[GHC] #13136: Foreign.C.Types does not have a CBool type

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#13136: Foreign.C.Types does not have a CBool type
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           Reporter:  simonmar       |             Owner:
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  high           |         Milestone:  8.2.1
          Component:                 |           Version:  8.0.1
  libraries/base                     |
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
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 We should add a `CBool` corresponding to C99's `bool`.  Using Haskell's
 `Bool` can lead to unexpected errors, because it corresponds to `HsBool`,
 which is word-sized whereas C99 `bool` is unsigned char.

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