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diff --git a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0607.md b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0607.md index ea6e10105b0..0545246929f 100644 --- a/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0607.md +++ b/compiler/rustc_error_codes/src/error_codes/E0607.md @@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ First: what are thin and fat pointers? Thin pointers are "simple" pointers: they are purely a reference to a memory address. -Fat pointers are pointers referencing Dynamically Sized Types (also called DST). -DST don't have a statically known size, therefore they can only exist behind -some kind of pointers that contain additional information. Slices and trait -objects are DSTs. In the case of slices, the additional information the fat -pointer holds is their size. +Fat pointers are pointers referencing Dynamically Sized Types (also called +DSTs). DSTs don't have a statically known size, therefore they can only exist +behind some kind of pointer that contains additional information. For example, +slices and trait objects are DSTs. In the case of slices, the additional +information the fat pointer holds is their size. To fix this error, don't try to cast directly between thin and fat pointers. -For more information about casts, take a look at the Type cast section in -[The Reference Book][1]. +For more information about type casts, take a look at the section of the +[The Rust Reference][1] on type cast expressions. [1]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/expressions/operator-expr.html#type-cast-expressions |