#1495: newtype fixpoint sends the compiler into an infinite loop
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    Reporter:  guest     |        Owner:         
        Type:  bug       |       Status:  new    
    Priority:  normal    |    Milestone:         
   Component:  Compiler  |      Version:  6.6.1  
    Severity:  minor     |   Resolution:         
    Keywords:            |   Difficulty:  Unknown
          Os:  Windows   |     Testcase:         
Architecture:  x86       |  
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Comment (by [EMAIL PROTECTED]):

 Sounds like the same behavior described in section 12.2 of the manual -
 http://www.haskell.org/ghc/docs/latest/html/users_guide/bugs.html
 "GHC's inliner can be persuaded into non-termination using the standard
 way to encode recursion via a data type..."

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1495>
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