protected ScriptBuilder bigNum(long num){
  return bigNum(chunks.size(),num);
}

protected ScriptBuilder bigNum ( long num ) { return bigNum ( chunks . size ( ) , num ) ; }
adds the given number as a push data chunk . this is intended to use for negative numbers or values > 16 , and although it will accept numbers in the range 0 - 16 inclusive , the encoding would be considered non - standard .
