diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
index 0d15e8f..bd7e335 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-internal-utils_test.cc
@@ -440,7 +440,8 @@
   const std::string log = GetCapturedStdout();
 
   std::string expected_trace =
-      (testing::Message() << GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) << "::").GetString();
+      (testing::Message() << GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth) << "::")
+          .GetString();
   std::string expected_message =
       "\nGMOCK WARNING:\n"
       "Test log.\n"
diff --git a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
index e7ce97c..6c22990 100644
--- a/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
+++ b/googlemock/test/gmock-matchers_test.cc
@@ -6328,7 +6328,7 @@
   int iters = GetParam().second;
   MatchMatrix graph(static_cast<size_t>(nodes), static_cast<size_t>(nodes));
 
-  auto seed = static_cast<uint32_t>(GTEST_FLAG(random_seed));
+  auto seed = static_cast<uint32_t>(GTEST_FLAG_GET(random_seed));
   if (seed == 0) {
     seed = static_cast<uint32_t>(time(nullptr));
   }
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-death-test.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-death-test.h
index 9b4d4d1..4df53d9 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-death-test.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest-death-test.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@
 
 #include "gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h"
 
-namespace testing {
-
 // This flag controls the style of death tests.  Valid values are "threadsafe",
 // meaning that the death test child process will re-execute the test binary
 // from the start, running only a single death test, or "fast",
@@ -49,6 +47,8 @@
 // after forking.
 GTEST_DECLARE_string_(death_test_style);
 
+namespace testing {
+
 #if GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
 
 namespace internal {
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
index 7e8e83f..482228a 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/gtest.h
@@ -73,17 +73,6 @@
 GTEST_DISABLE_MSC_WARNINGS_PUSH_(4251 \
 /* class A needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class B */)
 
-namespace testing {
-
-// Silence C4100 (unreferenced formal parameter) and 4805
-// unsafe mix of type 'const int' and type 'const bool'
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-# pragma warning(push)
-# pragma warning(disable:4805)
-# pragma warning(disable:4100)
-#endif
-
-
 // Declares the flags.
 
 // This flag temporary enables the disabled tests.
@@ -169,6 +158,16 @@
 GTEST_DECLARE_string_(flagfile);
 #endif  // GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_
 
+namespace testing {
+
+// Silence C4100 (unreferenced formal parameter) and 4805
+// unsafe mix of type 'const int' and type 'const bool'
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4805)
+#pragma warning(disable : 4100)
+#endif
+
 // The upper limit for valid stack trace depths.
 const int kMaxStackTraceDepth = 100;
 
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md
index ff391fb..0af3539 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/custom/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 *   `GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)`
 *   `GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)`
 *   `GTEST_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)`
+*   `GTEST_FLAG_GET(flag_name)`
+*   `GTEST_FLAG_SET(flag_name, value)`
 
 ### Logging:
 
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h
index 867a840..44277c3 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-death-test-internal.h
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <memory>
 
+GTEST_DECLARE_string_(internal_run_death_test);
+
 namespace testing {
 namespace internal {
 
-GTEST_DECLARE_string_(internal_run_death_test);
-
 // Names of the flags (needed for parsing Google Test flags).
 const char kDeathTestStyleFlag[] = "death_test_style";
 const char kDeathTestUseFork[] = "death_test_use_fork";
diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
index 361354b..524bbeb 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-port.h
@@ -2216,22 +2216,40 @@
 # define GTEST_FLAG_SAVER_ ::testing::internal::GTestFlagSaver
 
 // Macros for declaring flags.
-# define GTEST_DECLARE_bool_(name) GTEST_API_ extern bool GTEST_FLAG(name)
-# define GTEST_DECLARE_int32_(name) \
-    GTEST_API_ extern std::int32_t GTEST_FLAG(name)
-# define GTEST_DECLARE_string_(name) \
-    GTEST_API_ extern ::std::string GTEST_FLAG(name)
+#define GTEST_DECLARE_bool_(name)          \
+  namespace testing {                      \
+  GTEST_API_ extern bool GTEST_FLAG(name); \
+  }
+#define GTEST_DECLARE_int32_(name)                 \
+  namespace testing {                              \
+  GTEST_API_ extern std::int32_t GTEST_FLAG(name); \
+  }
+#define GTEST_DECLARE_string_(name)                 \
+  namespace testing {                               \
+  GTEST_API_ extern ::std::string GTEST_FLAG(name); \
+  }
 
 // Macros for defining flags.
-# define GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc) \
-    GTEST_API_ bool GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val)
-# define GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc) \
-    GTEST_API_ std::int32_t GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val)
-# define GTEST_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc) \
-    GTEST_API_ ::std::string GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val)
+#define GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(name, default_val, doc)  \
+  namespace testing {                               \
+  GTEST_API_ bool GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val); \
+  }
+#define GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(name, default_val, doc)         \
+  namespace testing {                                       \
+  GTEST_API_ std::int32_t GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val); \
+  }
+#define GTEST_DEFINE_string_(name, default_val, doc)         \
+  namespace testing {                                        \
+  GTEST_API_ ::std::string GTEST_FLAG(name) = (default_val); \
+  }
 
 #endif  // !defined(GTEST_DECLARE_bool_)
 
+#if !defined(GTEST_FLAG_GET)
+#define GTEST_FLAG_GET(name) ::testing::GTEST_FLAG(name)
+#define GTEST_FLAG_SET(name, value) (void)(::testing::GTEST_FLAG(name) = value)
+#endif  // !defined(GTEST_FLAG_GET)
+
 // Thread annotations
 #if !defined(GTEST_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK_REQUIRED_)
 # define GTEST_EXCLUSIVE_LOCK_REQUIRED_(locks)
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc b/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc
index bf4f633..52af2c7 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-death-test.cc
@@ -96,9 +96,12 @@
 // used internally at Google, is "threadsafe".
 static const char kDefaultDeathTestStyle[] = GTEST_DEFAULT_DEATH_TEST_STYLE;
 
+}  // namespace testing
+
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
     death_test_style,
-    internal::StringFromGTestEnv("death_test_style", kDefaultDeathTestStyle),
+    testing::internal::StringFromGTestEnv("death_test_style",
+                                          testing::kDefaultDeathTestStyle),
     "Indicates how to run a death test in a forked child process: "
     "\"threadsafe\" (child process re-executes the test binary "
     "from the beginning, running only the specific death test) or "
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
     death_test_use_fork,
-    internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("death_test_use_fork", false),
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("death_test_use_fork", false),
     "Instructs to use fork()/_exit() instead of clone() in death tests. "
     "Ignored and always uses fork() on POSIX systems where clone() is not "
     "implemented. Useful when running under valgrind or similar tools if "
@@ -117,7 +120,6 @@
     "work in 99% of the cases. Once valgrind is fixed, this flag will "
     "most likely be removed.");
 
-namespace internal {
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
     internal_run_death_test, "",
     "Indicates the file, line number, temporal index of "
@@ -126,7 +128,8 @@
     "the '|' characters.  This flag is specified if and only if the "
     "current process is a sub-process launched for running a thread-safe "
     "death test.  FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY.");
-}  // namespace internal
+
+namespace testing {
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
 
@@ -148,12 +151,12 @@
 
   // On Windows and Fuchsia, death tests are thread-safe regardless of the value
   // of the death_test_style flag.
-  return !GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test).empty();
+  return !GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test).empty();
 
 # else
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "threadsafe")
-    return !GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test).empty();
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "threadsafe")
+    return !GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test).empty();
   else
     return g_in_fast_death_test_child;
 #endif
@@ -756,18 +759,18 @@
       nullptr));  // The even is unnamed.
   GTEST_DEATH_TEST_CHECK_(event_handle_.Get() != nullptr);
   const std::string filter_flag = std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ +
-                                  kFilterFlag + "=" + info->test_suite_name() +
-                                  "." + info->name();
+                                  "filter=" + info->test_suite_name() + "." +
+                                  info->name();
   const std::string internal_flag =
-      std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ + kInternalRunDeathTestFlag +
-      "=" + file_ + "|" + StreamableToString(line_) + "|" +
-      StreamableToString(death_test_index) + "|" +
+      std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ +
+      "internal_run_death_test=" + file_ + "|" + StreamableToString(line_) +
+      "|" + StreamableToString(death_test_index) + "|" +
       StreamableToString(static_cast<unsigned int>(::GetCurrentProcessId())) +
       // size_t has the same width as pointers on both 32-bit and 64-bit
       // Windows platforms.
       // See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/tcxf1dw6.aspx.
-      "|" + StreamableToString(reinterpret_cast<size_t>(write_handle)) +
-      "|" + StreamableToString(reinterpret_cast<size_t>(event_handle_.Get()));
+      "|" + StreamableToString(reinterpret_cast<size_t>(write_handle)) + "|" +
+      StreamableToString(reinterpret_cast<size_t>(event_handle_.Get()));
 
   char executable_path[_MAX_PATH + 1];  // NOLINT
   GTEST_DEATH_TEST_CHECK_(_MAX_PATH + 1 != ::GetModuleFileNameA(nullptr,
@@ -987,8 +990,8 @@
 
   // Build the child process command line.
   const std::string filter_flag = std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ +
-                                  kFilterFlag + "=" + info->test_suite_name() +
-                                  "." + info->name();
+                                  "filter=" + info->test_suite_name() + "." +
+                                  info->name();
   const std::string internal_flag =
       std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ + kInternalRunDeathTestFlag + "="
       + file_ + "|"
@@ -1351,7 +1354,7 @@
 #   endif  // GTEST_OS_LINUX
 
