error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `Bar<'b, 'a>` --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:5:31 | LL | fn bar<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Bar<'a, 'b> { | ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == Bar<'b, 'a>` LL | LL | i | - return type was inferred to be `&i32` here | = help: the trait `PartialEq>` is not implemented for `&i32` = help: the following other types implement trait `PartialEq`: f32 f64 i128 i16 i32 i64 i8 isize and 6 others error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `(i32, &i32)` --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:12:31 | LL | fn foo<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Foo<'a, 'b> { | ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == (i32, &i32)` LL | LL | (42, i) | ------- return type was inferred to be `(i32, &i32)` here | = help: the trait `PartialEq<(i32, &i32)>` is not implemented for `&i32` = help: the following other types implement trait `PartialEq`: f32 f64 i128 i16 i32 i64 i8 isize and 6 others error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `(i32, Moo<'b, 'a>::{opaque#0})` --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:19:31 | LL | fn moo<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Moo<'a, 'b> { | ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == (i32, Moo<'b, 'a>::{opaque#0})` LL | LL | (42, i) | ------- return type was inferred to be `(i32, &i32)` here | = help: the trait `PartialEq<(i32, Moo<'b, 'a>::{opaque#0})>` is not implemented for `&i32` = help: the following other types implement trait `PartialEq`: f32 f64 i128 i16 i32 i64 i8 isize and 6 others error: aborting due to 3 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.