use std::fmt; fn foo() -> Box { let x : Box<[u8]> = Box::new([0]); x } fn bar() -> Box { let y: Box = Box::new([0]); y } fn main() { let f = foo(); let b = bar(); // this is an `*mut [u8]` in practice let f_raw : *mut _ = Box::into_raw(f); // this is an `*mut fmt::Debug` in practice let mut b_raw = Box::into_raw(b); // ... and they should not be mixable b_raw = f_raw as *mut _; //~ ERROR is invalid }