error[E0312]: lifetime of reference outlives lifetime of borrowed content... --> $DIR/constant-in-expr-trait-item-2.rs:10:5 | LL | >::C | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ | = note: ...the reference is valid for the static lifetime... note: ...but the borrowed content is only valid for the lifetime 'a as defined on the function body at 9:8 --> $DIR/constant-in-expr-trait-item-2.rs:9:8 | LL | fn foo<'a, T: Foo<'a>>() -> &'static u32 { | ^^ error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0312`.