[GHC] #915: Implement list fusion using streams instead of foldr/build

[GHC]

#915: Implement list fusion using streams instead of foldr/build
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    Reporter:  simonpj           |        Owner:                            
        Type:  task              |       Status:  new                       
    Priority:  normal            |    Milestone:  6.12 branch               
   Component:  libraries/base    |      Version:  6.8                       
    Keywords:  fusion            |   Difficulty:  Project (more than a week)
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple  |     Testcase:  N/A                       
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |      Failure:  None/Unknown              
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Changes (by LouisWasserman):

  * failure:  => None/Unknown


Comment:

 I'm interested in pursuing this.  What obstacles are present?  Perhaps
 most importantly, what changes need to be made to make this work?  Is it
 just GHC.List, Data.List, etcetera that need to be changed?

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/915#comment:20>
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