error[E0038]: the trait `Foo` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/arbitrary-self-types-not-object-safe.rs:33:13 | LL | fn foo(self: &Rc) -> usize; | --------- help: consider changing method `foo`'s `self` parameter to be `&self`: `&Self` ... LL | let x = Rc::new(5usize) as Rc; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `Foo` 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/arbitrary-self-types-not-object-safe.rs:8:18 | LL | trait Foo { | --- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | fn foo(self: &Rc) -> usize; | ^^^^^^^^^ ...because method `foo`'s `self` parameter cannot be dispatched on = note: required for `Rc` to implement `CoerceUnsized>` = note: required by cast to type `Rc` error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.