to(Seq) doesn't evaluate collection when called on a Seq

compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/CompatImpl.scala

@@ -12,10 +12,47 @@
 
 package scala.collection.compat
 
+import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 import scala.collection.generic.CanBuildFrom
 import scala.collection.mutable.Builder
 import scala.collection.{immutable => i, mutable => m}
 
+/* builder optimized for a single ++= call, which returns identity on result if possible
+ * and defers to the underlying builder if not.
+ */
+private final class IdentityPreservingBuilder[A, CC[X] <: TraversableOnce[X]](that: Builder[A, CC[A]])(implicit ct: ClassTag[CC[A]])
+    extends Builder[A, CC[A]] {
+  var collection: CC[A] = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+  var ruined = false
+
+  final override def ++=(elems: TraversableOnce[A]): this.type =
+      elems match {
+        case ct(ca) if (collection == null && !ruined) =>  {
+          collection = ca
+          this
+        }
+        case _ => {
+          ruined = true
+          if (collection != null) that ++= collection
+          that ++= elems
+          collection = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+          this
+        }
+      }
+
+  final def +=(elem: A): this.type = {
+    collection = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+    ruined = true
+    that += elem
+    this
+  }
+  final def clear(): Unit = {
+    collection = null.asInstanceOf[CC[A]]
+    if (ruined) that.clear()
+  }
+  final def result(): CC[A] = if(ruined || (collection == null)) that.result() else collection
+}
+
 private[compat] object CompatImpl {
   def simpleCBF[A, C](f: => Builder[A, C]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, C] = new CanBuildFrom[Any, A, C] {
     def apply(from: Any): Builder[A, C] = apply()

compat/src/main/scala-2.11_2.12/scala/collection/compat/PackageShared.scala

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package scala.collection.compat
 
 import scala.collection.generic._
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
-import scala.collection.{MapLike, GenTraversable, BitSet, IterableView}
+import scala.collection.{LinearSeq, MapLike, GenTraversable, BitSet, IterableView}
 import scala.collection.{immutable => i, mutable => m}
 import scala.{collection => c}
 
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ private[compat] trait PackageShared {
   }
 
   implicit def genericCompanionToCBF[A, CC[X] <: GenTraversable[X]](
-      fact: GenericCompanion[CC]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, CC[A]] =
-    simpleCBF(fact.newBuilder[A])
+      fact: GenericCompanion[CC]): CanBuildFrom[Any, A, CC[A]] = {
+    val builder = if (fact == Seq) new IdentityPreservingBuilder[A, Seq](Seq.newBuilder[A])
+                  else if (fact == LinearSeq) new IdentityPreservingBuilder[A, LinearSeq](LinearSeq.newBuilder[A])
+                  else fact.newBuilder[A]
+    simpleCBF(builder.asInstanceOf[m.Builder[A, CC[A]]])
+  }
 
   implicit def sortedSetCompanionToCBF[A: Ordering,
                                        CC[X] <: c.SortedSet[X] with c.SortedSetLike[X, CC[X]]](

compat/src/test/scala/test/scala/collection/CollectionTest.scala

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.junit.Test
 
 import scala.collection.compat._
 import scala.collection.immutable.BitSet
+import scala.collection.LinearSeq
 
 class CollectionTest {
   @Test
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ class CollectionTest {
     //val mT: Map[Int, String] = m
     assertEquals(Map(1 -> "a", 2 -> "b"), m)
     assertTrue(m.isInstanceOf[Map[_, _]])
+
+    // Stream.to(Seq) doesn't evaluate the stream
+    val strm = 1 #:: {throw new Exception("not lazy")} #:: Stream.empty[Int]
+    val strmsq: Seq[Int] = strm.to(Seq)
+    var strmln: LinearSeq[Int] = strm.to(LinearSeq)
   }
 
   @Test