sure the size is exactly one cache line.
     uint8_t padding[GPR_CACHELINE_SIZE - 3 * sizeof(Atomic<intptr_t>) -
                     sizeof(Atomic<gpr_cycle_counter>)];
-  } GPR_ALIGN_STRUCT(GPR_CACHELINE_SIZE);
+  }
+#if GRPC_USE_ABSL
+  // This has a problem when using abseil inlined_vector because it
+  // carries an alignment attribute properly but our allocator doesn't
+  // respect this. To avoid UBSAN errors, this should be removed with
+  // abseil inlined_vector.
+  ;
+#else
+  GPR_ALIGN_STRUCT(GPR_CACHELINE_SIZE);
+#endif
 
   struct CounterData {
     int64_t calls_started = 0;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/gprpp/inlined_vector.h b/src/core/lib/gprpp/inlined_vector.h
index e05a0a855f92ee..6e637de76fd000 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/gprpp/inlined_vector.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/gprpp/inlined_vector.h
@@ -233,7 +233,14 @@ class InlinedVector {
     }
   }
 
+#if 1
   typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(T)>::type inline_[N];
+#else
+  // Alignment attribute should be used like this but it has a problem
+  // with current gRPC source. It has to be disabled until other gRPC part
+  // goes well with this.
+  typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(T), alignof(T)>::type inline_[N];
+#endif
   T* dynamic_;
   size_t size_;
   size_t capacity_;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/gprpp/optional.h b/src/core/lib/gprpp/optional.h
index e72ac60a0aa16c..ab6b49995da6da 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/gprpp/optional.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/gprpp/optional.h
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
+#if false && GRPC_USE_ABSL
+
+#include "absl/types/optional.h"
+
+namespace grpc_core {
+
+template <typename T>
+using Optional = absl::optional<T>;
+
+}  // namespace grpc_core
+
+#else
+
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace grpc_core {
@@ -55,4 +68,6 @@ class Optional {
 
 } /* namespace grpc_core */
 
+#endif
+
 #endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_GPRPP_OPTIONAL_H */
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 172d833dde1244..42854c5e103927 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -428,6 +428,33 @@
     'src/core/tsi/ssl_transport_security.cc',
     'src/core/tsi/transport_security.cc',
     'src/core/tsi/transport_security_grpc.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/dynamic_annotations.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/cycleclock.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/raw_logging.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/spinlock_wait.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/sysinfo.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/thread_identity.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/throw_delegate.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/internal/unscaledcycleclock.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/base/log_severity.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/numeric/int128.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/ascii.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/charconv.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/escaping.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_bigint.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/charconv_parse.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/memutil.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/ostringstream.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/internal/utf8.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/match.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/numbers.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_cat.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_replace.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/str_split.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/string_view.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings/substitute.cc',
+    'third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types/bad_optional_access.cc',
     'third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting.c',
     'third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_posix.c',
     'third_party/address_sorting/address_sorting_windows.c',
diff --git a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
index 303f4a8896153e..225121a5546977 100644
--- a/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
+++ b/templates/CMakeLists.txt.template
@@ -36,6 +36,30 @@
   def is_absl_lib(target_name):
       return target_name.startswith("absl/");
 
+  def get_absl_dep(target_name):
+      # convert 'absl/container:inlined_vector' -> 'absl::inlined_vector'
+      label = target_name[target_name.rindex(':')+1:]
+      return "absl::" + label
+
+  def list_absl_lib_files_for(lib_name):
+    if lib_name == "gpr":
+      # This is a hard-coded list of absl library files for
+      # [absl::inlined_vector, absl::strings, absl::optional]
+      return [
+        'absl_strings',
+        'absl_base',
+        'absl_spinlock_wait',
+        'absl_dynamic_annotations',
+        'absl_strings_internal',
+        'absl_throw_delegate',
+        'absl_int128',
+        'absl_bad_optional_access',
+        'absl_raw_logging_internal',
+        'absl_log_severity',
+      ]
+    else:
+      return []
+
   def get_deps(target_dict):
     deps = []
     if target_dict.get('baselib', False) or target_dict['name'] == 'address_sorting':
@@ -55,6 +79,8 @@
     for d in target_dict.get('deps', []):
       if d == 'benchmark':
         deps.append("${_gRPC_BENCHMARK_LIBRARIES}")
+      elif is_absl_lib(d):
+        deps.append(get_absl_dep(d))
       else:
         deps.append(d)
     if (target_dict.build == 'test' or target_dict.build == 'private') and target_dict.language == 'c++':
@@ -192,6 +218,9 @@
     set(gRPC_BENCHMARK_PROVIDER "none")
   endif()
 
