diff --git a/include/ndn-cpp/encoding/endian.h b/include/ndn-cpp/encoding/endian.h
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Junxiao Shi <shijunxiao@email.arizona.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifdef __linux__
+
+#include <endian.h>
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+
+#include <sys/endian.h>
+
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+
+#include <libkern/OSByteOrder.h>
+#define htobe16(x) OSSwapHostToBigInt16(x)
+#define htole16(x) OSSwapHostToLittleInt16(x)
+#define be16toh(x) OSSwapBigToHostInt16(x)
+#define le16toh(x) OSSwapLittleToHostInt16(x)
+#define htobe32(x) OSSwapHostToBigInt32(x)
+#define htole32(x) OSSwapHostToLittleInt32(x)
+#define be32toh(x) OSSwapBigToHostInt32(x)
+#define le32toh(x) OSSwapLittleToHostInt32(x)
+#define htobe64(x) OSSwapHostToBigInt64(x)
+#define htole64(x) OSSwapHostToLittleInt64(x)
+#define be64toh(x) OSSwapBigToHostInt64(x)
+#define le64toh(x) OSSwapLittleToHostInt64(x)
+
+#endif
+