void
make_int_string (int ourInt, char *buffer, 
int buffersize, char **start, int *length)
{
int len = 1;
char *dig = &buffer[buffersize-1];
do {
*dig = (ourInt % 10) + '0';
ourInt /= 10;
if (ourInt) {
dig--;
len++;
}
} while (ourInt);
*length = len;
*start = dig;
}