 #   if GTEST_HAS_CLONE
-  const bool use_fork = GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork);
+  const bool use_fork = GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_use_fork);
 
   if (!use_fork) {
     static const bool stack_grows_down = StackGrowsDown();
@@ -1420,13 +1423,13 @@
   GTEST_DEATH_TEST_CHECK_(fcntl(pipe_fd[1], F_SETFD, 0) != -1);
 
   const std::string filter_flag = std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ +
-                                  kFilterFlag + "=" + info->test_suite_name() +
-                                  "." + info->name();
-  const std::string internal_flag =
-      std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ + kInternalRunDeathTestFlag + "="
-      + file_ + "|" + StreamableToString(line_) + "|"
-      + StreamableToString(death_test_index) + "|"
-      + StreamableToString(pipe_fd[1]);
+                                  "filter=" + info->test_suite_name() + "." +
+                                  info->name();
+  const std::string internal_flag = std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ +
+                                    "internal_run_death_test=" + file_ + "|" +
+                                    StreamableToString(line_) + "|" +
+                                    StreamableToString(death_test_index) + "|" +
+                                    StreamableToString(pipe_fd[1]);
   Arguments args;
   args.AddArguments(GetArgvsForDeathTestChildProcess());
   args.AddArgument(filter_flag.c_str());
@@ -1482,32 +1485,32 @@
 
 # if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "threadsafe" ||
-      GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "fast") {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "threadsafe" ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "fast") {
     *test = new WindowsDeathTest(statement, std::move(matcher), file, line);
   }
 
 # elif GTEST_OS_FUCHSIA
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "threadsafe" ||
-      GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "fast") {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "threadsafe" ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "fast") {
     *test = new FuchsiaDeathTest(statement, std::move(matcher), file, line);
   }
 
 # else
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "threadsafe") {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "threadsafe") {
     *test = new ExecDeathTest(statement, std::move(matcher), file, line);
-  } else if (GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) == "fast") {
+  } else if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) == "fast") {
     *test = new NoExecDeathTest(statement, std::move(matcher));
   }
 
 # endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
 
   else {  // NOLINT - this is more readable than unbalanced brackets inside #if.
-    DeathTest::set_last_death_test_message(
-        "Unknown death test style \"" + GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style)
-        + "\" encountered");
+    DeathTest::set_last_death_test_message("Unknown death test style \"" +
+                                           GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style) +
+                                           "\" encountered");
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -1584,14 +1587,14 @@
 // initialized from the GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test) flag if
 // the flag is specified; otherwise returns NULL.
 InternalRunDeathTestFlag* ParseInternalRunDeathTestFlag() {
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test) == "") return nullptr;
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test) == "") return nullptr;
 
   // GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST implies that we have ::std::string, so we
   // can use it here.
   int line = -1;
   int index = -1;
   ::std::vector< ::std::string> fields;
-  SplitString(GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test).c_str(), '|', &fields);
+  SplitString(GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test), '|', &fields);
   int write_fd = -1;
 
 # if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
@@ -1607,7 +1610,7 @@
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[4], &write_handle_as_size_t)
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[5], &event_handle_as_size_t)) {
     DeathTestAbort("Bad --gtest_internal_run_death_test flag: " +
-                   GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test));
+                   GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test));
   }
   write_fd = GetStatusFileDescriptor(parent_process_id,
                                      write_handle_as_size_t,
@@ -1618,8 +1621,8 @@
   if (fields.size() != 3
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[1], &line)
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[2], &index)) {
-    DeathTestAbort("Bad --gtest_internal_run_death_test flag: "
-        + GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test));
+    DeathTestAbort("Bad --gtest_internal_run_death_test flag: " +
+                   GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test));
   }
 
 # else
@@ -1628,8 +1631,8 @@
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[1], &line)
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[2], &index)
       || !ParseNaturalNumber(fields[3], &write_fd)) {
-    DeathTestAbort("Bad --gtest_internal_run_death_test flag: "
-        + GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test));
+    DeathTestAbort("Bad --gtest_internal_run_death_test flag: " +
+                   GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test));
   }
 
 # endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-internal-inl.h b/googletest/src/gtest-internal-inl.h
index 59762c7..075b84c 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-internal-inl.h
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-internal-inl.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
 GTEST_DISABLE_MSC_WARNINGS_PUSH_(4251 \
 /* class A needs to have dll-interface to be used by clients of class B */)
 
-namespace testing {
-
 // Declares the flags.
 //
 // We don't want the users to modify this flag in the code, but want
@@ -73,34 +71,13 @@
 // declare it here as opposed to in gtest.h.
 GTEST_DECLARE_bool_(death_test_use_fork);
 
+namespace testing {
 namespace internal {
 
 // The value of GetTestTypeId() as seen from within the Google Test
 // library.  This is solely for testing GetTestTypeId().
 GTEST_API_ extern const TypeId kTestTypeIdInGoogleTest;
 
-// Names of the flags (needed for parsing Google Test flags).
-const char kAlsoRunDisabledTestsFlag[] = "also_run_disabled_tests";
-const char kBreakOnFailureFlag[] = "break_on_failure";
-const char kCatchExceptionsFlag[] = "catch_exceptions";
-const char kColorFlag[] = "color";
-const char kFailFast[] = "fail_fast";
-const char kFilterFlag[] = "filter";
-const char kListTestsFlag[] = "list_tests";
-const char kOutputFlag[] = "output";
-const char kBriefFlag[] = "brief";
-const char kPrintTimeFlag[] = "print_time";
-const char kPrintUTF8Flag[] = "print_utf8";
-const char kRandomSeedFlag[] = "random_seed";
-const char kRepeatFlag[] = "repeat";
-const char kRecreateEnvironmentsWhenRepeatingFlag[] =
-    "recreate_environments_when_repeating";
-const char kShuffleFlag[] = "shuffle";
-const char kStackTraceDepthFlag[] = "stack_trace_depth";
-const char kStreamResultToFlag[] = "stream_result_to";
-const char kThrowOnFailureFlag[] = "throw_on_failure";
-const char kFlagfileFlag[] = "flagfile";
-
 // A valid random seed must be in [1, kMaxRandomSeed].
 const int kMaxRandomSeed = 99999;
 
@@ -127,8 +104,7 @@
 //
 // On success, stores the value of the flag in *value, and returns
 // true.  On failure, returns false without changing *value.
-GTEST_API_ bool ParseInt32Flag(
-    const char* str, const char* flag, int32_t* value);
+GTEST_API_ bool ParseFlag(const char* str, const char* flag, int32_t* value);
 
 // Returns a random seed in range [1, kMaxRandomSeed] based on the
 // given --gtest_random_seed flag value.
@@ -162,54 +138,54 @@
  public:
   // The c'tor.
   GTestFlagSaver() {
-    also_run_disabled_tests_ = GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests);
-    break_on_failure_ = GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure);
-    catch_exceptions_ = GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions);
-    color_ = GTEST_FLAG(color);
-    death_test_style_ = GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style);
-    death_test_use_fork_ = GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork);
-    fail_fast_ = GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast);
-    filter_ = GTEST_FLAG(filter);
-    internal_run_death_test_ = GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test);
-    list_tests_ = GTEST_FLAG(list_tests);
-    output_ = GTEST_FLAG(output);
-    brief_ = GTEST_FLAG(brief);
-    print_time_ = GTEST_FLAG(print_time);
-    print_utf8_ = GTEST_FLAG(print_utf8);
-    random_seed_ = GTEST_FLAG(random_seed);
-    repeat_ = GTEST_FLAG(repeat);
+    also_run_disabled_tests_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests);
+    break_on_failure_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure);
+    catch_exceptions_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions);
+    color_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(color);
+    death_test_style_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style);
+    death_test_use_fork_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_use_fork);
+    fail_fast_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast);
+    filter_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter);
+    internal_run_death_test_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test);
+    list_tests_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests);
+    output_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(output);
+    brief_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(brief);
+    print_time_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time);
+    print_utf8_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_utf8);
+    random_seed_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(random_seed);
+    repeat_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat);
     recreate_environments_when_repeating_ =
-        GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating);
-    shuffle_ = GTEST_FLAG(shuffle);
-    stack_trace_depth_ = GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth);
-    stream_result_to_ = GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to);
-    throw_on_failure_ = GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure);
+        GTEST_FLAG_GET(recreate_environments_when_repeating);
+    shuffle_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle);
+    stack_trace_depth_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth);
+    stream_result_to_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(stream_result_to);
+    throw_on_failure_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(throw_on_failure);
   }
 
