error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/issue-71676-1.rs:43:24 | LL | let _: *const u8 = &a; | --------- ^^ | | | | | expected `u8`, found struct `Emm` | | help: consider dereferencing: `&***a` | expected due to this | = note: expected raw pointer `*const u8` found reference `&Emm` error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/issue-71676-1.rs:46:22 | LL | let _: *mut u8 = &a; | ------- ^^ | | | | | types differ in mutability | | help: consider dereferencing: `&mut ***a` | expected due to this | = note: expected raw pointer `*mut u8` found reference `&Emm` error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/issue-71676-1.rs:49:24 | LL | let _: *const u8 = &mut a; | --------- ^^^^^^ | | | | | expected `u8`, found struct `Emm` | | help: consider dereferencing: `&***a` | expected due to this | = note: expected raw pointer `*const u8` found mutable reference `&mut Emm` error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/issue-71676-1.rs:52:22 | LL | let _: *mut u8 = &mut a; | ------- ^^^^^^ | | | | | expected `u8`, found struct `Emm` | | help: consider dereferencing: `&mut ***a` | expected due to this | = note: expected raw pointer `*mut u8` found mutable reference `&mut Emm` error: aborting due to 4 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.