[GHC] #14002: Defining a function in GHCi results in different strictness behavior than defining it in a file

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#14002: Defining a function in GHCi results in different strictness behavior than
defining it in a file
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        Reporter:  cocreature        |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  8.0.1
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Comment (by sgraf):

 Similarly, `let flippedConst f = seq f (\x -> x)` will make `seq
 (flippedConst undefined) ()` return `()`, while `let flippedConst f = seq
 f id` will make it diverge.

 I expected divergence in both cases, btw.

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