struct Struct { person: &'static str } trait Trait { fn f(&self, x: T); } impl Trait<&'static str> for Struct { fn f(&self, x: &'static str) { println!("Hello, {}!", x); } } fn main() { let person = "Fred".to_string(); let person: &str = &person; //~ ERROR `person` does not live long enough let s: Box> = Box::new(Struct { person: person }); }