diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 6875b9cedb..ac0d8985df 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2010-10-21 14:10 UTC+0300 Mindaugas Kavaliauskas (dbtopas/at/dbtopas.lt)
+  * harbour/src/rtl/hbnsctp.c
+    * added type casting and local variable initialization to make some 
+      compilers happy
+
 2010-10-21 03:18 UTC+0300 Mindaugas Kavaliauskas (dbtopas/at/dbtopas.lt)
   * harbour/contrib/hbmysql/hbmysql.hbp
   * harbour/contrib/sddmy/sddmy.hbp
diff --git a/harbour/src/rtl/hbnsctp.c b/harbour/src/rtl/hbnsctp.c
index b448111059..b414c6b64c 100644
--- a/harbour/src/rtl/hbnsctp.c
+++ b/harbour/src/rtl/hbnsctp.c
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ int hb_nsctpError( PHB_NSCTP pSocket )
 
 HB_BOOL hb_nsctpSend( PHB_NSCTP pSocket, const void * data, HB_SIZE len, HB_MAXINT timeout )
 {
-   HB_MAXINT  nTime;
+   HB_MAXINT  nTime = 0;
    long       lSend;
 
    if( ! pSocket->pSendBuffer )
    {
-      pSocket->pSendBuffer = hb_xgrab( len + 4 );
+      pSocket->pSendBuffer = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( len + 4 );
       HB_PUT_LE_UINT32( pSocket->pSendBuffer, len );
       hb_xmemcpy( pSocket->pSendBuffer + 4, data, len );
       pSocket->nSendLen = len + 4;
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ HB_BOOL hb_nsctpSend( PHB_NSCTP pSocket, const void * data, HB_SIZE len, HB_MAXI
 
 HB_BOOL hb_nsctpRecv( PHB_NSCTP pSocket, void ** data, HB_SIZE * len, HB_MAXINT timeout )
 {
-   HB_MAXINT  nTime;
+   HB_MAXINT  nTime = 0;
    long       lRecv;
 
    if( ! pSocket->pRecvBuffer )
    {
-      pSocket->pRecvBuffer = hb_xgrab( 4 );
+      pSocket->pRecvBuffer = ( char * ) hb_xgrab( 4 );
       pSocket->nRecvLen = 0;
       pSocket->fRecvHasSize = HB_FALSE;
    }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ HB_BOOL hb_nsctpRecv( PHB_NSCTP pSocket, void ** data, HB_SIZE * len, HB_MAXINT
          pSocket->nRecvLen = 0;
          pSocket->fRecvHasSize = HB_TRUE;
          if( pSocket->nRecvSize != 4 )
-            pSocket->pRecvBuffer = hb_xrealloc( pSocket->pRecvBuffer, pSocket->nRecvSize );
+            pSocket->pRecvBuffer = ( char * ) hb_xrealloc( pSocket->pRecvBuffer, pSocket->nRecvSize );
       }
       
       if( pSocket->nRecvSize - pSocket->nRecvLen < ( HB_SIZE ) LONG_MAX )