error[E0308]: mismatched types --> $DIR/issue-32122-1.rs:16:24 | LL | let _: *const u8 = &a; | --------- ^^ expected `*const u8`, found `&Foo` | | | expected due to this | = note: expected raw pointer `*const u8` found reference `&Foo` help: consider dereferencing | LL | let _: *const u8 = &*a; | + error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.