+  set(gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER "module" CACHE STRING "Provider of absl library")
+  set_property(CACHE gRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER PROPERTY STRINGS "module" "package")
+
   set(gRPC_USE_PROTO_LITE OFF CACHE BOOL "Use the protobuf-lite library")
 
   if(UNIX)
@@ -251,6 +280,7 @@
     set(_gRPC_CORE_NOSTDCXX_FLAGS "")
   endif()
 
+  include(cmake/abseil-cpp.cmake)
   include(cmake/address_sorting.cmake)
   include(cmake/benchmark.cmake)
   include(cmake/cares.cmake)
@@ -408,33 +438,26 @@
       cmake_libs.append(lib)
   %>
   % for lib in cmake_libs:
-  % if lib.build in ["test", "private"]:
+  %   if lib.build in ["test", "private"]:
   if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
   ${cc_library(lib)}
   endif()
-  % elif lib.name in ['grpc_csharp_ext']:
+  %   elif lib.name in ['grpc_csharp_ext']:
   if(gRPC_BUILD_CSHARP_EXT)
   ${cc_library(lib)}
-  % if any(proto_re.match(src) for src in lib.src):
-  if(gRPC_BUILD_CODEGEN)
-  % endif
-  ${cc_install(lib)}
-  % if any(proto_re.match(src) for src in lib.src):
-  endif()
-  % endif
   endif()
-  % else:
+  %   else:
   ${cc_library(lib)}
-  % if not lib.build in ["tool"]:
-  % if any(proto_re.match(src) for src in lib.src):
+  %     if not lib.build in ["tool"]:
+  %       if any(proto_re.match(src) for src in lib.src):
   if(gRPC_BUILD_CODEGEN)
-  % endif
+  %       endif
   ${cc_install(lib)}
-  % if any(proto_re.match(src) for src in lib.src):
+  %       if any(proto_re.match(src) for src in lib.src):
   endif()
-  % endif
-  % endif
-  % endif
+  %       endif
+  %     endif
+  %   endif
   % endfor
 
   % for tgt in targets:
@@ -684,7 +707,8 @@
     "gRPC platform support library"
     "<%text>${gRPC_CORE_VERSION}</%text>"
     ""
-    "-lgpr"
+    "-lgpr\
+     ${" ".join(("-l" + l) for l in list_absl_lib_files_for("gpr"))}"
     ""
     "gpr.pc")
 
@@ -694,7 +718,8 @@
     "high performance general RPC framework"
     "<%text>${gRPC_CORE_VERSION}</%text>"
     "gpr openssl"
-    "-lgrpc -laddress_sorting -lupb -lcares -lz"
+    "-lgrpc -laddress_sorting -lupb -lcares -lz\
+     ${" ".join(("-l" + l) for l in list_absl_lib_files_for("grpc"))}"
     ""
     "grpc.pc")
 
@@ -704,7 +729,8 @@
     "high performance general RPC framework without SSL"
     "<%text>${gRPC_CORE_VERSION}</%text>"
     "gpr"
-    "-lgrpc_unsecure"
+    "-lgrpc_unsecure\
+     ${" ".join(("-l" + l) for l in list_absl_lib_files_for("grpc_unsecure"))}"
     ""
     "grpc_unsecure.pc")
 