   // The d'tor is not virtual.  DO NOT INHERIT FROM THIS CLASS.
   ~GTestFlagSaver() {
-    GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests) = also_run_disabled_tests_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure) = break_on_failure_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) = catch_exceptions_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(color) = color_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = death_test_style_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork) = death_test_use_fork_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(filter) = filter_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) = fail_fast_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test) = internal_run_death_test_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(list_tests) = list_tests_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(output) = output_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(brief) = brief_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(print_time) = print_time_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(print_utf8) = print_utf8_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(random_seed) = random_seed_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = repeat_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating) =
-        recreate_environments_when_repeating_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(shuffle) = shuffle_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) = stack_trace_depth_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to) = stream_result_to_;
-    GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure) = throw_on_failure_;
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(also_run_disabled_tests, also_run_disabled_tests_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(break_on_failure, break_on_failure_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(catch_exceptions, catch_exceptions_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, color_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, death_test_style_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_use_fork, death_test_use_fork_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, filter_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(fail_fast, fail_fast_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(internal_run_death_test, internal_run_death_test_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(list_tests, list_tests_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, output_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(brief, brief_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(print_time, print_time_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(print_utf8, print_utf8_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(random_seed, random_seed_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, repeat_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(recreate_environments_when_repeating,
+                   recreate_environments_when_repeating_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(shuffle, shuffle_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stack_trace_depth, stack_trace_depth_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stream_result_to, stream_result_to_);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(throw_on_failure, throw_on_failure_);
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc b/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc
index 1b68fcb..41e29cc 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest-printers.cc
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
 
 void PrintStringTo(const ::std::string& s, ostream* os) {
   if (PrintCharsAsStringTo(s.data(), s.size(), os) == kHexEscape) {
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(print_utf8)) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_utf8)) {
       ConditionalPrintAsText(s.data(), s.size(), os);
     }
   }
diff --git a/googletest/src/gtest.cc b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
index 9a380eb..5a38768 100644
--- a/googletest/src/gtest.cc
+++ b/googletest/src/gtest.cc
@@ -216,28 +216,33 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+}  // namespace testing
+
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
-    fail_fast, internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("fail_fast", GetDefaultFailFast()),
+    fail_fast,
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("fail_fast",
+                                        testing::GetDefaultFailFast()),
     "True if and only if a test failure should stop further test execution.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
     also_run_disabled_tests,
-    internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("also_run_disabled_tests", false),
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("also_run_disabled_tests", false),
     "Run disabled tests too, in addition to the tests normally being run.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
-    break_on_failure, internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("break_on_failure", false),
+    break_on_failure,
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("break_on_failure", false),
     "True if and only if a failed assertion should be a debugger "
     "break-point.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(catch_exceptions,
-                   internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("catch_exceptions", true),
+                   testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("catch_exceptions",
+                                                       true),
                    "True if and only if " GTEST_NAME_
                    " should catch exceptions and treat them as test failures.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
-    color,
-    internal::StringFromGTestEnv("color", "auto"),
+    color, testing::internal::StringFromGTestEnv("color", "auto"),
     "Whether to use colors in the output.  Valid values: yes, no, "
     "and auto.  'auto' means to use colors if the output is "
     "being sent to a terminal and the TERM environment variable "
@@ -245,7 +250,8 @@
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
     filter,
-    internal::StringFromGTestEnv("filter", GetDefaultFilter()),
+    testing::internal::StringFromGTestEnv("filter",
+                                          testing::GetDefaultFilter()),
     "A colon-separated list of glob (not regex) patterns "
     "for filtering the tests to run, optionally followed by a "
     "'-' and a : separated list of negative patterns (tests to "
@@ -254,8 +260,10 @@
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
     install_failure_signal_handler,
-    internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("install_failure_signal_handler", false),
-    "If true and supported on the current platform, " GTEST_NAME_ " should "
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("install_failure_signal_handler",
+                                        false),
+    "If true and supported on the current platform, " GTEST_NAME_
+    " should "
     "install a signal handler that dumps debugging information when fatal "
     "signals are raised.");
 
@@ -269,8 +277,8 @@
 //   ''
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
     output,
-    internal::StringFromGTestEnv("output",
-      internal::OutputFlagAlsoCheckEnvVar().c_str()),
+    testing::internal::StringFromGTestEnv(
+        "output", testing::internal::OutputFlagAlsoCheckEnvVar().c_str()),
     "A format (defaults to \"xml\" but can be specified to be \"json\"), "
     "optionally followed by a colon and an output file name or directory. "
     "A directory is indicated by a trailing pathname separator. "
@@ -281,32 +289,33 @@
     "digits.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
-    brief, internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("brief", false),
+    brief, testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("brief", false),
     "True if only test failures should be displayed in text output.");
 
-GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(print_time, internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("print_time", true),
+GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(print_time,
+                   testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("print_time", true),
                    "True if and only if " GTEST_NAME_
                    " should display elapsed time in text output.");
 
-GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(print_utf8, internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("print_utf8", true),
+GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(print_utf8,
+                   testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("print_utf8", true),
                    "True if and only if " GTEST_NAME_
                    " prints UTF8 characters as text.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(
-    random_seed,
-    internal::Int32FromGTestEnv("random_seed", 0),
+    random_seed, testing::internal::Int32FromGTestEnv("random_seed", 0),
     "Random number seed to use when shuffling test orders.  Must be in range "
     "[1, 99999], or 0 to use a seed based on the current time.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(
-    repeat,
-    internal::Int32FromGTestEnv("repeat", 1),
+    repeat, testing::internal::Int32FromGTestEnv("repeat", 1),
     "How many times to repeat each test.  Specify a negative number "
     "for repeating forever.  Useful for shaking out flaky tests.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
     recreate_environments_when_repeating,
-    internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("recreate_environments_when_repeating", true),
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("recreate_environments_when_repeating",
+                                        true),
     "Controls whether global test environments are recreated for each repeat "
     "of the tests. If set to false the global test environments are only set "
     "up once, for the first iteration, and only torn down once, for the last. "
@@ -320,37 +329,39 @@
                    " should include internal stack frames when "
                    "printing test failure stack traces.");
 
-GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(shuffle, internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("shuffle", false),
+GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(shuffle,
+                   testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("shuffle", false),
                    "True if and only if " GTEST_NAME_
                    " should randomize tests' order on every run.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_int32_(
     stack_trace_depth,
-    internal::Int32FromGTestEnv("stack_trace_depth", kMaxStackTraceDepth),
+    testing::internal::Int32FromGTestEnv("stack_trace_depth",
+                                         testing::kMaxStackTraceDepth),
     "The maximum number of stack frames to print when an "
     "assertion fails.  The valid range is 0 through 100, inclusive.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
     stream_result_to,
-    internal::StringFromGTestEnv("stream_result_to", ""),
+    testing::internal::StringFromGTestEnv("stream_result_to", ""),
     "This flag specifies the host name and the port number on which to stream "
     "test results. Example: \"localhost:555\". The flag is effective only on "
     "Linux.");
 
 GTEST_DEFINE_bool_(
     throw_on_failure,
-    internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("throw_on_failure", false),
+    testing::internal::BoolFromGTestEnv("throw_on_failure", false),
     "When this flag is specified, a failed assertion will throw an exception "
     "if exceptions are enabled or exit the program with a non-zero code "
     "otherwise. For use with an external test framework.");
 
 #if GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_
 GTEST_DEFINE_string_(
-    flagfile,
-    internal::StringFromGTestEnv("flagfile", ""),
+    flagfile, testing::internal::StringFromGTestEnv("flagfile", ""),
     "This flag specifies the flagfile to read command-line flags from.");
 #endif  // GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_
 
+namespace testing {
 namespace internal {
 
 // Generates a random number from [0, range), using a Linear
@@ -617,7 +628,8 @@
 
 // Returns the output format, or "" for normal printed output.
 std::string UnitTestOptions::GetOutputFormat() {
-  const char* const gtest_output_flag = GTEST_FLAG(output).c_str();
+  std::string s = GTEST_FLAG_GET(output);
+  const char* const gtest_output_flag = s.c_str();
   const char* const colon = strchr(gtest_output_flag, ':');
   return (colon == nullptr)
              ? std::string(gtest_output_flag)
@@ -628,7 +640,8 @@
 // Returns the name of the requested output file, or the default if none
 // was explicitly specified.
 std::string UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile() {
-  const char* const gtest_output_flag = GTEST_FLAG(output).c_str();
+  std::string s = GTEST_FLAG_GET(output);
+  const char* const gtest_output_flag = s.c_str();
 
   std::string format = GetOutputFormat();
   if (format.empty())
@@ -743,12 +756,13 @@
 
   // Split --gtest_filter at '-', if there is one, to separate into
   // positive filter and negative filter portions
-  const char* const p = GTEST_FLAG(filter).c_str();
+  std::string str = GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter);
+  const char* const p = str.c_str();
   const char* const dash = strchr(p, '-');
   std::string positive;
   std::string negative;
   if (dash == nullptr) {
-    positive = GTEST_FLAG(filter).c_str();  // Whole string is a positive filter
+    positive = str.c_str();  // Whole string is a positive filter
     negative = "";
   } else {
     positive = std::string(p, dash);   // Everything up to the dash
@@ -782,7 +796,7 @@
 
   bool should_handle = true;
 
-  if (!GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions))
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions))
     should_handle = false;
   else if (exception_code == EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT)
     should_handle = false;
@@ -1035,11 +1049,10 @@
 // trace but Bar() and CurrentOsStackTraceExceptTop() won't.
 std::string UnitTestImpl::CurrentOsStackTraceExceptTop(int skip_count) {
   return os_stack_trace_getter()->CurrentStackTrace(
-      static_cast<int>(GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth)),
-      skip_count + 1
+      static_cast<int>(GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth)), skip_count + 1
       // Skips the user-specified number of frames plus this function
       // itself.
-      );  // NOLINT
+  );  // NOLINT
 }
 
 // A helper class for measuring elapsed times.
@@ -2634,7 +2647,7 @@
   // try {
   //   // Perform the test method.
   // } catch (...) {
-  //   if (GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions))
+  //   if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions))
   //     // Report the exception as failure.
   //   else
   //     throw;  // Re-throws the original exception.
@@ -3024,7 +3037,8 @@
   internal::Timer timer;
   for (int i = 0; i < total_test_count(); i++) {
     GetMutableTestInfo(i)->Run();
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) && GetMutableTestInfo(i)->result()->Failed()) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast) &&
+        GetMutableTestInfo(i)->result()->Failed()) {
       for (int j = i + 1; j < total_test_count(); j++) {
         GetMutableTestInfo(j)->Skip();
       }
@@ -3243,7 +3257,8 @@
 
