Index: configure
==================================================================
--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -11140,11 +11140,11 @@
 else
   use_debug=no
 fi
 
 if test "${use_debug}" = "yes" ; then
-  TARGET_DEBUG="-DSQLITE_DEBUG=1"
+  TARGET_DEBUG="-DSQLITE_DEBUG=1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_SELECTTRACE -DSQLITE_ENABLE_WHERETRACE -O0"
 else
   TARGET_DEBUG="-DNDEBUG"
 fi
 
 

Index: configure.ac
==================================================================
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -530,11 +530,11 @@
 #########
 # check for debug enabled
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug, AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-debug],[enable debugging & verbose explain]),
       [use_debug=$enableval],[use_debug=no])
 if test "${use_debug}" = "yes" ; then
-  TARGET_DEBUG="-DSQLITE_DEBUG=1"
+  TARGET_DEBUG="-DSQLITE_DEBUG=1 -DSQLITE_ENABLE_SELECTTRACE -DSQLITE_ENABLE_WHERETRACE -O0"
 else
   TARGET_DEBUG="-DNDEBUG"
 fi
 AC_SUBST(TARGET_DEBUG)
 

Index: ext/fts3/fts3.c
==================================================================
--- ext/fts3/fts3.c
+++ ext/fts3/fts3.c
@@ -3317,11 +3317,11 @@
     */
     sqlite3_result_int64(pCtx, pCsr->iPrevId);
   }else if( iCol==p->nColumn ){
     /* The extra column whose name is the same as the table.
     ** Return a blob which is a pointer to the cursor.  */
-    sqlite3_result_blob(pCtx, &pCsr, sizeof(pCsr), SQLITE_TRANSIENT);
+    sqlite3_result_pointer(pCtx, pCsr);
   }else if( iCol==p->nColumn+2 && pCsr->pExpr ){
     sqlite3_result_int64(pCtx, pCsr->iLangid);
   }else{
     /* The requested column is either a user column (one that contains 
     ** indexed data), or the language-id column.  */
@@ -3529,20 +3529,17 @@
   sqlite3_context *pContext,      /* SQL function call context */
   const char *zFunc,              /* Function name */
   sqlite3_value *pVal,            /* argv[0] passed to function */
   Fts3Cursor **ppCsr              /* OUT: Store cursor handle here */
 ){
-  Fts3Cursor *pRet;
-  if( sqlite3_value_type(pVal)!=SQLITE_BLOB 
-   || sqlite3_value_bytes(pVal)!=sizeof(Fts3Cursor *)
-  ){
+  Fts3Cursor *pRet = (Fts3Cursor*)sqlite3_value_pointer(pVal);
+  if( pRet==0 ){
     char *zErr = sqlite3_mprintf("illegal first argument to %s", zFunc);
     sqlite3_result_error(pContext, zErr, -1);
     sqlite3_free(zErr);
     return SQLITE_ERROR;
   }
-  memcpy(&pRet, sqlite3_value_blob(pVal), sizeof(Fts3Cursor *));
   *ppCsr = pRet;
   return SQLITE_OK;
 }
 
 /*

Index: src/sqlite.h.in
==================================================================
--- src/sqlite.h.in
+++ src/sqlite.h.in
@@ -4350,10 +4350,11 @@
 int sqlite3_value_bytes(sqlite3_value*);
 int sqlite3_value_bytes16(sqlite3_value*);
 double sqlite3_value_double(sqlite3_value*);
 int sqlite3_value_int(sqlite3_value*);
 sqlite3_int64 sqlite3_value_int64(sqlite3_value*);
+void *sqlite3_value_pointer(sqlite3_value*);
 const unsigned char *sqlite3_value_text(sqlite3_value*);
 const void *sqlite3_value_text16(sqlite3_value*);
 const void *sqlite3_value_text16le(sqlite3_value*);
 const void *sqlite3_value_text16be(sqlite3_value*);
 int sqlite3_value_type(sqlite3_value*);
@@ -4662,10 +4663,11 @@
 void sqlite3_result_error_nomem(sqlite3_context*);
 void sqlite3_result_error_code(sqlite3_context*, int);
 void sqlite3_result_int(sqlite3_context*, int);
 void sqlite3_result_int64(sqlite3_context*, sqlite3_int64);
 void sqlite3_result_null(sqlite3_context*);
+void sqlite3_result_pointer(sqlite3_context*, void*);
 void sqlite3_result_text(sqlite3_context*, const char*, int, void(*)(void*));
 void sqlite3_result_text64(sqlite3_context*, const char*,sqlite3_uint64,
                            void(*)(void*), unsigned char encoding);
 void sqlite3_result_text16(sqlite3_context*, const void*, int, void(*)(void*));
 void sqlite3_result_text16le(sqlite3_context*, const void*, int,void(*)(void*));

