error[E0391]: cycle detected when expanding type alias `Bar` --> $DIR/issue-110629-private-type-cycle-dyn.rs:1:38 | LL | type Bar<'a, 'b> = Box>>; | ^^^^^^^^^^^ | = note: ...which immediately requires expanding type alias `Bar` again = note: type aliases cannot be recursive = help: consider using a struct, enum, or union instead to break the cycle = help: see for more information note: cycle used when collecting item types in top-level module --> $DIR/issue-110629-private-type-cycle-dyn.rs:1:1 | LL | / type Bar<'a, 'b> = Box>>; LL | | LL | | LL | | fn bar<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Bar<'a, 'b> { ... | LL | | assert!(bar(&meh) == bar(&muh)); LL | | } | |_^ error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0391`.