[GHC] #427: Random.StdGen slowness

[GHC]

#427: Random.StdGen slowness
---------------------------------+------------------------------------------
    Reporter:  remit             |        Owner:                  
        Type:  bug               |       Status:  new             
    Priority:  low               |    Milestone:  _|_             
   Component:  libraries/random  |      Version:  6.4.1           
    Severity:  normal            |   Resolution:  None            
    Keywords:                    |   Difficulty:  Unknown         
    Testcase:                    |           Os:  Unknown/Multiple
Architecture:  Unknown/Multiple  |  
---------------------------------+------------------------------------------
Comment (by duncan):

 See also http://haskell.org/pipermail/libraries/2009-March/011390.html

 It looks like just adding a bit of strictness to the `StdGen` constructor
 and to `getStdRandom` would improve things without much fuss. Probably
 needs 10 min to investigate the performance difference.

-- 
Ticket URL: <http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/427#comment:11>
GHC <http://www.haskell.org/ghc/>
The Glasgow Haskell Compiler