 // Returns true if and only if Google Test should use colors in the output.
 bool ShouldUseColor(bool stdout_is_tty) {
-  const char* const gtest_color = GTEST_FLAG(color).c_str();
+  std::string c = GTEST_FLAG_GET(color);
+  const char* const gtest_color = c.c_str();
 
   if (String::CaseInsensitiveCStringEquals(gtest_color, "auto")) {
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS && !GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_MINGW
@@ -3398,10 +3413,11 @@
   // Fired before each iteration of tests starts.
 void PrettyUnitTestResultPrinter::OnTestIterationStart(
     const UnitTest& unit_test, int iteration) {
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(repeat) != 1)
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat) != 1)
     printf("\nRepeating all tests (iteration %d) . . .\n\n", iteration + 1);
 
-  const char* const filter = GTEST_FLAG(filter).c_str();
+  std::string f = GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter);
+  const char* const filter = f.c_str();
 
   // Prints the filter if it's not *.  This reminds the user that some
   // tests may be skipped.
@@ -3417,7 +3433,7 @@
                   internal::posix::GetEnv(kTestTotalShards));
   }
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle)) {
     ColoredPrintf(GTestColor::kYellow,
                   "Note: Randomizing tests' orders with a seed of %d .\n",
                   unit_test.random_seed());
@@ -3500,7 +3516,7 @@
   if (test_info.result()->Failed())
     PrintFullTestCommentIfPresent(test_info);
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time)) {
     printf(" (%s ms)\n", internal::StreamableToString(
            test_info.result()->elapsed_time()).c_str());
   } else {
@@ -3511,7 +3527,7 @@
 
 #ifndef GTEST_REMOVE_LEGACY_TEST_CASEAPI_
 void PrettyUnitTestResultPrinter::OnTestCaseEnd(const TestCase& test_case) {
-  if (!GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) return;
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time)) return;
 
   const std::string counts =
       FormatCountableNoun(test_case.test_to_run_count(), "test", "tests");
@@ -3522,7 +3538,7 @@
 }
 #else
 void PrettyUnitTestResultPrinter::OnTestSuiteEnd(const TestSuite& test_suite) {
-  if (!GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) return;
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time)) return;
 
   const std::string counts =
       FormatCountableNoun(test_suite.test_to_run_count(), "test", "tests");
@@ -3618,7 +3634,7 @@
   printf("%s from %s ran.",
          FormatTestCount(unit_test.test_to_run_count()).c_str(),
          FormatTestSuiteCount(unit_test.test_suite_to_run_count()).c_str());
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time)) {
     printf(" (%s ms total)",
            internal::StreamableToString(unit_test.elapsed_time()).c_str());
   }
@@ -3639,7 +3655,7 @@
   }
 
   int num_disabled = unit_test.reportable_disabled_test_count();
-  if (num_disabled && !GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests)) {
+  if (num_disabled && !GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests)) {
     if (unit_test.Passed()) {
       printf("\n");  // Add a spacer if no FAILURE banner is displayed.
     }
@@ -3711,7 +3727,7 @@
     PrintTestName(test_info.test_suite_name(), test_info.name());
     PrintFullTestCommentIfPresent(test_info);
 
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time)) {
       printf(" (%s ms)\n",
              internal::StreamableToString(test_info.result()->elapsed_time())
                  .c_str());
@@ -3728,7 +3744,7 @@
   printf("%s from %s ran.",
          FormatTestCount(unit_test.test_to_run_count()).c_str(),
          FormatTestSuiteCount(unit_test.test_suite_to_run_count()).c_str());
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time)) {
     printf(" (%s ms total)",
            internal::StreamableToString(unit_test.elapsed_time()).c_str());
   }
@@ -3743,7 +3759,7 @@
   }
 
   int num_disabled = unit_test.reportable_disabled_test_count();
-  if (num_disabled && !GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests)) {
+  if (num_disabled && !GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests)) {
     if (unit_test.Passed()) {
       printf("\n");  // Add a spacer if no FAILURE banner is displayed.
     }
@@ -4227,7 +4243,7 @@
     OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuite, "type_param",
                        test_info.type_param());
   }
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests)) {
     OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuite, "file", test_info.file());
     OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuite, "line",
                        StreamableToString(test_info.line()));
@@ -4306,7 +4322,7 @@
   OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuite, "name", test_suite.name());
   OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuite, "tests",
                      StreamableToString(test_suite.reportable_test_count()));
-  if (!GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) {
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests)) {
     OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuite, "failures",
                        StreamableToString(test_suite.failed_test_count()));
     OutputXmlAttribute(
@@ -4354,7 +4370,7 @@
       stream, kTestsuites, "timestamp",
       FormatEpochTimeInMillisAsIso8601(unit_test.start_timestamp()));
 
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle)) {
     OutputXmlAttribute(stream, kTestsuites, "random_seed",
                        StreamableToString(unit_test.random_seed()));
   }
@@ -4631,7 +4647,7 @@
   *stream << Indent(4) << "{\n";
   OutputJsonKey(stream, "testsuite", "name", "NonTestSuiteFailure", Indent(6));
   OutputJsonKey(stream, "testsuite", "tests", 1, Indent(6));
-  if (!GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) {
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests)) {
     OutputJsonKey(stream, "testsuite", "failures", 1, Indent(6));
     OutputJsonKey(stream, "testsuite", "disabled", 0, Indent(6));
     OutputJsonKey(stream, "testsuite", "skipped", 0, Indent(6));
@@ -4685,7 +4701,7 @@
     OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "type_param", test_info.type_param(),
                   kIndent);
   }
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests)) {
     OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "file", test_info.file(), kIndent);
     OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "line", test_info.line(), kIndent, false);
     *stream << "\n" << Indent(8) << "}";
@@ -4749,7 +4765,7 @@
   OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "name", test_suite.name(), kIndent);
   OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "tests", test_suite.reportable_test_count(),
                 kIndent);
-  if (!GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) {
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests)) {
     OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "failures",
                   test_suite.failed_test_count(), kIndent);
     OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuite, "disabled",
@@ -4796,7 +4812,7 @@
   OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "disabled",
                 unit_test.reportable_disabled_test_count(), kIndent);
   OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "errors", 0, kIndent);
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle)) {
     OutputJsonKey(stream, kTestsuites, "random_seed", unit_test.random_seed(),
                   kIndent);
   }
@@ -4973,7 +4989,7 @@
 
   for (int i = 0; i < raw_stack_size; ++i) {
     if (raw_stack[i] == caller_frame &&
-        !GTEST_FLAG(show_internal_stack_frames)) {
+        !GTEST_FLAG_GET(show_internal_stack_frames)) {
       // Add a marker to the trace and stop adding frames.
       absl::StrAppend(&result, kElidedFramesMarker, "\n");
       break;
@@ -5325,7 +5341,7 @@
     // in the code (perhaps in order to use Google Test assertions
     // with another testing framework) and specify the former on the
     // command line for debugging.
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure)) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure)) {
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS && !GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_PHONE && !GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_RT
       // Using DebugBreak on Windows allows gtest to still break into a debugger
       // when a failure happens and both the --gtest_break_on_failure and
@@ -5342,7 +5358,7 @@
       // portability: some debuggers don't correctly trap abort().
       *static_cast<volatile int*>(nullptr) = 1;
 #endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
-    } else if (GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure)) {
+    } else if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(throw_on_failure)) {
 #if GTEST_HAS_EXCEPTIONS
       throw internal::GoogleTestFailureException(result);
 #else
@@ -5371,7 +5387,7 @@
 // from the main thread.
 int UnitTest::Run() {
   const bool in_death_test_child_process =
-      internal::GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test).length() > 0;
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test).length() > 0;
 
   // Google Test implements this protocol for catching that a test
   // program exits before returning control to Google Test:
@@ -5401,7 +5417,7 @@
 
   // Captures the value of GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions).  This value will be
   // used for the duration of the program.
-  impl()->set_catch_exceptions(GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions));
+  impl()->set_catch_exceptions(GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions));
 
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
   // Either the user wants Google Test to catch exceptions thrown by the
@@ -5428,7 +5444,7 @@
     // this dialog or it will pop up for every EXPECT/ASSERT_DEATH statement
     // executed. Google Test will notify the user of any unexpected
     // failure via stderr.
-    if (!GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure))
+    if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure))
       _set_abort_behavior(
           0x0,                                    // Clear the following flags:
           _WRITE_ABORT_MSG | _CALL_REPORTFAULT);  // pop-up window, core dump.
@@ -5610,7 +5626,7 @@
 // Initializes event listeners for streaming test results in string form.
 // Must not be called before InitGoogleTest.
 void UnitTestImpl::ConfigureStreamingOutput() {
-  const std::string& target = GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to);
+  const std::string& target = GTEST_FLAG_GET(stream_result_to);
   if (!target.empty()) {
     const size_t pos = target.find(':');
     if (pos != std::string::npos) {
@@ -5653,7 +5669,7 @@
     // to shut down the default XML output before invoking RUN_ALL_TESTS.
     ConfigureXmlOutput();
 
