[Bug build/21500] New: gdb sizeof(long int)=4 but gcc sizeof(long int)=8 on x86_64-pc-cygwin

["jrose.manila at gmail dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>]

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21500

            Bug ID: 21500
           Summary: gdb sizeof(long int)=4 but gcc sizeof(long int)=8 on
                    x86_64-pc-cygwin
           Product: gdb
           Version: 7.10.1
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: build
          Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
          Reporter: jrose.manila at gmail dot com
  Target Milestone: ---
              Host: CYGWIN_NT-10.0 Caroline-2 2.8.0(0.309/5/3) 2017-04-01
                    20:47 x86_64 Cygwin
            Target: x86_64 Cygwin

gcc sizeof(long)=8 but gdb sizeof(long)=4 on current x86_64-pc-cygwin.
Consistency between gdb and gcc is required for any given platform.

The gdb build appears to be incorrect for x86_64-pc-cygwin. Tested with gcc
5.4.0 and gdb 7.10.1 (current cygwin versions) on x86_64-pc-cygwin running
under Windows 10.


Please refer to https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=80777 for
discussion whether gcc or gdb is incorrectly configured. In particular
comment-8 there.

Also refer to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518712 which
describes the same issue under Linux. Repeating the same test described in
comment-1 there when run under x86_64-pc-cygwin gets the wrong answer:

$ gdb
GNU gdb (GDB) (Cygwin 7.10.1-1) 7.10.1
Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  Type "show copying"
and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "x86_64-pc-cygwin".
Type "show configuration" for configuration details.
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.
Find the GDB manual and other documentation resources online at:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>.
For help, type "help".
Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word".
(gdb) show arch
The target architecture is set automatically (currently i386)
(gdb) set arch
Requires an argument. Valid arguments are i386, i386:x86-64, i386:x64-32,
i8086, i386:intel, i386:x86-64:intel, i386:x64-32:intel, i386:nacl,
i386:x86-64:nacl, i386:x64-32:nacl, auto.
(gdb) set arch i386:x86-64
The target architecture is assumed to be i386:x86-64
(gdb) print sizeof(long)
$1 = 4
(gdb) print sizeof(long long)
$2 = 8
(gdb) print sizeof(long*)
$3 = 8
(gdb) q

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