@@ -714,7 +740,8 @@
     "C++ wrapper for gRPC"
     "<%text>${PACKAGE_VERSION}</%text>"
     "grpc"
-    "-lgrpc++"
+    "-lgrpc++\
+     ${" ".join(("-l" + l) for l in list_absl_lib_files_for("grpc++"))}"
     ""
     "grpc++.pc")
 
@@ -724,6 +751,7 @@
     "C++ wrapper for gRPC without SSL"
     "<%text>${PACKAGE_VERSION}</%text>"
     "grpc_unsecure"
-    "-lgrpc++_unsecure"
+    "-lgrpc++_unsecure\
+     ${" ".join(("-l" + l) for l in list_absl_lib_files_for("grpc++_unsecure"))}"
     ""
     "grpc++_unsecure.pc")
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 8063bd477105f0..8372d00ae69637 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
     import re
     import os
 
+    def is_absl_lib(target_name):
+      return target_name.startswith("absl/");
+
     proto_re = re.compile('(.*)\\.proto')
 
     def proto_to_cc(filename):
@@ -613,6 +616,9 @@
   ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libaddress_sorting.a
   CPPFLAGS := -Ithird_party/address_sorting/include $(CPPFLAGS)
 
+  GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a
+  GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_abseil.a
+
   UPB_DEP = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
   UPB_MERGE_OBJS = $(LIBUPB_OBJS)
   UPB_MERGE_LIBS = $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libupb.a
@@ -1466,6 +1472,32 @@
   % endif
   % endfor
 
+  # Add private ABSEIL target which contains all sources used by all baselib libraries.
+  <%
+    # Collect all abseil source and header files used by gpr, grpc, so on.
+    used_abseil_rules = set()
+    for lib in libs:
+      if lib.get("baselib"):
+        for dep in lib.transitive_deps:
+          if is_absl_lib(dep):
+            used_abseil_rules.add(dep)
+    used_abseil_srcs = []
+    used_abseil_hdrs = []
+    for lib in libs:
+      if lib.name in used_abseil_rules:
+        used_abseil_srcs.extend(lib.get("src", []))
+        used_abseil_hdrs.extend(lib.get("hdr", []))
+    # Create `grpc_abseil` rule with collected files.
+    lib_type = type(libs[0])
+    grpc_abseil_lib = lib_type({
+      "name": "grpc_abseil",
+      "build": "private",
+      "language": "c",
+      "src": sorted(used_abseil_srcs),
+      "hdr": sorted(used_abseil_hdrs),
+    })
+  %>
+  ${makelib(grpc_abseil_lib)}
 
   # All of the test targets, and protoc plugins
 
@@ -1531,7 +1563,7 @@
   else
   % endif
 
-  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) \
+  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}.a: $(ZLIB_DEP) $(OPENSSL_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) \
   ## The else here corresponds to the if secure earlier.
   % else:
   % if lib.language == 'c++':
@@ -1549,11 +1581,12 @@
 
   % endif
   $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}.a: \
-  % if lib.name not in ['z', 'ares', 'address_sorting', 'upb']:
+  % if lib.name not in ['z', 'ares', 'address_sorting', 'upb', 'grpc_abseil']:
   $(ZLIB_DEP) \
   $(CARES_DEP) \
   $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) \
   $(UPB_DEP) \
+  $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_DEP) \
   % endif
   % endif
   % if lib.language == 'c++':
@@ -1562,6 +1595,7 @@
    $(LIB${lib.name.upper()}_OBJS) \
   % if lib.get('baselib', False):
    $(LIBGPR_OBJS) \
+   $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS) \
    $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS) \
    $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS) \
    $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS) \
@@ -1577,6 +1611,7 @@
   	$(Q) $(AR) $(AROPTS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${lib.name}.a $(LIB${lib.name.upper()}_OBJS) \
   % if lib.get('baselib', False):
    $(LIBGPR_OBJS) \
+   $(LIBGRPC_ABSEIL_OBJS) \
    $(ZLIB_MERGE_OBJS) \
    $(CARES_MERGE_OBJS) \
    $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_OBJS) \
@@ -1603,20 +1638,22 @@
     common = '$(LIB' + lib.name.upper() + '_OBJS)'
 