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(brief)) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(brief)) {
       listeners()->SetDefaultResultPrinter(new BriefUnitTestResultPrinter);
     }
 
@@ -5663,7 +5679,7 @@
 #endif  // GTEST_CAN_STREAM_RESULTS_
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_ABSL
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(install_failure_signal_handler)) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(install_failure_signal_handler)) {
       absl::FailureSignalHandlerOptions options;
       absl::InstallFailureSignalHandler(options);
     }
@@ -5796,14 +5812,15 @@
                                               : IGNORE_SHARDING_PROTOCOL) > 0;
 
   // Lists the tests and exits if the --gtest_list_tests flag was specified.
-  if (GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests)) {
     // This must be called *after* FilterTests() has been called.
     ListTestsMatchingFilter();
     return true;
   }
 
-  random_seed_ = GTEST_FLAG(shuffle) ?
-      GetRandomSeedFromFlag(GTEST_FLAG(random_seed)) : 0;
+  random_seed_ = GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle)
+                     ? GetRandomSeedFromFlag(GTEST_FLAG_GET(random_seed))
+                     : 0;
 
   // True if and only if at least one test has failed.
   bool failed = false;
@@ -5815,7 +5832,7 @@
 
   // How many times to repeat the tests?  We don't want to repeat them
   // when we are inside the subprocess of a death test.
-  const int repeat = in_subprocess_for_death_test ? 1 : GTEST_FLAG(repeat);
+  const int repeat = in_subprocess_for_death_test ? 1 : GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat);
 
   // Repeats forever if the repeat count is negative.
   const bool gtest_repeat_forever = repeat < 0;
@@ -5827,7 +5844,8 @@
   // resources that are external to this process. Without this check there would
   // be no way to clean up those external resources automatically.
   const bool recreate_environments_when_repeating =
-      GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating) || gtest_repeat_forever;
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(recreate_environments_when_repeating) ||
+      gtest_repeat_forever;
 
   for (int i = 0; gtest_repeat_forever || i != repeat; i++) {
     // We want to preserve failures generated by ad-hoc test
@@ -5837,7 +5855,7 @@
     Timer timer;
 
     // Shuffles test suites and tests if requested.
-    if (has_tests_to_run && GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) {
+    if (has_tests_to_run && GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle)) {
       random()->Reseed(static_cast<uint32_t>(random_seed_));
       // This should be done before calling OnTestIterationStart(),
       // such that a test event listener can see the actual test order
@@ -5878,7 +5896,7 @@
         for (int test_index = 0; test_index < total_test_suite_count();
              test_index++) {
           GetMutableSuiteCase(test_index)->Run();
-          if (GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) &&
+          if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast) &&
               GetMutableSuiteCase(test_index)->Failed()) {
             for (int j = test_index + 1; j < total_test_suite_count(); j++) {
               GetMutableSuiteCase(j)->Skip();
@@ -5925,7 +5943,7 @@
     // (it's always safe to unshuffle the tests).
     UnshuffleTests();
 
-    if (GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) {
+    if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle)) {
       // Picks a new random seed for each iteration.
       random_seed_ = GetNextRandomSeed(random_seed_);
     }
@@ -6082,7 +6100,7 @@
       test_info->matches_filter_ = matches_filter;
 
       const bool is_runnable =
-          (GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests) || !is_disabled) &&
+          (GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests) || !is_disabled) &&
           matches_filter;
 
       const bool is_in_another_shard =
@@ -6293,13 +6311,14 @@
 // part can be omitted.
 //
 // Returns the value of the flag, or NULL if the parsing failed.
-static const char* ParseFlagValue(const char* str, const char* flag,
+static const char* ParseFlagValue(const char* str, const char* flag_name,
                                   bool def_optional) {
   // str and flag must not be NULL.
-  if (str == nullptr || flag == nullptr) return nullptr;
+  if (str == nullptr || flag_name == nullptr) return nullptr;
 
   // The flag must start with "--" followed by GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_.
-  const std::string flag_str = std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ + flag;
+  const std::string flag_str =
+      std::string("--") + GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ + flag_name;
   const size_t flag_len = flag_str.length();
   if (strncmp(str, flag_str.c_str(), flag_len) != 0) return nullptr;
 
@@ -6330,9 +6349,9 @@
 //
 // On success, stores the value of the flag in *value, and returns
 // true.  On failure, returns false without changing *value.
-static bool ParseBoolFlag(const char* str, const char* flag, bool* value) {
+static bool ParseFlag(const char* str, const char* flag_name, bool* value) {
   // Gets the value of the flag as a string.
-  const char* const value_str = ParseFlagValue(str, flag, true);
+  const char* const value_str = ParseFlagValue(str, flag_name, true);
 
   // Aborts if the parsing failed.
   if (value_str == nullptr) return false;
@@ -6346,16 +6365,16 @@
 //
 // On success, stores the value of the flag in *value, and returns
 // true.  On failure, returns false without changing *value.
-bool ParseInt32Flag(const char* str, const char* flag, int32_t* value) {
+bool ParseFlag(const char* str, const char* flag_name, int32_t* value) {
   // Gets the value of the flag as a string.
-  const char* const value_str = ParseFlagValue(str, flag, false);
+  const char* const value_str = ParseFlagValue(str, flag_name, false);
 
   // Aborts if the parsing failed.
   if (value_str == nullptr) return false;
 
   // Sets *value to the value of the flag.
-  return ParseInt32(Message() << "The value of flag --" << flag,
-                    value_str, value);
+  return ParseInt32(Message() << "The value of flag --" << flag_name, value_str,
+                    value);
 }
 
 // Parses a string for a string flag, in the form of "--flag=value".
@@ -6363,9 +6382,9 @@
 // On success, stores the value of the flag in *value, and returns
 // true.  On failure, returns false without changing *value.
 template <typename String>
-static bool ParseStringFlag(const char* str, const char* flag, String* value) {
+static bool ParseFlag(const char* str, const char* flag_name, String* value) {
   // Gets the value of the flag as a string.
-  const char* const value_str = ParseFlagValue(str, flag, false);
+  const char* const value_str = ParseFlagValue(str, flag_name, false);
 
   // Aborts if the parsing failed.
   if (value_str == nullptr) return false;
@@ -6530,43 +6549,44 @@
     "@G<" GTEST_DEV_EMAIL_ ">@D.\n";
 
 static bool ParseGoogleTestFlag(const char* const arg) {
-  return ParseBoolFlag(arg, kAlsoRunDisabledTestsFlag,
-                       &GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kBreakOnFailureFlag,
-                       &GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kCatchExceptionsFlag,
-                       &GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions)) ||
-         ParseStringFlag(arg, kColorFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(color)) ||
-         ParseStringFlag(arg, kDeathTestStyleFlag,
-                         &GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kDeathTestUseFork,
-                       &GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kFailFast, &GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast)) ||
-         ParseStringFlag(arg, kFilterFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(filter)) ||
-         ParseStringFlag(arg, kInternalRunDeathTestFlag,
-                         &GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kListTestsFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(list_tests)) ||
-         ParseStringFlag(arg, kOutputFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(output)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kBriefFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(brief)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kPrintTimeFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(print_time)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kPrintUTF8Flag, &GTEST_FLAG(print_utf8)) ||
-         ParseInt32Flag(arg, kRandomSeedFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(random_seed)) ||
-         ParseInt32Flag(arg, kRepeatFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(repeat)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kRecreateEnvironmentsWhenRepeatingFlag,
-                       &GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kShuffleFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(shuffle)) ||
-         ParseInt32Flag(arg, kStackTraceDepthFlag,
-                        &GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth)) ||
-         ParseStringFlag(arg, kStreamResultToFlag,
-                         &GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to)) ||
-         ParseBoolFlag(arg, kThrowOnFailureFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure));
+#define GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(flag_name)  \
+  do {                                        \
+    auto value = GTEST_FLAG_GET(flag_name);   \
+    if (ParseFlag(arg, #flag_name, &value)) { \
+      GTEST_FLAG_SET(flag_name, value);       \
+      return true;                            \
+    }                                         \
+  } while (false)
+
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(break_on_failure);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(catch_exceptions);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(color);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(death_test_style);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(death_test_use_fork);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(fail_fast);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(filter);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(internal_run_death_test);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(list_tests);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(output);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(brief);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(print_time);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(print_utf8);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(random_seed);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(repeat);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(shuffle);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(stack_trace_depth);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(stream_result_to);
+  GTEST_INTERNAL_PARSE_FLAG(throw_on_failure);
+  return false;
 }
 
 #if GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_
 static void LoadFlagsFromFile(const std::string& path) {
   FILE* flagfile = posix::FOpen(path.c_str(), "r");
   if (!flagfile) {
-    GTEST_LOG_(FATAL) << "Unable to open file \"" << GTEST_FLAG(flagfile)
+    GTEST_LOG_(FATAL) << "Unable to open file \"" << GTEST_FLAG_GET(flagfile)
                       << "\"";
   }
   std::string contents(ReadEntireFile(flagfile));
@@ -6587,20 +6607,20 @@
 // instantiated to either char or wchar_t.
 template <typename CharType>
 void ParseGoogleTestFlagsOnlyImpl(int* argc, CharType** argv) {
+  std::string flagfile_value;
   for (int i = 1; i < *argc; i++) {
     const std::string arg_string = StreamableToString(argv[i]);
     const char* const arg = arg_string.c_str();
 
