diff --git a/ndn-cpp/util/ndn_memory.c b/ndn-cpp/util/ndn_memory.c
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+/* 
+ * Author: Jeff Thompson
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information.
+ */
+
+#include "ndn_memory.h"
+
+#if !HAVE_MEMCPY
+void ndn_memcpy(unsigned char *dest, unsigned char *src, unsigned int len)
+{
+  unsigned int i;
+  
+  for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+    dest[i] = src[i];
+}
+#endif
+
+#if !HAVE_MEMSET
+void ndn_memset(unsigned char *dest, int val, unsigned int len)
+{
+  unsigned int i;
+  
+  for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+    dest[i] = (unsigned char)val;
+}
+#endif
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