#5557: Code using seq has wrong strictness (too lazy)
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    Reporter:  michal.palka                |        Owner:                      
       
        Type:  bug                         |       Status:  new                 
       
    Priority:  high                        |    Milestone:  7.4.1               
       
   Component:  Compiler                    |      Version:  7.2.1               
       
    Keywords:  seq strictness strict lazy  |     Testcase:                      
       
   Blockedby:                              |   Difficulty:                      
       
          Os:  Unknown/Multiple            |     Blocking:                      
       
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple            |      Failure:  Incorrect result at 
runtime
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Changes (by igloo):

  * priority:  normal => high
  * milestone:  => 7.4.1


Comment:

 Hmm, very interesting:
 {{{
 Prelude> ([seq (seq undefined (\a -> error "a"))] !! 0) [1]
 [1]
 Prelude> ([seq (seq undefined (\a -> undefined))] !! 0) [1]
 *** Exception: Prelude.undefined
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/5557#comment:2>
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