title: Boost.Multiprecision cpp_dec_float_50 - convert into an array of bytes and back?
body: <p><strong>Similar question:</strong> to <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15720841/boost-multiprecision-cpp-int-convert-into-an-array-of-bytes">Boost.Multiprecision cpp_int - convert into an array of bytes?</a></p>
  <p>But this time related to floating point values.</p>
  <ol>
  <li>export_bits - doesn't seem to have an overload accepting floating point values</li>
  <li>limbs of cpp_dec_float_50 are not made public to the outside world</li>
  </ol>
  <p><strong>Question:</strong>
  Thus, how should one tackle the problem of converting such a data type, to and back from, an array of bytes?</p>