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