error[E0283]: type annotations needed --> $DIR/issue-34979.rs:6:13 | LL | &'a (): Foo, | ^^^ cannot infer type for reference `&'a ()` | = note: cannot satisfy `&'a (): Foo` note: required by a bound in `Foo` --> $DIR/issue-34979.rs:1:1 | LL | trait Foo {} | ^^^^^^^^^ required by this bound in `Foo` error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0283`.