-    using internal::ParseBoolFlag;
-    using internal::ParseInt32Flag;
-    using internal::ParseStringFlag;
+    using internal::ParseFlag;
 
     bool remove_flag = false;
     if (ParseGoogleTestFlag(arg)) {
       remove_flag = true;
 #if GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_
-    } else if (ParseStringFlag(arg, kFlagfileFlag, &GTEST_FLAG(flagfile))) {
-      LoadFlagsFromFile(GTEST_FLAG(flagfile));
+    } else if (ParseFlag(arg, "flagfile", &flagfile_value)) {
+      GTEST_FLAG_SET(flagfile, flagfile_value);
+      LoadFlagsFromFile(flagfile_value);
       remove_flag = true;
 #endif  // GTEST_USE_OWN_FLAGFILE_FLAG_
     } else if (arg_string == "--help" || arg_string == "-h" ||
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc
index c0b3d1f..e7e0cd7 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-death-test-test.cc
@@ -370,14 +370,14 @@
 // Tests that a static member function can be used in a "fast" style
 // death test.
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, StaticMemberFunctionFastStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   ASSERT_DEATH(StaticMemberFunction(), "death.*StaticMember");
 }
 
 // Tests that a method of the test fixture can be used in a "fast"
 // style death test.
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, MemberFunctionFastStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   should_die_ = true;
   EXPECT_DEATH(MemberFunction(), "inside.*MemberFunction");
 }
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
 // Tests that death tests work even if the current directory has been
 // changed.
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, FastDeathTestInChangedDir) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
 
   ChangeToRootDir();
   EXPECT_EXIT(_exit(1), testing::ExitedWithCode(1), "");
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
 
 // Tests that death tests work when SIGPROF handler and timer are set.
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, FastSigprofActionSet) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   SetSigprofActionAndTimer();
   EXPECT_DEATH(_exit(1), "");
   struct sigaction old_signal_action;
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, ThreadSafeSigprofActionSet) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
   SetSigprofActionAndTimer();
   EXPECT_DEATH(_exit(1), "");
   struct sigaction old_signal_action;
@@ -453,25 +453,25 @@
 // Repeats a representative sample of death tests in the "threadsafe" style:
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, StaticMemberFunctionThreadsafeStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
   ASSERT_DEATH(StaticMemberFunction(), "death.*StaticMember");
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, MemberFunctionThreadsafeStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
   should_die_ = true;
   EXPECT_DEATH(MemberFunction(), "inside.*MemberFunction");
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, ThreadsafeDeathTestInLoop) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
 
   for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
     EXPECT_EXIT(_exit(i), testing::ExitedWithCode(i), "") << ": i = " << i;
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, ThreadsafeDeathTestInChangedDir) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
 
   ChangeToRootDir();
   EXPECT_EXIT(_exit(1), testing::ExitedWithCode(1), "");
@@ -481,9 +481,9 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, MixedStyles) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
   EXPECT_DEATH(_exit(1), "");
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_DEATH(_exit(1), "");
 }
 
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, DoesNotExecuteAtforkHooks) {
-  if (!testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork)) {
-    testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  if (!GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_use_fork)) {
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
     pthread_flag = false;
     ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_atfork(&SetPthreadFlag, nullptr, nullptr));
     ASSERT_DEATH(_exit(1), "");
@@ -740,10 +740,12 @@
          "any pop-up dialogs.\n");
   fflush(stdout);
 
-  EXPECT_DEATH({
-    testing::GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) = false;
-    abort();
-  }, "");
+  EXPECT_DEATH(
+      {
+        GTEST_FLAG_SET(catch_exceptions, false);
+        abort();
+      },
+      "");
 }
 #  endif  // GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
 
@@ -874,19 +876,19 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, ExitMacrosUsingFork) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork) = true;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_use_fork, true);
   TestExitMacros();
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, InvalidStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "rococo";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "rococo");
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE({  // NOLINT
     EXPECT_DEATH(_exit(0), "") << "This failure is expected.";
   }, "This failure is expected.");
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, DeathTestFailedOutput) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(
       EXPECT_DEATH(DieWithMessage("death\n"),
                    "expected message"),
@@ -895,7 +897,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, DeathTestUnexpectedReturnOutput) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(
       EXPECT_DEATH({
           fprintf(stderr, "returning\n");
@@ -908,7 +910,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, DeathTestBadExitCodeOutput) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(
       EXPECT_EXIT(DieWithMessage("exiting with rc 1\n"),
                   testing::ExitedWithCode(3),
@@ -920,7 +922,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, DeathTestMultiLineMatchFail) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_NONFATAL_FAILURE(
       EXPECT_DEATH(DieWithMessage("line 1\nline 2\nline 3\n"),
                    "line 1\nxyz\nline 3\n"),
@@ -931,7 +933,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(TestForDeathTest, DeathTestMultiLineMatchPass) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_DEATH(DieWithMessage("line 1\nline 2\nline 3\n"),
                "line 1\nline 2\nline 3\n");
 }
@@ -1358,7 +1360,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(InDeathTestChildDeathTest, ReportsDeathTestCorrectlyInFastStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_FALSE(InDeathTestChild());
   EXPECT_DEATH({
     fprintf(stderr, InDeathTestChild() ? "Inside" : "Outside");
@@ -1368,7 +1370,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(InDeathTestChildDeathTest, ReportsDeathTestCorrectlyInThreadSafeStyle) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
   EXPECT_FALSE(InDeathTestChild());
   EXPECT_DEATH({
     fprintf(stderr, InDeathTestChild() ? "Inside" : "Outside");
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-death-test_ex_test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-death-test_ex_test.cc
index 7219680..bbacc8a 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-death-test_ex_test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-death-test_ex_test.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   } catch (...) {  // NOLINT
     FAIL() << "An exception escaped a death test macro invocation "
            << "with catch_exceptions "
-           << (testing::GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+           << (GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
   }
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 TEST(SehExceptionDeasTest, CatchExceptionsDoesNotInterfere) {
   EXPECT_DEATH(RaiseException(42, 0x0, 0, NULL), "")
       << "with catch_exceptions "
-      << (testing::GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+      << (GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions) ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 }
 # endif
 
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) = GTEST_ENABLE_CATCH_EXCEPTIONS_ != 0;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(catch_exceptions, GTEST_ENABLE_CATCH_EXCEPTIONS_ != 0);
   return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 }
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-env-var-test_.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-env-var-test_.cc
index 52f9586..0ff0152 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-env-var-test_.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-env-var-test_.cc
@@ -48,67 +48,67 @@
 
 void PrintFlag(const char* flag) {
   if (strcmp(flag, "break_on_failure") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "catch_exceptions") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "color") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(color);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(color);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "death_test_style") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_style);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "death_test_use_fork") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_use_fork);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "fail_fast") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "filter") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(filter);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "output") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(output);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(output);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "brief") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(brief);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(brief);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "print_time") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(print_time);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "repeat") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(repeat);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "stack_trace_depth") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth);
     return;
   }
 
   if (strcmp(flag, "throw_on_failure") == 0) {
-    cout << GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure);
+    cout << GTEST_FLAG_GET(throw_on_failure);
     return;
   }
 
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-listener-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-listener-test.cc
index 10457af..9d6c9ca 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-listener-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-listener-test.cc
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
   GTEST_CHECK_(events.size() == 0)
       << "AddGlobalTestEnvironment should not generate any events itself.";
 
-  ::testing::GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = 2;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, 2);
   int ret_val = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 
 #ifndef GTEST_REMOVE_LEGACY_TEST_CASEAPI_
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-options-test.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-options-test.cc
index 11fb1f2..cd386ff 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-options-test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-options-test.cc
@@ -61,29 +61,29 @@
 // Testing UnitTestOptions::GetOutputFormat/GetOutputFile.
 
 TEST(XmlOutputTest, GetOutputFormatDefault) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "");
   EXPECT_STREQ("", UnitTestOptions::GetOutputFormat().c_str());
 }
 
 TEST(XmlOutputTest, GetOutputFormat) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:filename";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:filename");
   EXPECT_STREQ("xml", UnitTestOptions::GetOutputFormat().c_str());
 }
 
 TEST(XmlOutputTest, GetOutputFileDefault) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "");
   EXPECT_EQ(GetAbsolutePathOf(FilePath("test_detail.xml")).string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 }
 
 TEST(XmlOutputTest, GetOutputFileSingleFile) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:filename.abc";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:filename.abc");
   EXPECT_EQ(GetAbsolutePathOf(FilePath("filename.abc")).string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 }
 
 TEST(XmlOutputTest, GetOutputFileFromDirectoryPath) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:path" GTEST_PATH_SEP_;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:path" GTEST_PATH_SEP_);
   const std::string expected_output_file =
       GetAbsolutePathOf(
           FilePath(std::string("path") + GTEST_PATH_SEP_ +
@@ -144,28 +144,28 @@
 };
 
 TEST_F(XmlOutputChangeDirTest, PreserveOriginalWorkingDirWithDefault) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "");
   EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::ConcatPaths(original_working_dir_,
                                   FilePath("test_detail.xml")).string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 }
 
 TEST_F(XmlOutputChangeDirTest, PreserveOriginalWorkingDirWithDefaultXML) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml");
   EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::ConcatPaths(original_working_dir_,
                                   FilePath("test_detail.xml")).string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 }
 
 TEST_F(XmlOutputChangeDirTest, PreserveOriginalWorkingDirWithRelativeFile) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:filename.abc";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:filename.abc");
   EXPECT_EQ(FilePath::ConcatPaths(original_working_dir_,
                                   FilePath("filename.abc")).string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 }
 
