[GHC] #7258: Compiling DynFlags is jolly slow

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#7258: Compiling DynFlags is jolly slow
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        Reporter:  simonpj           |                Owner:  simonpj
            Type:  bug               |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |              Version:  7.6.1
      Resolution:                    |             Keywords:  deriving-perf
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |         Architecture:
 Type of failure:  Compile-time      |  Unknown/Multiple
  performance bug                    |            Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |             Blocking:
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Comment (by bgamari):

 > Hmmm, what do you think about having the cartesian product for a smaller
 cut-off size? Manipulating the sets surely also has a (large) constant
 factor built-in.

 I actually suspected this in the past, but dfeuer did some measurements in
 the context of `ListSetUtils` and found that sets aren't measurably
 different. Don't let that stop you from quickly trying though.

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