$ cargo run
   Compiling cons-list v0.1.0 (file:///projects/cons-list)
error[E0072]: recursive type `List` has infinite size
 --> src/main.rs:1:1
  |
1 | enum List {
  | ^^^^^^^^^ recursive type has infinite size
2 |     Cons(i32, List),
  |               ---- recursive without indirection
  |
help: insert some indirection (e.g., a `Box`, `Rc`, or `&`) to make `List` representable
  |
2 |     Cons(i32, Box<List>),
  |               ++++    +

error[E0391]: cycle detected when computing drop-check constraints for `List`
 --> src/main.rs:1:1
  |
1 | enum List {
  | ^^^^^^^^^
  |
  = note: ...which immediately requires computing drop-check constraints for `List` again
  = note: cycle used when computing dropck types for `Canonical { max_universe: U0, variables: [], value: ParamEnvAnd { param_env: ParamEnv { caller_bounds: [], reveal: UserFacing, constness: NotConst }, value: List } }`

Some errors have detailed explanations: E0072, E0391.
For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0072`.
error: could not compile `cons-list` due to 2 previous errors