1 files changed, 19 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/theories/NArith/BinNatDef.v b/theories/NArith/BinNatDef.v
index ba923d062..e07758914 100644
--- a/theories/NArith/BinNatDef.v
+++ b/theories/NArith/BinNatDef.v
@@ -378,4 +378,22 @@ Definition iter (n:N) {A} (f:A->A) (x:A) : A :=
     | pos p => Pos.iter f x p
   end.
 
-End N.
-\ No newline at end of file
+(** Conversion with a decimal representation for printing/parsing *)
+
+Definition of_uint (d:Decimal.uint) := Pos.of_uint d.
+
+Definition of_int (d:Decimal.int) :=
+  match Decimal.norm d with
+  | Decimal.Pos d => Some (Pos.of_uint d)
+  | Decimal.Neg _ => None
+  end.
+
+Definition to_uint n :=
+  match n with
+  | 0 => Decimal.zero
+  | pos p => Pos.to_uint p
+  end.
+
+Definition to_int n := Decimal.Pos (to_uint n).
+
+End N.