error[E0015]: calls in statics are limited to constant functions, tuple structs and tuple variants --> $DIR/issue-16538.rs:11:27 | LL | static foo: *const Y::X = Y::foo(Y::x as *const Y::X); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ error[E0277]: `*const usize` cannot be shared between threads safely --> $DIR/issue-16538.rs:11:1 | LL | static foo: *const Y::X = Y::foo(Y::x as *const Y::X); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ `*const usize` cannot be shared between threads safely | = help: the trait `Sync` is not implemented for `*const usize` = note: shared static variables must have a type that implements `Sync` error[E0133]: use of extern static is unsafe and requires unsafe function or block --> $DIR/issue-16538.rs:11:34 | LL | static foo: *const Y::X = Y::foo(Y::x as *const Y::X); | ^^^^ use of extern static | = note: extern statics are not controlled by the Rust type system: invalid data, aliasing violations or data races will cause undefined behavior error: aborting due to 3 previous errors Some errors have detailed explanations: E0015, E0133, E0277. For more information about an error, try `rustc --explain E0015`.