[GHC] #605: Optimisation: strict enumerations

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#605: Optimisation: strict enumerations
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  Reporter:  simonmar                 |          Owner:                  
      Type:  task                     |         Status:  new             
  Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:  _|_             
 Component:  Compiler                 |        Version:  None            
Resolution:  None                     |       Keywords:                  
  Testcase:  N/A                      |      Blockedby:                  
Difficulty:  Difficult (2-5 days)     |             Os:  Unknown/Multiple
  Blocking:                           |   Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple
   Failure:  Runtime performance bug  |  
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Changes (by simonpj):

 * cc: tibbe (added)


Comment:

 I'd still like to see a test program showing the existing setup, compared
 what you get with manual unboxing of enumerations.  That would give us an
 idea of whether there's a real perf win here.

 Simon

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