[GHC] #12665: Make Read instances faster, and make them fail fast

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#12665: Make Read instances faster, and make them fail fast
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        Reporter:  dfeuer            |                Owner:  dfeuer
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  high              |            Milestone:  8.2.1
       Component:  Core Libraries    |              Version:  8.0.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Runtime           |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Rev(s):
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Comment (by YitzGale):

 Does this still guarantee
 {{{
 read "xxxx" == xxxx
 }}}
 for every {{{Fractional}}} literal {{{xxxx}}} that parses, for all built-
 in instances of `Fractional`? I believe we have that guarantee now.

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