error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/dyn-impl-type-mismatch.rs:11:9 | LL | fn foo() -> impl Trait { | ---------- the found opaque type ... LL | foo() | ^^^^^ expected `Box`, found opaque type | = note: expected struct `Box` found opaque type `impl Trait` = note: for more on the distinction between the stack and the heap, read https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch15-01-box.html, https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/std/box.html, and https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/boxed/index.html help: store this in the heap by calling `Box::new` | LL | Box::new(foo()) | +++++++++ + error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/dyn-impl-type-mismatch.rs:14:9 | LL | Struct | ^^^^^^ expected `dyn Trait`, found `Struct` | = note: expected trait object `dyn Trait` found struct `Struct` = help: `Struct` implements `Trait` so you could box the found value and coerce it to the trait object `Box`, you will have to change the expected type as well error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/dyn-impl-type-mismatch.rs:16:9 | LL | fn foo() -> impl Trait { | ---------- the found opaque type ... LL | foo() | ^^^^^ expected `dyn Trait`, found opaque type | = note: expected trait object `dyn Trait` found opaque type `impl Trait` = help: you can box the `impl Trait` to coerce it to `Box`, but you'll have to change the expected type as well error: aborting due to 3 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.