error[E0596]: cannot borrow `sm.x` as mutable, as it is behind a `&` reference --> $DIR/accidentally-cloning-ref-borrow-error.rs:32:9 | LL | foo(&mut sm.x); | ^^^^^^^^^ `sm` is a `&` reference, so the data it refers to cannot be borrowed as mutable | help: `Str` doesn't implement `Clone`, so this call clones the reference `&Str` --> $DIR/accidentally-cloning-ref-borrow-error.rs:31:21 | LL | let mut sm = sr.clone(); | ^^^^^^^ help: consider annotating `Str` with `#[derive(Clone)]` | LL + #[derive(Clone)] LL | struct Str { | help: consider specifying this binding's type | LL | let mut sm: &mut Str = sr.clone(); | ++++++++++ error[E0596]: cannot borrow data in a `&` reference as mutable --> $DIR/accidentally-cloning-ref-borrow-error.rs:37:9 | LL | bar(&mut xm); | ^^^^^^^ cannot borrow as mutable error: aborting due to 2 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0596`.