error[E0015]: cannot call non-const fn `Y::foo` in statics --> $DIR/issue-16538.rs:11:23 | LL | static foo: &Y::X = &*Y::foo(Y::x as *const Y::X); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | = note: calls in statics are limited to constant functions, tuple structs and tuple variants = note: consider wrapping this expression in `std::sync::LazyLock::new(|| ...)` error[E0133]: dereference of raw pointer is unsafe and requires unsafe function or block --> $DIR/issue-16538.rs:11:22 | LL | static foo: &Y::X = &*Y::foo(Y::x as *const Y::X); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ dereference of raw pointer | = note: raw pointers may be null, dangling or unaligned; they can violate aliasing rules and cause data races: all of these are undefined behavior error[E0133]: use of extern static is unsafe and requires unsafe function or block --> $DIR/issue-16538.rs:11:30 | LL | static foo: &Y::X = &*Y::foo(Y::x as *const Y::X); | ^^^^ use of extern static | = note: extern statics are not controlled by the Rust type system: invalid data, aliasing violations or data races will cause undefined behavior error: aborting due to 3 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0015, E0133. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0015`.