+ not (null all_cons), -- This is a tricky corner case. If the data type has no constructors,
+ -- which GHC allows, then the case expression will have at most a default
+ -- alternative. We don't want to eliminate that alternative, because the
+ -- invariant is that there's always one alternative. It's more convenient
+ -- to leave
+ -- case x of { DEFAULT -> e }
+ -- as it is, rather than transform it to
+ -- error "case cant match"
+ -- which would be quite legitmate. But it's a really obscure corner, and
+ -- not worth wasting code on.