error[E0005]: refutable pattern in local binding --> $DIR/exhaustive_patterns.rs:20:9 | LL | let Either::A(()) = foo(); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ pattern `Either::B(_)` not covered | = note: `let` bindings require an "irrefutable pattern", like a `struct` or an `enum` with only one variant = note: for more information, visit https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch18-02-refutability.html note: `Either<(), !>` defined here --> $DIR/exhaustive_patterns.rs:10:6 | LL | enum Either { | ^^^^^^ LL | A(A), LL | B(inner::Wrapper), | - not covered = note: pattern `Either::B(_)` is currently uninhabited, but this variant contains private fields which may become inhabited in the future = note: the matched value is of type `Either<(), !>` help: you might want to use `if let` to ignore the variant that isn't matched | LL | if let Either::A(()) = foo() { todo!() }; | ++ +++++++++++ error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0005`.