error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/return-from-diverging.rs:4:12 | LL | fn fail() -> ! { | - expected `!` because of return type LL | return "wow"; | ^^^^^ expected `!`, found `&str` | = note: expected type `!` found reference `&'static str` error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.