[GHC] #9674: Foldable doesn't have any laws
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#9674: Foldable doesn't have any laws
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Reporter: dfeuer | Owner: ekmett
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Core | Version: 7.8.3
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Resolution: | Architecture: Unknown/Multiple
Operating System: | Difficulty: Unknown
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Comment (by ekmett):
The laws should be given in terms of `foldMap` and various monoids from
`Data.Monoid` rather than `foldr` or `toList`, otherwise the laws will be
inaccurate where infinite snoc-lists and the like are involved.
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Ticket URL: <http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/9674#comment:1>
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