[GHC] #14400: Make :sprint, :print, and :force work with cyclical structures

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#14400: Make :sprint, :print, and :force work with cyclical structures
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        Reporter:  dfeuer            |                Owner:  (none)
            Type:  feature request   |               Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |            Milestone:  8.6.1
       Component:  GHCi              |              Version:  8.2.1
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |            Test Case:
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Comment (by simonpj):

 The GHCi debugger, which interactively forces data structures trying to
 figure out their types, could indeed do with Much Love.  This would indeed
 be one thing one might try doing.

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