diff --git a/core/pc_mem.c b/core/pc_mem.c
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+++ b/core/pc_mem.c
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+#include "pc_c.h"
+#include "pc_api.h"
+
+struct pc_context_t 
+{
+    pc_allocator alloc;
+    pc_reallocator realloc;
+    pc_deallocator free;
+    pc_message_handler err;
+    pc_message_handler warn;
+    pc_message_handler info;
+};
+
+static struct pc_context_t pc_context;
+
+/*
+* Default allocators
+*
+* We include some default allocators that use malloc/free/realloc
+* along with stdout/stderr since this is the most common use case
+*
+*/
+
+static void *
+default_allocator(size_t size)
+{
+	void *mem = malloc(size);
+	return mem;
+}
+
+static void
+default_freeor(void *mem)
+{
+	free(mem);
+}
+
+static void *
+default_reallocator(void *mem, size_t size)
+{
+	void *ret = realloc(mem, size);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+default_msg_handler(const char *label, const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+    char newfmt[1024] = {0};
+    snprintf(newfmt, 1024, "%s%s\n", label, fmt);
+    newfmt[1023] = '\0';
+    vprintf(newfmt, ap);
+}
+
+static void
+default_info_handler(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	default_msg_handler("INFO: ", fmt, ap);
+}
+
+static void
+default_warn_handler(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	default_msg_handler("WARNING: ", fmt, ap);
+}
+
+static void
+default_error_handler(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
+{
+	default_msg_handler("ERROR: ", fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+	exit(1);
+}
+
+
+void pc_install_default_handlers(void)
+{
+	pc_context.alloc = default_allocator;
+	pc_context.realloc = default_reallocator;
+	pc_context.free = default_freeor;
+	pc_context.err = default_error_handler;
+	pc_context.warn = default_warn_handler;
+	pc_context.info = default_info_handler;
+}
+
+void pc_set_handlers(pc_allocator allocator, pc_reallocator reallocator,
+                     pc_deallocator deallocator, pc_message_handler error_handler,
+                     pc_message_handler info_handler, pc_message_handler warn_handler)
+{
+	pc_context.alloc = allocator;
+	pc_context.realloc = reallocator;
+	pc_context.free = deallocator;
+	pc_context.err = error_handler;
+	pc_context.warn = warn_handler;
+	pc_context.info = info_handler;
+}
+
+
+void *
+pcalloc(size_t size) 
+{
+	return pc_context.alloc(size);
+}
+
+
+void *
+pcrealloc(void * mem, size_t size)
+{
+	return pc_context.realloc(mem, size);
+}
+
+void
+pcfree(void * mem)
+{
+	pc_context.free(mem);
+}
+
+void
+pcerror(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	(*pc_context.err)(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+void
+pcinfo(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	(*pc_context.info)(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+
+void
+pcwarn(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list ap;
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
+	(*pc_context.warn)(fmt, ap);
+	va_end(ap);
+}
+