[GHC] #13086: (\\) in Data.List uses foldl instead of foldl'

8 Jan 2017


      #13086: (\\) in Data.List uses foldl instead of foldl'
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
           Reporter:  vaibhavsagar   |             Owner:
               Type:  bug            |            Status:  new
           Priority:  normal         |         Milestone:
          Component:                 |           Version:  8.0.1
  libraries/base                     |
           Keywords:                 |  Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple
       Architecture:                 |   Type of failure:  None/Unknown
  Unknown/Multiple                   |
          Test Case:                 |        Blocked By:
           Blocking:                 |   Related Tickets:
Differential Rev(s):                 |         Wiki Page:
-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------
 The list difference operator `(\\)` is currently defined in terms of
 `foldl`:
 https://hackage.haskell.org/package/base-4.9.0.0/docs/src/Data.OldList.html#....
 Should it be using `foldl'` instead?

--
Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/13086
GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/
The Glasgow Haskell Compiler