$ cargo build Compiling functions-example v0.1.0 (file:///projects/functions-example) error[E0746]: return type cannot have an unboxed trait object --> src/lib.rs:1:25 | 1 | fn returns_closure() -> dyn Fn(i32) -> i32 { | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: for information on `impl Trait`, see help: use `impl Fn(i32) -> i32` as the return type, as all return paths are of type `[closure@src/lib.rs:2:5: 2:14]`, which implements `Fn(i32) -> i32` | 1 | fn returns_closure() -> impl Fn(i32) -> i32 { | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0746`. error: could not compile `functions-example` due to previous error