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  "path": "/t/empty-list-without-list-literals/14147#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T13:49:17.000Z",
  "site": "https://discourse.haskell.org",
  "textContent": "This is my situation.\nI want to make this rule:\n\n\n    {-# RULES \"++ 1 element\" forall x xs. (x:[]) ++ xs = x:xs #-}\n\n\nHowever, I have `OverloadedLists` enabled, so this becomes.\n\n\n    {-# RULES \"++ 1 element\" forall x xs. (x:(fromList [])) ++ xs = x:xs #-}\n\n\nIs there a way to avoid this automatic `fromList`? Also, I’d like to be able to just say that a list is normal for readability.",
  "title": "Empty list without list literals"
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