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foldl' is not a good consumer

Some fancy footwork went into making length a good consumer. Since length = foldl' (\n _ -> n + 1) 0, I was wondering if a trick similar to the one used for length might work for more general strict left folds.

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Version 7.8.3
Type Bug
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
Component libraries/base
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CC ekmett, hvr
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