error[E0277]: the size for values of type `T` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/union-sized-field.rs:4:12 | LL | union Foo { | - this type parameter needs to be `std::marker::Sized` LL | value: T, | ^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: no field of a union may have a dynamically sized type = help: change the field's type to have a statically known size help: consider removing the `?Sized` bound to make the type parameter `Sized` | LL | union Foo { | -- help: borrowed types always have a statically known size | LL | value: &T, | ^ help: the `Box` type always has a statically known size and allocates its contents in the heap | LL | value: Box, | ^^^^ ^ error[E0277]: the size for values of type `T` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/union-sized-field.rs:9:12 | LL | struct Foo2 { | - this type parameter needs to be `std::marker::Sized` LL | value: T, | ^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: only the last field of a struct may have a dynamically sized type = help: change the field's type to have a statically known size help: consider removing the `?Sized` bound to make the type parameter `Sized` | LL | struct Foo2 { | -- help: borrowed types always have a statically known size | LL | value: &T, | ^ help: the `Box` type always has a statically known size and allocates its contents in the heap | LL | value: Box, | ^^^^ ^ error[E0277]: the size for values of type `T` cannot be known at compilation time --> $DIR/union-sized-field.rs:15:11 | LL | enum Foo3 { | - this type parameter needs to be `std::marker::Sized` LL | Value(T), | ^ doesn't have a size known at compile-time | = note: no field of an enum variant may have a dynamically sized type = help: change the field's type to have a statically known size help: consider removing the `?Sized` bound to make the type parameter `Sized` | LL | enum Foo3 { | -- help: borrowed types always have a statically known size | LL | Value(&T), | ^ help: the `Box` type always has a statically known size and allocates its contents in the heap | LL | Value(Box), | ^^^^ ^ error: aborting due to 3 previous errors For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`.