error[E0117]: only traits defined in the current crate can be implemented for arbitrary types --> $DIR/issue-99572-impl-trait-on-pointer.rs:7:1 | LL | impl fmt::Display for *mut LocalType { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-------------- | | | `*mut LocalType` is not defined in the current crate because raw pointers are always foreign | = note: impl doesn't have any local type before any uncovered type parameters = note: for more information see https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/items/implementations.html#orphan-rules = note: define and implement a trait or new type instead help: consider introducing a new wrapper type | LL + struct WrapperType(*mut LocalType); LL + LL ~ impl fmt::Display for WrapperType { | error[E0117]: only traits defined in the current crate can be implemented for arbitrary types --> $DIR/issue-99572-impl-trait-on-pointer.rs:19:1 | LL | impl marker::Copy for *mut T { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^------ | | | `*mut T` is not defined in the current crate because raw pointers are always foreign | = note: impl doesn't have any local type before any uncovered type parameters = note: for more information see https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/items/implementations.html#orphan-rules = note: define and implement a trait or new type instead error: aborting due to 2 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0117`.