error[E0005]: refutable pattern in local binding: `A(_)` not covered --> $DIR/uninhabited-irrefutable.rs:27:9 | LL | / enum Foo { LL | | A(foo::SecretlyEmpty), | | - not covered LL | | B(foo::NotSoSecretlyEmpty), LL | | C(NotSoSecretlyEmpty), LL | | D(u32), LL | | } | |_- `Foo` defined here ... LL | let Foo::D(_y) = x; | ^^^^^^^^^^ pattern `A(_)` not covered | = note: `let` bindings require an "irrefutable pattern", like a `struct` or an `enum` with only one variant = note: for more information, visit https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/ch18-02-refutability.html = note: the matched value is of type `Foo` help: you might want to use `if let` to ignore the variant that isn't matched | LL | if let Foo::D(_y) = x { /* */ } | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0005`.