[GHC] #3474: Add a strict variant of iterate to Data.List

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#3474: Add a strict variant of iterate to Data.List
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        Reporter:  mux               |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  proposal          |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.2.2
       Component:  libraries/base    |              Version:  6.10.4
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Comment (by winter):

 I suppose a modification from `fold'` 's document is OK:


 -- | The strict version of 'iterate'.

 -- It ensures that each step of the iterating is forced to weak head
 normal form before next step, avoiding the collection of thunks that would
 otherwise occur. This is often what you want to strictly step a function
 which produces a single, monolithic result (e.g. (+1)).

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