error[E0764]: mutable borrows of temporaries that have their lifetime extended until the end of the program are not allowed --> $DIR/issue-76510.rs:3:29 | LL | const S: &'static mut str = &mut " hello "; | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this mutable borrow refers to such a temporary | = note: Temporaries in constants and statics can have their lifetime extended until the end of the program = note: To avoid accidentally creating global mutable state, such temporaries must be immutable = help: If you really want global mutable state, try replacing the temporary by an interior mutable `static` or a `static mut` error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0764`.