 TEST_F(XmlOutputChangeDirTest, PreserveOriginalWorkingDirWithRelativePath) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:path" GTEST_PATH_SEP_;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:path" GTEST_PATH_SEP_);
   const std::string expected_output_file =
       FilePath::ConcatPaths(
           original_working_dir_,
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@
 
 TEST_F(XmlOutputChangeDirTest, PreserveOriginalWorkingDirWithAbsoluteFile) {
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:c:\\tmp\\filename.abc";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:c:\\tmp\\filename.abc");
   EXPECT_EQ(FilePath("c:\\tmp\\filename.abc").string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 #else
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) ="xml:/tmp/filename.abc";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:/tmp/filename.abc");
   EXPECT_EQ(FilePath("/tmp/filename.abc").string(),
             UnitTestOptions::GetAbsolutePathToOutputFile());
 #endif
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
   const std::string path = "/tmp/";
 #endif
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:" + path;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:" + path);
   const std::string expected_output_file =
       path + GetCurrentExecutableName().string() + ".xml";
   const std::string& output_file =
diff --git a/googletest/test/googletest-output-test_.cc b/googletest/test/googletest-output-test_.cc
index 074f64e..9e5465c 100644
--- a/googletest/test/googletest-output-test_.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/googletest-output-test_.cc
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@
 // of them are intended to fail), and then compare the test results
 // with the "golden" file.
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(print_time) = false;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(print_time, false);
 
   // We just run the tests, knowing some of them are intended to fail.
   // We will use a separate Python script to compare the output of
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
                  std::string("internal_skip_environment_and_ad_hoc_tests")) > 0;
 
 #if GTEST_HAS_DEATH_TEST
-  if (testing::internal::GTEST_FLAG(internal_run_death_test) != "") {
+  if (GTEST_FLAG_GET(internal_run_death_test) != "") {
     // Skip the usual output capturing if we're running as the child
     // process of an threadsafe-style death test.
 # if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_environment_test.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_environment_test.cc
index 064bfc5..c7facf5 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_environment_test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_environment_test.cc
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "src/gtest-internal-inl.h"
 
-namespace testing {
-GTEST_DECLARE_string_(filter);
-}
-
 namespace {
 
 enum FailureType {
@@ -174,7 +170,7 @@
 
   // Verifies that RUN_ALL_TESTS() doesn't do global set-up or
   // tear-down when there is no test to run.
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "-*";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "-*");
   Check(RunAllTests(env, NO_FAILURE) == 0,
         "RUN_ALL_TESTS() should return zero, as there is no test to run.");
   Check(!env->set_up_was_run(),
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_repeat_test.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_repeat_test.cc
index 7da4a15..c7af3ef 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_repeat_test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_repeat_test.cc
@@ -35,18 +35,6 @@
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 #include "src/gtest-internal-inl.h"
 
-namespace testing {
-
-GTEST_DECLARE_string_(death_test_style);
-GTEST_DECLARE_string_(filter);
-GTEST_DECLARE_int32_(repeat);
-
-}  // namespace testing
-
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(filter);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(repeat);
-
 namespace {
 
 // We need this when we are testing Google Test itself and therefore
@@ -103,10 +91,10 @@
 TEST(BarDeathTest, ThreadSafeAndFast) {
   g_death_test_count++;
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "threadsafe";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "threadsafe");
   EXPECT_DEATH_IF_SUPPORTED(::testing::internal::posix::Abort(), "");
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(death_test_style) = "fast";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_style, "fast");
   EXPECT_DEATH_IF_SUPPORTED(::testing::internal::posix::Abort(), "");
 }
 
@@ -153,7 +141,7 @@
 
 // Tests the behavior of Google Test when --gtest_repeat has the given value.
 void TestRepeat(int repeat) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = repeat;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, repeat);
 
   ResetCounts();
   GTEST_CHECK_INT_EQ_(repeat > 0 ? 1 : 0, RUN_ALL_TESTS());
@@ -163,8 +151,8 @@
 // Tests using --gtest_repeat when --gtest_filter specifies an empty
 // set of tests.
 void TestRepeatWithEmptyFilter(int repeat) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = repeat;
-  GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "None";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, repeat);
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "None");
 
   ResetCounts();
   GTEST_CHECK_INT_EQ_(0, RUN_ALL_TESTS());
@@ -174,8 +162,8 @@
 // Tests using --gtest_repeat when --gtest_filter specifies a set of
 // successful tests.
 void TestRepeatWithFilterForSuccessfulTests(int repeat) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = repeat;
-  GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "*-*ShouldFail";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, repeat);
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "*-*ShouldFail");
 
   ResetCounts();
   GTEST_CHECK_INT_EQ_(0, RUN_ALL_TESTS());
@@ -190,8 +178,8 @@
 // Tests using --gtest_repeat when --gtest_filter specifies a set of
 // failed tests.
 void TestRepeatWithFilterForFailedTests(int repeat) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = repeat;
-  GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "*ShouldFail";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, repeat);
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "*ShouldFail");
 
   ResetCounts();
   GTEST_CHECK_INT_EQ_(1, RUN_ALL_TESTS());
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_throw_on_failure_ex_test.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_throw_on_failure_ex_test.cc
index 1d95adb..aeead13 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_throw_on_failure_ex_test.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_throw_on_failure_ex_test.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 // Tests that an assertion failure throws a subclass of
 // std::runtime_error.
 void TestFailureThrowsRuntimeError() {
-  testing::GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure) = true;
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(throw_on_failure, true);
 
   // A successful assertion shouldn't throw.
   try {
diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
index 402bb6d..3f2f082 100644
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_unittest.cc
@@ -37,23 +37,19 @@
 // code once "gtest.h" has been #included.
 // Do not move it after other gtest #includes.
 TEST(CommandLineFlagsTest, CanBeAccessedInCodeOnceGTestHIsIncluded) {
-  bool dummy = testing::GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(color) != "unknown" ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(filter) != "unknown" ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(list_tests) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(output) != "unknown" ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(brief) || testing::GTEST_FLAG(print_time) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(random_seed) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(repeat) > 0 ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(show_internal_stack_frames) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(shuffle) ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) > 0 ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to) != "unknown" ||
-               testing::GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure);
+  bool dummy =
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure) || GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(color) != "unknown" || GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter) != "unknown" || GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(output) != "unknown" || GTEST_FLAG_GET(brief) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time) || GTEST_FLAG_GET(random_seed) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat) > 0 ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(recreate_environments_when_repeating) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(show_internal_stack_frames) || GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle) ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth) > 0 ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(stream_result_to) != "unknown" ||
+      GTEST_FLAG_GET(throw_on_failure);
   EXPECT_TRUE(dummy || !dummy);  // Suppresses warning that dummy is unused.
 }
 
@@ -200,25 +196,6 @@
 using testing::EmptyTestEventListener;
 using testing::Environment;
 using testing::FloatLE;
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(color);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(filter);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(list_tests);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(output);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(brief);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(print_time);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(random_seed);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(repeat);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(show_internal_stack_frames);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(shuffle);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to);
-using testing::GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure);
 using testing::IsNotSubstring;
 using testing::IsSubstring;
 using testing::kMaxStackTraceDepth;
@@ -267,7 +244,7 @@
 using testing::internal::NativeArray;
 using testing::internal::OsStackTraceGetter;
 using testing::internal::OsStackTraceGetterInterface;
-using testing::internal::ParseInt32Flag;
+using testing::internal::ParseFlag;
 using testing::internal::RelationToSourceCopy;
 using testing::internal::RelationToSourceReference;
 using testing::internal::ShouldRunTestOnShard;
@@ -1599,24 +1576,24 @@
   static void SetUpTestSuite() {
     saver_ = new GTestFlagSaver;
 
-    GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(color) = "auto";
-    GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "";
-    GTEST_FLAG(list_tests) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(output) = "";
-    GTEST_FLAG(brief) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(print_time) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(random_seed) = 0;
-    GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = 1;
-    GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(shuffle) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) = kMaxStackTraceDepth;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to) = "";
-    GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure) = false;
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(also_run_disabled_tests, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(break_on_failure, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(catch_exceptions, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_use_fork, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "auto");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(fail_fast, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(list_tests, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(brief, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(print_time, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(random_seed, 0);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, 1);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(recreate_environments_when_repeating, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(shuffle, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stack_trace_depth, kMaxStackTraceDepth);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stream_result_to, "");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(throw_on_failure, false);
   }
 
   // Restores the Google Test flags that the tests have modified.  This will
@@ -1629,43 +1606,43 @@
   // Verifies that the Google Test flags have their default values, and then
   // modifies each of them.
   void VerifyAndModifyFlags() {
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions));
-    EXPECT_STREQ("auto", GTEST_FLAG(color).c_str());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast));
-    EXPECT_STREQ("", GTEST_FLAG(filter).c_str());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(list_tests));
-    EXPECT_STREQ("", GTEST_FLAG(output).c_str());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(brief));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(GTEST_FLAG(print_time));
-    EXPECT_EQ(0, GTEST_FLAG(random_seed));
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, GTEST_FLAG(repeat));
-    EXPECT_TRUE(GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating));
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(shuffle));
-    EXPECT_EQ(kMaxStackTraceDepth, GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth));
-    EXPECT_STREQ("", GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to).c_str());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("auto", GTEST_FLAG_GET(color).c_str());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_use_fork));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("", GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter).c_str());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("", GTEST_FLAG_GET(output).c_str());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(brief));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time));
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, GTEST_FLAG_GET(random_seed));
+    EXPECT_EQ(1, GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(recreate_environments_when_repeating));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle));
+    EXPECT_EQ(kMaxStackTraceDepth, GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth));
+    EXPECT_STREQ("", GTEST_FLAG_GET(stream_result_to).c_str());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(GTEST_FLAG_GET(throw_on_failure));
 
-    GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(color) = "no";
-    GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "abc";
-    GTEST_FLAG(list_tests) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(output) = "xml:foo.xml";
-    GTEST_FLAG(brief) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(print_time) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(random_seed) = 1;
-    GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = 100;
-    GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(shuffle) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) = 1;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to) = "localhost:1234";
-    GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure) = true;
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(also_run_disabled_tests, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(break_on_failure, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(catch_exceptions, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "no");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_use_fork, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(fail_fast, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "abc");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(list_tests, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "xml:foo.xml");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(brief, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(print_time, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(random_seed, 1);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, 100);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(recreate_environments_when_repeating, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(shuffle, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stack_trace_depth, 1);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stream_result_to, "localhost:1234");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(throw_on_failure, true);
   }
 
  private:
@@ -1781,29 +1758,29 @@
 }
 #endif  // !GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_MOBILE
 
-// Tests ParseInt32Flag().
+// Tests ParseFlag().
 
