error[E0038]: the trait `Expr` cannot be made into an object --> $DIR/object-safety-issue-22040.rs:12:23 | LL | elements: Vec>, | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `Expr` 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/object-safety-issue-22040.rs:5:21 | LL | trait Expr: Debug + PartialEq { | ---- ^^^^^^^^^ ...because it uses `Self` as a type parameter | | | this trait cannot be made into an object... = help: only type `SExpr<'x>` implements the trait, consider using it directly instead error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.