Index: src/vdbeInt.h
==================================================================
--- src/vdbeInt.h
+++ src/vdbeInt.h
@@ -167,10 +167,11 @@
 struct Mem {
   union MemValue {
     double r;           /* Real value used when MEM_Real is set in flags */
     i64 i;              /* Integer value used when MEM_Int is set in flags */
     int nZero;          /* Used when bit MEM_Zero is set in flags */
+    void *pPtr;         /* Pointer when flags==MEM_Ptr|MEM_Null */
     FuncDef *pDef;      /* Used only when flags==MEM_Agg */
     RowSet *pRowSet;    /* Used only when flags==MEM_RowSet */
     VdbeFrame *pFrame;  /* Used when flags==MEM_Frame */
   } u;
   u16 flags;          /* Some combination of MEM_Null, MEM_Str, MEM_Dyn, etc. */
@@ -224,10 +225,11 @@
 /* Whenever Mem contains a valid string or blob representation, one of
 ** the following flags must be set to determine the memory management
 ** policy for Mem.z.  The MEM_Term flag tells us whether or not the
 ** string is \000 or \u0000 terminated
 */
+#define MEM_Ptr       0x8000   /* u.pPtr is valid if type==SQLITE_NULL */
 #define MEM_Term      0x0200   /* String rep is nul terminated */
 #define MEM_Dyn       0x0400   /* Need to call Mem.xDel() on Mem.z */
 #define MEM_Static    0x0800   /* Mem.z points to a static string */
 #define MEM_Ephem     0x1000   /* Mem.z points to an ephemeral string */
 #define MEM_Agg       0x2000   /* Mem.z points to an agg function context */
@@ -239,11 +241,11 @@
 
 /*
 ** Clear any existing type flags from a Mem and replace them with f
 */
 #define MemSetTypeFlag(p, f) \
-   ((p)->flags = ((p)->flags&~(MEM_TypeMask|MEM_Zero))|f)
+   ((p)->flags = ((p)->flags&~(MEM_TypeMask|MEM_Zero|MEM_Ptr))|f)
 
 /*
 ** Return true if a memory cell is not marked as invalid.  This macro
 ** is for use inside assert() statements only.
 */

Index: src/vdbeapi.c
==================================================================
--- src/vdbeapi.c
+++ src/vdbeapi.c
@@ -187,10 +187,15 @@
 sqlite_int64 sqlite3_value_int64(sqlite3_value *pVal){
   return sqlite3VdbeIntValue((Mem*)pVal);
 }
 unsigned int sqlite3_value_subtype(sqlite3_value *pVal){
   return ((Mem*)pVal)->eSubtype;
+}
+void *sqlite3_value_pointer(sqlite3_value *pVal){
+  Mem *p = (Mem*)pVal;
+  if( (p->flags&(MEM_TypeMask|MEM_Ptr))==(MEM_Null|MEM_Ptr) ) return p->u.pPtr;
+  return 0;
 }
 const unsigned char *sqlite3_value_text(sqlite3_value *pVal){
   return (const unsigned char *)sqlite3ValueText(pVal, SQLITE_UTF8);
 }
 #ifndef SQLITE_OMIT_UTF16
@@ -361,10 +366,17 @@
   sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(pCtx->pOut, (i64)iVal);
 }
 void sqlite3_result_int64(sqlite3_context *pCtx, i64 iVal){
   assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   sqlite3VdbeMemSetInt64(pCtx->pOut, iVal);
+}
+void sqlite3_result_pointer(sqlite3_context *pCtx, void *pPtr){
+  assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
+  sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(pCtx->pOut);
+  assert( (pCtx->pOut->flags & (MEM_TypeMask|MEM_Ptr))==MEM_Null );
+  pCtx->pOut->flags |= MEM_Ptr;
+  pCtx->pOut->u.pPtr = pPtr;
 }
 void sqlite3_result_null(sqlite3_context *pCtx){
   assert( sqlite3_mutex_held(pCtx->pOut->db->mutex) );
   sqlite3VdbeMemSetNull(pCtx->pOut);
 }