error[E0606]: casting `&[i32]` as `usize` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:20:5 | LL | a as usize; //~ ERROR casting | ^^^^^^^^^^ | = help: cast through a raw pointer first error[E0606]: casting `&[i32]` as `isize` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:21:5 | LL | a as isize; //~ ERROR casting | ^^^^^^^^^^ | = help: cast through a raw pointer first error[E0606]: casting `&[i32]` as `i16` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:22:5 | LL | a as i16; //~ ERROR casting `&[i32]` as `i16` is invalid | ^^^^^^^^ | = help: cast through a raw pointer first error[E0606]: casting `&[i32]` as `u32` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:23:5 | LL | a as u32; //~ ERROR casting `&[i32]` as `u32` is invalid | ^^^^^^^^ | = help: cast through a raw pointer first error[E0605]: non-primitive cast: `std::boxed::Box<[i32]>` as `usize` --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:24:5 | LL | b as usize; //~ ERROR non-primitive cast | ^^^^^^^^^^ | = note: an `as` expression can only be used to convert between primitive types. Consider using the `From` trait error[E0606]: casting `*const [i32]` as `usize` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:25:5 | LL | p as usize; | ^^^^^^^^^^ | = help: cast through a thin pointer first error[E0607]: cannot cast thin pointer `*const i32` to fat pointer `*const [i32]` --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:29:5 | LL | q as *const [i32]; //~ ERROR cannot cast | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ error[E0606]: casting `usize` as `*mut Trait + 'static` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:32:37 | LL | let t: *mut (Trait + 'static) = 0 as *mut _; //~ ERROR casting | ^^^^^^^^^^^ error[E0606]: casting `usize` as `*const str` is invalid --> $DIR/fat-ptr-cast.rs:33:32 | LL | let mut fail: *const str = 0 as *const str; //~ ERROR casting | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ error: aborting due to 9 previous errors You've got a few errors: E0605, E0606, E0607 If you want more information on an error, try using "rustc --explain E0605"