 // Tests that ParseInt32Flag() returns false and doesn't change the
 // output value when the flag has wrong format
 TEST(ParseInt32FlagTest, ReturnsFalseForInvalidFlag) {
   int32_t value = 123;
-  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseInt32Flag("--a=100", "b", &value));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseFlag("--a=100", "b", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
 
-  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseInt32Flag("a=100", "a", &value));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseFlag("a=100", "a", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
 }
 
-// Tests that ParseInt32Flag() returns false and doesn't change the
+// Tests that ParseFlag() returns false and doesn't change the
 // output value when the flag overflows as an Int32.
 TEST(ParseInt32FlagTest, ReturnsDefaultWhenValueOverflows) {
   printf("(expecting 2 warnings)\n");
 
   int32_t value = 123;
-  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseInt32Flag("--abc=12345678987654321", "abc", &value));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseFlag("--abc=12345678987654321", "abc", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
 
-  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseInt32Flag("--abc=-12345678987654321", "abc", &value));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseFlag("--abc=-12345678987654321", "abc", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
 }
 
@@ -1814,10 +1791,10 @@
   printf("(expecting 2 warnings)\n");
 
   int32_t value = 123;
-  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseInt32Flag("--abc=A1", "abc", &value));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseFlag("--abc=A1", "abc", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
 
-  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseInt32Flag("--abc=12X", "abc", &value));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(ParseFlag("--abc=12X", "abc", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(123, value);
 }
 
@@ -1826,11 +1803,10 @@
 // the range of an Int32.
 TEST(ParseInt32FlagTest, ParsesAndReturnsValidValue) {
   int32_t value = 123;
-  EXPECT_TRUE(ParseInt32Flag("--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "abc=456", "abc", &value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ParseFlag("--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "abc=456", "abc", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(456, value);
 
-  EXPECT_TRUE(ParseInt32Flag("--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "abc=-789",
-                             "abc", &value));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(ParseFlag("--" GTEST_FLAG_PREFIX_ "abc=-789", "abc", &value));
   EXPECT_EQ(-789, value);
 }
 
@@ -5756,23 +5732,23 @@
  protected:
   // Clears the flags before each test.
   void SetUp() override {
-    GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(filter) = "";
-    GTEST_FLAG(list_tests) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(output) = "";
-    GTEST_FLAG(brief) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(print_time) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(random_seed) = 0;
-    GTEST_FLAG(repeat) = 1;
-    GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating) = true;
-    GTEST_FLAG(shuffle) = false;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth) = kMaxStackTraceDepth;
-    GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to) = "";
-    GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure) = false;
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(also_run_disabled_tests, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(break_on_failure, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(catch_exceptions, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(death_test_use_fork, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(fail_fast, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(filter, "");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(list_tests, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(output, "");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(brief, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(print_time, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(random_seed, 0);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(repeat, 1);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(recreate_environments_when_repeating, true);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(shuffle, false);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stack_trace_depth, kMaxStackTraceDepth);
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(stream_result_to, "");
+    GTEST_FLAG_SET(throw_on_failure, false);
   }
 
   // Asserts that two narrow or wide string arrays are equal.
@@ -5789,25 +5765,26 @@
   // Verifies that the flag values match the expected values.
   static void CheckFlags(const Flags& expected) {
     EXPECT_EQ(expected.also_run_disabled_tests,
-              GTEST_FLAG(also_run_disabled_tests));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.break_on_failure, GTEST_FLAG(break_on_failure));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.catch_exceptions, GTEST_FLAG(catch_exceptions));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.death_test_use_fork, GTEST_FLAG(death_test_use_fork));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.fail_fast, GTEST_FLAG(fail_fast));
-    EXPECT_STREQ(expected.filter, GTEST_FLAG(filter).c_str());
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.list_tests, GTEST_FLAG(list_tests));
-    EXPECT_STREQ(expected.output, GTEST_FLAG(output).c_str());
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.brief, GTEST_FLAG(brief));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.print_time, GTEST_FLAG(print_time));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.random_seed, GTEST_FLAG(random_seed));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.repeat, GTEST_FLAG(repeat));
+              GTEST_FLAG_GET(also_run_disabled_tests));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.break_on_failure, GTEST_FLAG_GET(break_on_failure));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.catch_exceptions, GTEST_FLAG_GET(catch_exceptions));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.death_test_use_fork,
+              GTEST_FLAG_GET(death_test_use_fork));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.fail_fast, GTEST_FLAG_GET(fail_fast));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(expected.filter, GTEST_FLAG_GET(filter).c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.list_tests, GTEST_FLAG_GET(list_tests));
+    EXPECT_STREQ(expected.output, GTEST_FLAG_GET(output).c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.brief, GTEST_FLAG_GET(brief));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.print_time, GTEST_FLAG_GET(print_time));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.random_seed, GTEST_FLAG_GET(random_seed));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.repeat, GTEST_FLAG_GET(repeat));
     EXPECT_EQ(expected.recreate_environments_when_repeating,
-              GTEST_FLAG(recreate_environments_when_repeating));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.shuffle, GTEST_FLAG(shuffle));
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.stack_trace_depth, GTEST_FLAG(stack_trace_depth));
+              GTEST_FLAG_GET(recreate_environments_when_repeating));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.shuffle, GTEST_FLAG_GET(shuffle));
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.stack_trace_depth, GTEST_FLAG_GET(stack_trace_depth));
     EXPECT_STREQ(expected.stream_result_to,
-                 GTEST_FLAG(stream_result_to).c_str());
-    EXPECT_EQ(expected.throw_on_failure, GTEST_FLAG(throw_on_failure));
+                 GTEST_FLAG_GET(stream_result_to).c_str());
+    EXPECT_EQ(expected.throw_on_failure, GTEST_FLAG_GET(throw_on_failure));
   }
 
   // Parses a command line (specified by argc1 and argv1), then
@@ -6639,7 +6616,7 @@
 // Tests that Google Test correctly decides whether to use colors in the output.
 
 TEST(ColoredOutputTest, UsesColorsWhenGTestColorFlagIsYes) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "yes";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "yes");
 
   SetEnv("TERM", "xterm");  // TERM supports colors.
   EXPECT_TRUE(ShouldUseColor(true));  // Stdout is a TTY.
@@ -6653,18 +6630,18 @@
 TEST(ColoredOutputTest, UsesColorsWhenGTestColorFlagIsAliasOfYes) {
   SetEnv("TERM", "dumb");  // TERM doesn't support colors.
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "True";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "True");
   EXPECT_TRUE(ShouldUseColor(false));  // Stdout is not a TTY.
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "t";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "t");
   EXPECT_TRUE(ShouldUseColor(false));  // Stdout is not a TTY.
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "1";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "1");
   EXPECT_TRUE(ShouldUseColor(false));  // Stdout is not a TTY.
 }
 
 TEST(ColoredOutputTest, UsesNoColorWhenGTestColorFlagIsNo) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "no";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "no");
 
   SetEnv("TERM", "xterm");  // TERM supports colors.
   EXPECT_FALSE(ShouldUseColor(true));  // Stdout is a TTY.
@@ -6678,18 +6655,18 @@
 TEST(ColoredOutputTest, UsesNoColorWhenGTestColorFlagIsInvalid) {
   SetEnv("TERM", "xterm");  // TERM supports colors.
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "F";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "F");
   EXPECT_FALSE(ShouldUseColor(true));  // Stdout is a TTY.
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "0";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "0");
   EXPECT_FALSE(ShouldUseColor(true));  // Stdout is a TTY.
 
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "unknown";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "unknown");
   EXPECT_FALSE(ShouldUseColor(true));  // Stdout is a TTY.
 }
 
 TEST(ColoredOutputTest, UsesColorsWhenStdoutIsTty) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "auto";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "auto");
 
   SetEnv("TERM", "xterm");  // TERM supports colors.
   EXPECT_FALSE(ShouldUseColor(false));  // Stdout is not a TTY.
@@ -6697,7 +6674,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(ColoredOutputTest, UsesColorsWhenTermSupportsColors) {
-  GTEST_FLAG(color) = "auto";
+  GTEST_FLAG_SET(color, "auto");
 
 #if GTEST_OS_WINDOWS && !GTEST_OS_WINDOWS_MINGW
   // On Windows, we ignore the TERM variable as it's usually not set.