(** A direct version of [of_little_uint] *)
Fixpoint of_lu (d:uint) : N :=
  match d with
  | Nil => 0
  | D0 d => 10 * of_lu d
  | D1 d => 1 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D2 d => 2 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D3 d => 3 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D4 d => 4 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D5 d => 5 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D6 d => 6 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D7 d => 7 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D8 d => 8 + 10 * of_lu d
  | D9 d => 9 + 10 * of_lu d
  end.Definition hd d :=
  match d with
  | Nil => 0
  | D0 _ => 0
  | D1 _ => 1
  | D2 _ => 2
  | D3 _ => 3
  | D4 _ => 4
  | D5 _ => 5
  | D6 _ => 6
  | D7 _ => 7
  | D8 _ => 8
  | D9 _ => 9
  end.Definition tl d :=
  match d with
  | Nil => d
  | D0 d | D1 d | D2 d | D3 d | D4 d | D5 d | D6 d | D7 d | D8 d | D9 d => d
  end.

Lemma of_lu_eqn d : of_lu d = hd d + 10 * (of_lu (tl d)).