error[E0107]: missing generics for associated type `MapLike::VRefCont` --> $DIR/issue-79422.rs:47:36 | LL | as Box>>; | ^^^^^^^^ expected 1 lifetime argument | note: associated type defined here, with 1 lifetime parameter: `'a` --> $DIR/issue-79422.rs:23:10 | LL | type VRefCont<'a>: RefCont<'a, V> where Self: 'a; | ^^^^^^^^ -- help: add missing lifetime argument | LL | as Box = dyn RefCont<'_, u8>>>; | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ error[E0038]: the trait `MapLike` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-79422.rs:47:12 | LL | as Box>>; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `MapLike` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "object safe" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-79422.rs:23:10 | LL | trait MapLike { | ------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | type VRefCont<'a>: RefCont<'a, V> where Self: 'a; | ^^^^^^^^ ...because it contains the generic associated type `VRefCont` = help: consider moving `VRefCont` to another trait error[E0038]: the trait `MapLike` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-79422.rs:44:13 | LL | let m = Box::new(std::collections::BTreeMap::::new()) | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `MapLike` cannot be made into an object | note: for a trait to be "object safe" it needs to allow building a vtable to allow the call to be resolvable dynamically; for more information visit --> $DIR/issue-79422.rs:23:10 | LL | trait MapLike { | ------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | type VRefCont<'a>: RefCont<'a, V> where Self: 'a; | ^^^^^^^^ ...because it contains the generic associated type `VRefCont` = help: consider moving `VRefCont` to another trait = note: required for `Box>` to implement `CoerceUnsized + 'static)>>>` = note: required by cast to type `Box + 'static)>>` error: aborting due to 3 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0038, E0107. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.