error[E0038]: the trait `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:21:13 | LL | fn car() -> dyn NotObjectSafe { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "object safe" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:3:8 | LL | trait NotObjectSafe { | ------------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo() -> Self; | ^^^ ...because associated function `foo` has no `self` parameter = help: the following types implement the trait, consider defining an enum where each variant holds one of these types, implementing `NotObjectSafe` for this new enum and using it instead: A B help: consider turning `foo` into a method by giving it a `&self` argument | LL | fn foo(&self) -> Self; | +++++ help: alternatively, consider constraining `foo` so it does not apply to trait objects | LL | fn foo() -> Self where Self: Sized; | +++++++++++++++++ error[E0038]: the trait `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:29:17 | LL | fn cat() -> Box { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "object safe" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:3:8 | LL | trait NotObjectSafe { | ------------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo() -> Self; | ^^^ ...because associated function `foo` has no `self` parameter = help: the following types implement the trait, consider defining an enum where each variant holds one of these types, implementing `NotObjectSafe` for this new enum and using it instead: A B help: consider turning `foo` into a method by giving it a `&self` argument | LL | fn foo(&self) -> Self; | +++++ help: alternatively, consider constraining `foo` so it does not apply to trait objects | LL | fn foo() -> Self where Self: Sized; | +++++++++++++++++ error[E0746]: return type cannot have an unboxed trait object --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:21:13 | LL | fn car() -> dyn NotObjectSafe { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = help: if there were a single returned type, you could use `impl Trait` instead help: box the return type, and wrap all of the returned values in `Box::new` | LL ~ fn car() -> Box { LL | LL | if true { LL ~ return Box::new(A); LL | } LL ~ Box::new(B) | error[E0038]: the trait `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:31:16 | LL | return Box::new(A); | ^^^^^^^^^^^ `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "object safe" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:3:8 | LL | trait NotObjectSafe { | ------------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo() -> Self; | ^^^ ...because associated function `foo` has no `self` parameter = help: the following types implement the trait, consider defining an enum where each variant holds one of these types, implementing `NotObjectSafe` for this new enum and using it instead: A B = note: required for the cast from `Box` to `Box<(dyn NotObjectSafe + 'static)>` help: consider turning `foo` into a method by giving it a `&self` argument | LL | fn foo(&self) -> Self; | +++++ help: alternatively, consider constraining `foo` so it does not apply to trait objects | LL | fn foo() -> Self where Self: Sized; | +++++++++++++++++ error[E0038]: the trait `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:33:5 | LL | Box::new(B) | ^^^^^^^^^^^ `NotObjectSafe` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "object safe" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/object-unsafe-trait-in-return-position-dyn-trait.rs:3:8 | LL | trait NotObjectSafe { | ------------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo() -> Self; | ^^^ ...because associated function `foo` has no `self` parameter = help: the following types implement the trait, consider defining an enum where each variant holds one of these types, implementing `NotObjectSafe` for this new enum and using it instead: A B = note: required for the cast from `Box` to `Box<(dyn NotObjectSafe + 'static)>` help: consider turning `foo` into a method by giving it a `&self` argument | LL | fn foo(&self) -> Self; | +++++ help: alternatively, consider constraining `foo` so it does not apply to trait objects | LL | fn foo() -> Self where Self: Sized; | +++++++++++++++++ error: aborting due to 5 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0038, E0746. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.