error[E0010]: allocations are not allowed in constants --> $DIR/E0010-teach.rs:16:24 | LL | const CON : Box = box 0; //~ ERROR E0010 | ^^^^^ allocation not allowed in constants | = note: The value of statics and constants must be known at compile time, and they live for the entire lifetime of a program. Creating a boxed value allocates memory on the heap at runtime, and therefore cannot be done at compile time. error: aborting due to previous error If you want more information on this error, try using "rustc --explain E0010"