bool detach(byte_array &packed_form, int &to_detach)
{ return detach(packed_form, (basis::un_int &)to_detach); }
+void attach(byte_array &packed_form, signed_long to_attach)
+{ attach(packed_form, basis::signed_long(to_attach)); }
+
+bool detach(byte_array &packed_form, signed_long &to_detach)
+{ return detach(packed_form, (basis::signed_long &)to_detach); }
+
//void attach(byte_array &packed_form, basis::un_long to_attach)
//{ attach(packed_form, basis::un_int(to_attach)); }