[GHC] #14201: Implement ideas from "Compiling Pattern Matching to Good Decision Trees"

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#14201: Implement ideas from "Compiling Pattern Matching to Good Decision Trees"
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        Reporter:  AndreasK          |                Owner:  AndreasK
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.2.1
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Comment (by simonpj):

 Be careful not to change the strictness of the function.  That's what has
 prevent most such attempts in the past.  (But perhaps strict data
 constructors, if the program uses them, may help.)

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