error[E0391]: cycle detected when expanding type alias `X1` --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:1:11 | LL | type X1 = X2; | ^^ | note: ...which requires expanding type alias `X2`... --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:3:11 | LL | type X2 = X3; | ^^ note: ...which requires expanding type alias `X3`... --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:4:11 | LL | type X3 = X1; | ^^ = note: ...which again requires expanding type alias `X1`, completing the cycle = note: type aliases cannot be recursive = help: consider using a struct, enum, or union instead to break the cycle = help: see for more information note: cycle used when collecting item types in top-level module --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:1:1 | LL | / type X1 = X2; LL | | LL | | type X2 = X3; LL | | type X3 = X1; LL | | LL | | fn main() {} | |____________^ error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0391`.