[#absl-InitializeLog]
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Initializes the Abseil logging library.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<absl/log/initialize.h>`

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void
InitializeLog();
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== Description

Before this function is called, all log messages are directed only to stderr. After initialization is finished, log messages are directed to all registered `LogSink`s.

It is an error to call this function twice.

There is no corresponding function to shut down the logging library.


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