     link_libs = ''
-    lib_deps = ' $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)'
+    lib_deps = ' $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)'
     mingw_libs = ''
-    mingw_lib_deps = ' $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP)'
+    mingw_lib_deps = ' $(ZLIB_DEP) $(CARES_DEP) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_DEP) $(UPB_DEP) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_DEP)'
     if lib.language == 'c++':
       lib_deps += ' $(PROTOBUF_DEP)'
       mingw_lib_deps += ' $(PROTOBUF_DEP)'
     if lib.get('deps_linkage', None) == 'static':
       for dep in lib.get('deps', []):
+        if is_absl_lib(dep): continue
         lib_archive = '$(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib' + dep + '.a'
         common = common + ' ' + lib_archive
         lib_deps = lib_deps + ' ' + lib_archive
         mingw_lib_deps = mingw_lib_deps + ' ' + lib_archive
     else:
       for dep in lib.get('deps', []):
+        if is_absl_lib(dep): continue
         dep_lib = None
         for dl in libs:
           if dl.name == dep:
@@ -1630,7 +1667,7 @@
     security = lib.get('secure', 'check')
     if security == True:
       common = common + ' $(OPENSSL_MERGE_LIBS) $(LDLIBS_SECURE)'
-    common = common + ' $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS)'
+    common = common + ' $(ZLIB_MERGE_LIBS) $(CARES_MERGE_LIBS) $(ADDRESS_SORTING_MERGE_LIBS) $(UPB_MERGE_LIBS) $(GRPC_ABSEIL_MERGE_LIBS)'
 
     if security in [True, 'check']:
       for src in lib.src:
@@ -1764,7 +1801,9 @@
   % endif
   % endif
   % for dep in tgt.deps:
+  %  if not is_absl_lib(dep):
    $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/lib${dep}.a\
+  %  endif
   % endfor
 
   % if tgt.language == "c++" or tgt.boringssl or tgt.build == 'fuzzer':
diff --git a/templates/config.m4.template b/templates/config.m4.template
index d5ffa0a94b6fd2..071d29c4f57faa 100644
--- a/templates/config.m4.template
+++ b/templates/config.m4.template
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/include)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/src/core/ext/upb-generated)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/src/php/ext/grpc)
+    PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/abseil-cpp)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/address_sorting/include)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/boringssl/include)
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE(PHP_EXT_SRCDIR()/third_party/upb)
diff --git a/templates/config.w32.template b/templates/config.w32.template
index 6661bcbd70744e..f69cc08df65883 100644
--- a/templates/config.w32.template
+++ b/templates/config.w32.template
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
       "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\include "+
       "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\src\\core\\ext\\upb-generated "+
       "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\src\\php\\ext\\grpc "+
+      "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\abseil-cpp "+
       "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\address_sorting\\include "+
       "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\boringssl\\include "+
       "/I"+configure_module_dirname+"\\third_party\\upb "+
diff --git a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.bat b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.bat
index 48d510100e2f49..184d4ce6fa6a22 100644
--- a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.bat
+++ b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.bat
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ powershell -Command "Add-Type -Assembly 'System.IO.Compression.FileSystem'; [Sys
 @rem set absolute path to OpenSSL with forward slashes
 set OPENSSL_DIR=%cd:\=/%/OpenSSL-Win32
 
+@rem Install absl
+mkdir third_party\abseil-cpp\cmake\build
+pushd third_party\abseil-cpp\cmake\build
+cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%INSTALL_DIR% ..\..
+cmake --build . --config Release --target install || goto :error
+popd
+
 @rem Install c-ares
 mkdir third_party\cares\cares\cmake\build
 pushd third_party\cares\cares\cmake\build
@@ -64,6 +71,7 @@ cmake ^
   -DZLIB_ROOT=%INSTALL_DIR% ^
   -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON ^
   -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF ^
+  -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER=package ^
   -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package ^
   -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package ^
   -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package ^
diff --git a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh
index 59bbda7724bcb1..6e2fb790f19c95 100755
--- a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh
+++ b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ sed -i '/deb http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian jessie-updates main/d' /etc/apt/sou
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -t jessie-backports -y libssl-dev
 
