error[E0277]: the size for values of type `T` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/union-sized-field.rs:4:12 | LL | union Foo<T: ?Sized> { | - this type parameter needs to be `std::marker::Sized` LL | value: ManuallyDrop<T>, | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: required because it appears within the type `ManuallyDrop<T>` = note: no field of a union may have a dynamically sized type = help: change the field's type to have a statically known size help: consider removing the `?Sized` bound to make the type parameter `Sized` | LL - union Foo<T: ?Sized> { LL + union Foo<T> { | help: borrowed types always have a statically known size | LL | value: &ManuallyDrop<T>, | + help: the `Box` type always has a statically known size and allocates its contents in the heap | LL | value: Box<ManuallyDrop<T>>, | ++++ + error[E0277]: the size for values of type `T` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/union-sized-field.rs:9:12 | LL | struct Foo2<T: ?Sized> { | - this type parameter needs to be `std::marker::Sized` LL | value: ManuallyDrop<T>, | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: required because it appears within the type `ManuallyDrop<T>` = note: only the last field of a struct may have a dynamically sized type = help: change the field's type to have a statically known size help: consider removing the `?Sized` bound to make the type parameter `Sized` | LL - struct Foo2<T: ?Sized> { LL + struct Foo2<T> { | help: borrowed types always have a statically known size | LL | value: &ManuallyDrop<T>, | + help: the `Box` type always has a statically known size and allocates its contents in the heap | LL | value: Box<ManuallyDrop<T>>, | ++++ + error[E0277]: the size for values of type `T` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/union-sized-field.rs:15:11 | LL | enum Foo3<T: ?Sized> { | - this type parameter needs to be `std::marker::Sized` LL | Value(ManuallyDrop<T>), | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: required because it appears within the type `ManuallyDrop<T>` = note: no field of an enum variant may have a dynamically sized type = help: change the field's type to have a statically known size help: consider removing the `?Sized` bound to make the type parameter `Sized` | LL - enum Foo3<T: ?Sized> { LL + enum Foo3<T> { | help: borrowed types always have a statically known size | LL | Value(&ManuallyDrop<T>), | + help: the `Box` type always has a statically known size and allocates its contents in the heap | LL | Value(Box<ManuallyDrop<T>>), | ++++ + error: aborting due to 3 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.