error[E0038]: the trait `Trait` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/E0038.rs:5:20 | LL | fn call_foo(x: Box) { | ^^^^^^^^^ `Trait` 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/E0038.rs:2:22 | LL | trait Trait { | ----- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo(&self) -> Self; | ^^^^ ...because method `foo` references the `Self` type in its return type = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait error[E0038]: the trait `Trait` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/E0038.rs:7:13 | LL | let y = x.foo(); | ^^^^^^^ `Trait` 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/E0038.rs:2:22 | LL | trait Trait { | ----- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo(&self) -> Self; | ^^^^ ...because method `foo` references the `Self` type in its return type = help: consider moving `foo` to another trait error[E0277]: the size for values of type `dyn Trait` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/E0038.rs:7:9 | LL | let y = x.foo(); | ^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = help: the trait `Sized` is not implemented for `dyn Trait` = note: all local variables must have a statically known size = help: unsized locals are gated as an unstable feature error: aborting due to 3 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0038, E0277. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.