+# Install absl
+mkdir -p "third_party/abseil-cpp/cmake/build"
+pushd "third_party/abseil-cpp/cmake/build"
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE ../..
+make -j4 install
+popd
+
 # Install c-ares
 # If the distribution provides a new-enough version of c-ares,
 # this section can be replaced with:
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ cmake \
   -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
   -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
   -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package \
+  -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_ZLIB_PROVIDER=package \
diff --git a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_as_externalproject.sh b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_as_externalproject.sh
index ee1e0e8337d346..f9fa409da4f44e 100755
--- a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_as_externalproject.sh
+++ b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_as_externalproject.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ apt-get install -t jessie-backports -y libssl-dev
 # To increase the confidence that gRPC installation works without depending on
 # too many submodules unnecessarily, just wipe out contents of most submodules
 # before starting the test.
-rm -r third_party/abseil-cpp/* || true
 rm -r third_party/benchmark/* || true
 rm -r third_party/bloaty/* || true
 rm -r third_party/boringssl/* || true
diff --git a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_pkgconfig.sh b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_pkgconfig.sh
index 6f98f3e72c4f51..68e5391f8e566c 100755
--- a/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_pkgconfig.sh
+++ b/test/distrib/cpp/run_distrib_test_cmake_pkgconfig.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ sed -i '/deb http:\/\/deb.debian.org\/debian jessie-updates main/d' /etc/apt/sou
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -t jessie-backports -y libssl-dev pkg-config
 
+# Install absl
+mkdir -p "third_party/abseil-cpp/cmake/build"
+pushd "third_party/abseil-cpp/cmake/build"
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE ../..
+make -j4 install
+popd
+
 # Install c-ares
 mkdir -p "third_party/cares/cares/cmake/build"
 pushd "third_party/cares/cares/cmake/build"
@@ -57,6 +64,7 @@ cmake \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local/grpc \
   -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON \
   -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF \
+  -DgRPC_ABSL_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_CARES_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_PROTOBUF_PROVIDER=package \
   -DgRPC_SSL_PROVIDER=package \
diff --git a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/setup.py b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/setup.py
index 7325e4bed33e8c..f19354f6f9518f 100644
--- a/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/setup.py
+++ b/tools/distrib/python/grpcio_tools/setup.py
@@ -114,11 +114,9 @@ def check_linker_need_libatomic():
             EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS += ' -latomic'
     elif "win32" in sys.platform and sys.version_info < (3, 5):
         msvcr = cygwinccompiler.get_msvcr()[0]
-        # TODO(atash) sift through the GCC specs to see if libstdc++ can have any
-        # influence on the linkage outcome on MinGW for non-C++ programs.
         EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS += (
-            ' -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -mcrtdll={msvcr} '
-            '-static'.format(msvcr=msvcr))
+            ' -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -mcrtdll={msvcr}'
+            ' -static -lshlwapi'.format(msvcr=msvcr))
 
 EXTRA_COMPILE_ARGS = shlex.split(EXTRA_ENV_COMPILE_ARGS)
 EXTRA_LINK_ARGS = shlex.split(EXTRA_ENV_LINK_ARGS)
diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_bazel_build_in_docker.sh b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_bazel_build_in_docker.sh
index b7e47920653678..24598f43f020ec 100755
--- a/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_bazel_build_in_docker.sh
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/linux/grpc_bazel_build_in_docker.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,3 @@ git clone /var/local/jenkins/grpc /var/local/git/grpc
 ${name}')
 cd /var/local/git/grpc
 bazel build --spawn_strategy=standalone --genrule_strategy=standalone :all test/... examples/...
-
-# This is a temporary build test before full absl support is done
-# with https://github.com/grpc/grpc/pull/20918.
-bazel build --spawn_strategy=standalone --genrule_strategy=standalone --define=GRPC_USE_ABSL=1 :grpc