error[E0038]: the trait `Bar` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:11:12 | LL | fn foo(b: &dyn Bar) { | ^^^^^^^ `Bar` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "dyn-compatible" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:1:20 | LL | pub trait Foo { fn foo(&self, ext_thing: &T); } | ^^^ ...because method `foo` has generic type parameters LL | pub trait Bar: Foo { } | --- this trait cannot be made into an object... = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait error[E0038]: the trait `Bar` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:13:5 | LL | b.foo(&0) | ^^^^^^^^^ `Bar` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "dyn-compatible" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:1:20 | LL | pub trait Foo { fn foo(&self, ext_thing: &T); } | ^^^ ...because method `foo` has generic type parameters LL | pub trait Bar: Foo { } | --- this trait cannot be made into an object... = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait error[E0038]: the trait `Bar` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:19:15 | LL | let test: &dyn Bar = &mut thing; | ^^^^^^^^ `Bar` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "dyn-compatible" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:1:20 | LL | pub trait Foo { fn foo(&self, ext_thing: &T); } | ^^^ ...because method `foo` has generic type parameters LL | pub trait Bar: Foo { } | --- this trait cannot be made into an object... = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait error[E0038]: the trait `Bar` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:19:26 | LL | let test: &dyn Bar = &mut thing; | ^^^^^^^^^^ `Bar` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "dyn-compatible" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:1:20 | LL | pub trait Foo { fn foo(&self, ext_thing: &T); } | ^^^ ...because method `foo` has generic type parameters LL | pub trait Bar: Foo { } | --- this trait cannot be made into an object... = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait = note: required for the cast from `&mut Thing` to `&dyn Bar` error[E0038]: the trait `Bar` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:22:9 | LL | foo(test); | ^^^^ `Bar` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "dyn-compatible" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-18959.rs:1:20 | LL | pub trait Foo { fn foo(&self, ext_thing: &T); } | ^^^ ...because method `foo` has generic type parameters LL | pub trait Bar: Foo { } | --- this trait cannot be made into an object... = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait error: aborting due to 5 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.