diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8251c7a..c76905a 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ else ()
     set(DBG_FLAGS /fsanitize=address)
 endif ()
 
-add_executable(libguf_example src/test/example.c src/test/impls/str_impl.c src/test/impls/dict_impl.c src/test/impls/linalg_impl.c src/test/impls/alloc_tracker_impl.c)
+add_executable(libguf_example src/test/example.c src/test/impls/str_impl.c src/test/impls/dict_impl.c src/test/impls/linalg_impl.c src/test/impls/alloc_tracker_impl.c )
 target_include_directories(libguf_example PRIVATE src src/test)
 
-add_executable(libguf_test src/test/test.cpp src/test/test_dbuf.cpp src/test/test_dict.cpp src/test/test_str.cpp src/test/test_ckdint.cpp src/test/test_utf8.cpp src/test/impls/init_impl.c src/test/impls/dbuf_impl.c src/test/impls/str_impl.c src/test/impls/dict_impl.c src/test/impls/rand_impl.c src/test/impls/sort_impl.c src/test/impls/linalg_impl.c src/test/impls/ckdint_impl.c src/test/impls/alloc_tracker_impl.c)
+add_executable(libguf_test src/test/test.cpp src/test/test_dbuf.cpp src/test/test_dict.cpp src/test/test_str.cpp src/test/test_ckdint.cpp src/test/test_utf8.cpp src/test/impls/init_impl.c src/test/impls/dbuf_impl.c src/test/impls/str_impl.c src/test/impls/dict_impl.c src/test/impls/rand_impl.c src/test/impls/sort_impl.c src/test/impls/linalg_impl.c src/test/impls/ckdint_impl.c src/test/impls/alloc_tracker_impl.c src/test/impls/alloc_libc_impl.c )
 target_include_directories(libguf_test PRIVATE src src/test)
 
 set_target_properties(libguf_example libguf_test PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX ${CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
diff --git a/src/guf_alloc_libc.h b/src/guf_alloc_libc.h
index bf521b6..f0142d2 100644
--- a/src/guf_alloc_libc.h
+++ b/src/guf_alloc_libc.h
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
     is parametrized: no
 */
 
+#if defined(GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL_STATIC)
+    #define GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS static inline
+#else
+    #define GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS
+#endif
+
 #ifndef GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_H
 #define GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_H
 #include <memory.h>
@@ -14,7 +20,19 @@ typedef struct guf_libc_alloc_ctx {
     bool zero_init;
 } guf_libc_alloc_ctx;
 
-static inline void *guf_libc_alloc(ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx)
+#if !defined(GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL_STATIC) && !defined(GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL)
+    GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void *guf_libc_alloc(ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx);
+    GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void *guf_libc_realloc(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t old_size, ptrdiff_t new_size, void *ctx);
+    GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void *guf_libc_realloc(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t old_size, ptrdiff_t new_size, void *ctx);
+    GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void guf_libc_free(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx);
+
+    GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS guf_allocator *guf_libc_allocator_init(guf_allocator *a, guf_libc_alloc_ctx *ctx);
+    GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS guf_allocator guf_libc_allocator_new(guf_libc_alloc_ctx *ctx);
+#endif
+
+#if defined(GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL_STATIC) || defined(GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL)
+
+GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void *guf_libc_alloc(ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx)
 {
     GUF_ASSERT_RELEASE(size >= 0); 
     guf_libc_alloc_ctx *alloc_ctx = (guf_libc_alloc_ctx*)ctx;
@@ -36,7 +54,7 @@ static inline void *guf_libc_alloc(ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx)
     return res;
 }
 
-static inline void *guf_libc_realloc(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t old_size, ptrdiff_t new_size, void *ctx)
+GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void *guf_libc_realloc(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t old_size, ptrdiff_t new_size, void *ctx)
 {
     GUF_ASSERT_RELEASE(ptr);
     GUF_ASSERT_RELEASE(old_size >= 0 && new_size >= 0);
@@ -63,7 +81,7 @@ static inline void *guf_libc_realloc(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t old_size, ptrdiff_t ne
     return new_ptr;
 }
 
-static inline void guf_libc_free(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx)
+GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS void guf_libc_free(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx)
 {
     free(ptr);
 
@@ -74,7 +92,7 @@ static inline void guf_libc_free(void *ptr, ptrdiff_t size, void *ctx)
     }
 }
 
-static inline guf_allocator *guf_libc_allocator_init(guf_allocator *a, guf_libc_alloc_ctx *ctx)
+GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS guf_allocator *guf_libc_allocator_init(guf_allocator *a, guf_libc_alloc_ctx *ctx)
 {
     GUF_ASSERT_RELEASE(a); 
     a->alloc = guf_libc_alloc;
@@ -84,12 +102,17 @@ static inline guf_allocator *guf_libc_allocator_init(guf_allocator *a, guf_libc_
     return a;
 }
 
-static inline guf_allocator guf_libc_allocator_new(guf_libc_alloc_ctx *ctx)
+GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS guf_allocator guf_libc_allocator_new(guf_libc_alloc_ctx *ctx)
 {
     guf_allocator a; 
     guf_libc_allocator_init(&a, ctx); 
     return a;
 }
 
+#endif /* End impl */
 
-#endif
+#endif /* End header-guard */
+
+#undef GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL_STATIC
+#undef GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL
+#undef GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_KWRDS
diff --git a/src/test/example.c b/src/test/example.c
index b2488ef..5685519 100644
--- a/src/test/example.c
+++ b/src/test/example.c
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#include "guf_init.h" /* Must be included once */
+#include "guf_init.h" /* Must be included once (or compiled in a separate .c file and linked) */
 
+#define GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL_STATIC
 #include "guf_alloc_libc.h"
+
 #include "guf_cstr.h"
 #include "guf_linalg.h"
 #include "guf_utils.h"
diff --git a/src/test/impls/alloc_libc_impl.c b/src/test/impls/alloc_libc_impl.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..813fd0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/impls/alloc_libc_impl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#define GUF_ALLOC_LIBC_IMPL
+#include "guf_alloc_libc.h"