Index: src/math.c
==================================================================
--- src/math.c
+++ src/math.c
@@ -388,10 +388,28 @@
 not_a_valid_number:
   r.e = SQLITE4_MX_EXP+1;
   r.m = 0;
   return r;  
 }
+
+/*
+** Convert an sqlite4_int64 to a number and return that number.
+*/
+sqlite4_num sqlite4_num_from_int64(sqlite4_int64 n){
+  sqlite4_num r;
+  r.approx = 0;
+  r.e = 0;
+  r.sign = n < 0;
+  if( n>=0 ){
+    r.m = n;
+  }else if( n!=SMALLEST_INT64 ){
+    r.m = -n;
+  }else{
+    r.m = 1+(u64)LARGEST_INT64;
+  }
+  return r;
+}
 
 /*
 ** Convert an integer into text in the buffer supplied. The
 ** text is zero-terminated and right-justified in the buffer.
 ** A pointer to the first character of text is returned.