error[E0623]: lifetime mismatch --> $DIR/object-lifetime-default-mybox.rs:27:5 | LL | fn load1<'a,'b>(a: &'a MyBox, | ------------------------ this parameter and the return type are declared with different lifetimes... LL | b: &'b MyBox) LL | -> &'b MyBox | ------------------------ LL | { LL | a | ^ ...but data from `a` is returned here error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/object-lifetime-default-mybox.rs:31:11 | LL | load0(ss) | ^^ lifetime mismatch | = note: expected reference `&MyBox<(dyn SomeTrait + 'static)>` found reference `&MyBox<(dyn SomeTrait + 'a)>` note: the lifetime `'a` as defined on the function body at 30:10... --> $DIR/object-lifetime-default-mybox.rs:30:10 | LL | fn load2<'a>(ss: &MyBox) -> MyBox { | ^^ = note: ...does not necessarily outlive the static lifetime error: aborting due to 2 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0308, E0623. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.