[GHC] #14267: CLong is not what it seems on Windows

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#14267: CLong is not what it seems on Windows
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           Reporter:  nh2            |             Owner:  (none)
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:  Compiler       |           Version:  8.2.1
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Windows
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  Documentation
  Unknown/Multiple                   |  bug
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:  #14262
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
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 [https://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-4.10.0.0/docs/Foreign-C-Types.html#t:CLong
 The docs of CLong] say

 {{{
 newtype CLong = CLong Int64

 Haskell type representing the C long type.
 }}}

 But on 64-bit Windows, [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/384502/what-
 is-the-bit-size-of-long-on-64-bit-windows#384672 long is 32 bits].

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