error[E0107]: missing generics for associated type `SuperTrait::SubType` --> $DIR/issue-76535.rs:39:33 | LL | let sub: Box> = Box::new(SuperStruct::new(0)); | ^^^^^^^ expected 1 lifetime argument | note: associated type defined here, with 1 lifetime parameter: `'a` --> $DIR/issue-76535.rs:9:10 | LL | type SubType<'a>: SubTrait where Self: 'a; | ^^^^^^^ -- help: add missing lifetime argument | LL | let sub: Box = SubStruct>> = Box::new(SuperStruct::new(0)); | ++++ error[E0038]: the trait `SuperTrait` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-76535.rs:39:14 | LL | let sub: Box> = Box::new(SuperStruct::new(0)); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `SuperTrait` 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/issue-76535.rs:9:10 | LL | pub trait SuperTrait { | ---------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | type SubType<'a>: SubTrait where Self: 'a; | ^^^^^^^ ...because it contains the generic associated type `SubType` = help: consider moving `SubType` to another trait = help: only type `SuperStruct` is seen to implement the trait in this crate, consider using it directly instead = note: `SuperTrait` can be implemented in other crates; if you want to support your users passing their own types here, you can't refer to a specific type error[E0038]: the trait `SuperTrait` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/issue-76535.rs:39:57 | LL | let sub: Box> = Box::new(SuperStruct::new(0)); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `SuperTrait` 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/issue-76535.rs:9:10 | LL | pub trait SuperTrait { | ---------- this trait cannot be made into an object... LL | type SubType<'a>: SubTrait where Self: 'a; | ^^^^^^^ ...because it contains the generic associated type `SubType` = help: consider moving `SubType` to another trait = help: only type `SuperStruct` is seen to implement the trait in this crate, consider using it directly instead = note: `SuperTrait` can be implemented in other crates; if you want to support your users passing their own types here, you can't refer to a specific type = note: required for the cast from `Box` to `Box>>` error: aborting due to 3 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0038, E0107. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.