[Haskell-cafe] Re: Laziness leaks

[Jules Bean]

Achim Schneider wrote:
>  You don't come across space-leaks in strict programs often because
> data is usually allocated statically even if execution is non-strict.
> 
> Piping /dev/zero into a program that just sleeps does leak space,
> though.
> 

It only leaks 8K or whatever size your system buffers pipes until it 
suspends the writer though... or do I misunderstand your analogy?