error[E0038]: the trait `Foo` is not dyn compatible --> $DIR/dispatch-dyn-incompatible-that-does-not-deref.rs:12:13 | LL | fn method(self: &W) {} | -- help: consider changing method `method`'s `self` parameter to be `&self`: `&Self` ... LL | fn test(x: &dyn Foo) { | ^^^^^^^ `Foo` is not dyn compatible | note: for a trait to be dyn compatible it needs to allow building a vtable for more information, visit --> $DIR/dispatch-dyn-incompatible-that-does-not-deref.rs:8:21 | LL | trait Foo: Deref { | --- this trait is not dyn compatible... LL | fn method(self: &W) {} | ^^ ...because method `method`'s `self` parameter cannot be dispatched on error[E0307]: invalid `self` parameter type: `&W` --> $DIR/dispatch-dyn-incompatible-that-does-not-deref.rs:8:21 | LL | fn method(self: &W) {} | ^^ | = note: type of `self` must be `Self` or a type that dereferences to it = help: consider changing to `self`, `&self`, `&mut self`, `self: Box`, `self: Rc`, `self: Arc`, or `self: Pin

` (where P is one of the previous types except `Self`) error[E0038]: the trait `Foo` is not dyn compatible --> $DIR/dispatch-dyn-incompatible-that-does-not-deref.rs:14:5 | LL | fn method(self: &W) {} | -- help: consider changing method `method`'s `self` parameter to be `&self`: `&Self` ... LL | x.method(); | ^^^^^^^^^^ `Foo` is not dyn compatible | note: for a trait to be dyn compatible it needs to allow building a vtable for more information, visit --> $DIR/dispatch-dyn-incompatible-that-does-not-deref.rs:8:21 | LL | trait Foo: Deref { | --- this trait is not dyn compatible... LL | fn method(self: &W) {} | ^^ ...because method `method`'s `self` parameter cannot be dispatched on error: aborting due to 3 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0038, E0307. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0038`.