diff --git a/include/pcp/platform.h b/include/pcp/platform.h
index 681290c..2222816 100755
--- a/include/pcp/platform.h
+++ b/include/pcp/platform.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
     This file is part of Pretty Curved Privacy (pcp1).
 
-    Copyright (C) 2013 T.Linden.
+    Copyright (C) 2013-2014 T.v.Dein.
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-    You can contact me by mail: <tlinden AT cpan DOT org>.
+    You can contact me by mail: <tom AT vondein DOT org>.
 */
 
 
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM
 #include <sodium.h>
-static inline u_int32_t arc4random() {
-  return randombytes_random();
-}
+u_int32_t arc4random();
 #endif
 
 #ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_BUF
 #include <sodium.h>
-static inline void arc4random_buf(void *buf, size_t nbytes) {
-  randombytes((unsigned char*)buf, nbytes);
-}
+void arc4random_buf(void *buf, size_t nbytes);
 #endif
 
 
@@ -88,17 +84,7 @@ static inline void arc4random_buf(void *buf, size_t nbytes) {
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-static inline void err(int eval, const char *fmt, ...) {
-  va_list ap;
-  va_start(ap, fmt);
-  fprintf(stderr, "pcp1");
-  if (fmt != NULL) {
-    fprintf(stderr, ": ");
-    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-  }
-  fprintf(stderr, ": %s\n", strerror(errno));
-  va_end(ap);
-}
+void err(int eval, const char *fmt, ...);
 
 #else
 
@@ -112,28 +98,7 @@ static inline void err(int eval, const char *fmt, ...) {
 #ifndef HAVE_VASPRINTF
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
-static inline
-int vasprintf(char **ret, const char *format, va_list args) {
-  va_list copy;
-  va_copy(copy, args);
-
-  *ret = 0;
-
-  int count = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, format, args);
-  if (count >= 0) {
-    char* buffer = (char *)malloc(count + 1);
-    if (buffer != NULL) {
-      count = vsnprintf(buffer, count + 1, format, copy);
-      if (count < 0)
-	free(buffer);
-      else
-	*ret = buffer;
-    }
-  }
-  va_end(copy);  /*  Each va_start() or va_copy() needs a va_end() */
-
-  return count;
-}
+int vasprintf(char **ret, const char *format, va_list args);
 
 #endif
 
@@ -144,43 +109,16 @@ int vasprintf(char **ret, const char *format, va_list args) {
 
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRNLEN
-static inline size_t
-strnlen(const char *msg, size_t maxlen)
-{
- size_t i;
-
- for (i=0; i<maxlen; i++)
- if (msg[i] == '\0')
- break;
-
- return i;
-}
+size_t
+strnlen(const char *msg, size_t maxlen);
 #endif
 
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRNSTR
 /* via FreeBSD libc */
 #include <string.h>
-static inline char *
-strnstr(const char *s, const char *find, size_t slen)
-{
-  char c, sc;
-  size_t len;
-  
-  if ((c = *find++) != '\0') {
-    len = strlen(find);
-    do {
-      do {
-	if (slen-- < 1 || (sc = *s++) == '\0')
-	  return (NULL);
-      } while (sc != c);
-      if (len > slen)
-	return (NULL);
-    } while (strncmp(s, find, len) != 0);
-    s--;
-  }
-  return ((char *)s);
-}
+char *
+strnstr(const char *s, const char *find, size_t slen);
 #endif
 
 /* size_t format string */
diff --git a/libpcp/Makefile.am b/libpcp/Makefile.am
index 525ecb7..f9493d2 100644
--- a/libpcp/Makefile.am
+++ b/libpcp/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES      = libpcp1.la
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 pkgconfig_DATA = libpcp1.pc
 
-libpcp1_la_SOURCES = mac.c mem.c pad.c version.c \
+libpcp1_la_SOURCES = platform.c mac.c mem.c pad.c version.c \
 		    z85.c zmq_z85.c key.c randomart.c \
 		    vault.c fatal.c jenhash.c digital_crc32.c \
                     crypto.c ed.c keyhash.c scrypt.c \
diff --git a/libpcp/platform.c b/libpcp/platform.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3cb065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpcp/platform.c
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/*
+    This file is part of Pretty Curved Privacy (pcp1).
+
+    Copyright (C) 2013-2014 T.v.Dein.
+
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+    GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+    You can contact me by mail: <tom AT vondein DOT org>.
+*/
+
+#include "platform.h"
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM
+u_int32_t arc4random() {
+  return randombytes_random();
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ARC4RANDOM_BUF
+#include <sodium.h>
+void arc4random_buf(void *buf, size_t nbytes) {
+  randombytes((unsigned char*)buf, nbytes);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_ERR_H
+void err(int eval, const char *fmt, ...) {
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  fprintf(stderr, "pcp1");
+  if (fmt != NULL) {
+    fprintf(stderr, ": ");
+    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+  }
+  fprintf(stderr, ": %s\n", strerror(errno));
+  va_end(ap);
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_VASPRINTF
+int vasprintf(char **ret, const char *format, va_list args) {
+  va_list copy;
+  va_copy(copy, args);
+
+  *ret = 0;
+
+  int count = vsnprintf(NULL, 0, format, args);
+  if (count >= 0) {
+    char* buffer = (char *)malloc(count + 1);
+    if (buffer != NULL) {
+      count = vsnprintf(buffer, count + 1, format, copy);
+      if (count < 0)
+	free(buffer);
+      else
+	*ret = buffer;
+    }
+  }
+  va_end(copy);  /*  Each va_start() or va_copy() needs a va_end() */
+
+  return count;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HAVE_STRNLEN
+size_t
+strnlen(const char *msg, size_t maxlen)
+{
+ size_t i;
+
+ for (i=0; i<maxlen; i++)
+ if (msg[i] == '\0')
+ break;
+
+ return i;
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#ifndef HAVE_STRNSTR
+/* via FreeBSD libc */
+char *
+strnstr(const char *s, const char *find, size_t slen)
+{
+  char c, sc;
+  size_t len;
+  
+  if ((c = *find++) != '\0') {
+    len = strlen(find);
+    do {
+      do {
+	if (slen-- < 1 || (sc = *s++) == '\0')
+	  return (NULL);
+      } while (sc != c);
+      if (len > slen)
+	return (NULL);
+    } while (strncmp(s, find, len) != 0);
+    s--;
+  }
+  return ((char *)s);
+}
+#endif