[GHC] #10365: Implement Semigroup as a superclass of Monoid Proposal (Phase 1)

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#10365: Implement Semigroup as a superclass of Monoid Proposal (Phase 1)
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        Reporter:  gidyn             |                Owner:  quchen
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  patch
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.0.1
       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:  7.10.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  report-impact
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):  Phab:D1284
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Comment (by Lemming):

 Replying to [comment:21 bergmark]:
 > I would like to see the partial functions removed as well. toList is
 total,  which makes fromList the most natural name for converting to a
 NonEmpty, but nope it's partial! Use nonEmpty instead. There's also a
 partial IsList instance, I really don't want literals to be able to crash
 at runtime.

 In the non-empty package I fall back to infix operators for non-empty list
 construction. E.g. constructing a list with at least two elements looks
 like this: {{{0 !: 1 !: 2 : 3 : 4 : []}}}.

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