error[E0605]: non-primitive cast: `*const i32` as `&'static i32`
  --> $DIR/issue-89497.rs:7:45
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LL |     let _reference: &'static i32 = unsafe { pointer as *const i32 as &'static i32 };
   |                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ invalid cast
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help: consider borrowing the value
   |
LL -     let _reference: &'static i32 = unsafe { pointer as *const i32 as &'static i32 };
LL +     let _reference: &'static i32 = unsafe { &*(pointer as *const i32) };
   |

error: aborting due to previous error

For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0605`.