+ BUFFER should be big enough to accept as many bytes as you expect
+ the number to take up. On machines with 64-bit longs the maximum
+ needed size is 24 bytes. That includes the digits needed for the
+ largest 64-bit number, the `-' sign in case it's negative, and the
+ terminating '\0'. */
+
+char *
+number_to_string (char *buffer, long number)