This error occured compiling PHP4 cvs 08/31/99. I fixed the other nasty little bugs like the 
php_lcg.h thingy.

When I try to execute ./php after compiling, I get a seg fault and a core dump.
Examination of the core reveils the following.

 0x12001eddc in OnUpdateInt (entry=0x30,     
    new_value=0x30 <Address 0x30 out of bounds>, new_value_length=3221787512, 
    mh_arg1=0xd0, mh_arg2=0x14003ea18, mh_arg3=0x0) at php_ini.c:382 382  *p = atoi(new_value);

This is moving one context up. The fault occurred in atoi.

I compiled this with the native compiler and gcc using the following ./configure 

./configure --with-oracle=$ORACLE_HOME --with-config-file-path=/tmp
And I just copied the php.ini-dist file to /tmp/php.ini
Hope this helps. :)

Ally