error[E0308]: mismatched types
  --> $DIR/issue-53692.rs:4:37
   |
LL |         let items_clone: Vec<i32> = ref_items.clone();
   |                          --------   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
   |                          |          |
   |                          |          expected struct `Vec`, found `&[i32]`
   |                          |          help: try using a conversion method: `ref_items.to_vec()`
   |                          expected due to this
   |
   = note: expected struct `Vec<i32>`
           found reference `&[i32]`

error[E0308]: mismatched types
  --> $DIR/issue-53692.rs:11:30
   |
LL |         let string: String = s.clone();
   |                     ------   ^^^^^^^^^
   |                     |        |
   |                     |        expected struct `String`, found `&str`
   |                     |        help: try using a conversion method: `s.to_string()`
   |                     expected due to this

error: aborting due to 2 previous errors

For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0308`.