new port

Hello all, i'm trying to port php on a Nonstop Kernel system (Tandem/Compaq OSS/Posix compliant), and have a few questions to start with. I'm just trying to get it to compile (which is not a simple task!), and notice an enormous amount of bad casting in the code. For example: int joe = (ulong) *p; Is that kind of coding historically bad coding that was never changed, or is there a reason behind this? Also, who has control of the configure.in file? If I wanted to setup configure internal options for my system who should I contact? And last question, is there a suite of QA tests that a new version of php must go through before being approved? Thanks all, Fab. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com