+void attach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, long int to_attach);
+ //!< Packs an integer "to_attach" into "packed_form".
+ /*!< This method and the other simple numerical storage methods use a little
+ endian ordering of the bytes. They are platform independent with respect to
+ endianness and will reassemble the number properly on any platform. */
+bool detach(basis::byte_array &packed_form, long int &to_detach);
+ //!< Unpacks an integer "to_attach" from "packed_form".
+