error[E0391]: cycle detected when expanding type alias `X1` --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:6:11 | LL | type X1 = X2; | ^^ | note: ...which requires expanding type alias `X2`... --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:9:11 | LL | type X2 = X3; | ^^ note: ...which requires expanding type alias `X3`... --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:11:11 | LL | type X3 = X1; | ^^ = note: ...which again requires expanding type alias `X1`, completing the cycle = note: type aliases cannot be recursive = help: consider using a struct, enum, or union instead to break the cycle = help: see for more information note: cycle used when checking that `X1` is well-formed --> $DIR/infinite-type-alias-mutual-recursion.rs:6:1 | LL | type X1 = X2; | ^^^^^^^ = note: see https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/overview.html#queries and https://rustc-dev-guide.rust-lang.org/query.html for more information error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0391`.