$ cargo run Compiling deref-example v0.1.0 (file:///projects/deref-example) error[E0277]: can't compare `{integer}` with `&{integer}` --> src/main.rs:6:5 | 6 | assert_eq!(5, y); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `{integer} == &{integer}` | = help: the trait `PartialEq<&{integer}>` is not implemented for `{integer}` = help: the following other types implement trait `PartialEq`: f32 f64 i128 i16 i32 i64 i8 isize and 6 others = note: this error originates in the macro `assert_eq` (in Nightly builds, run with -Z macro-backtrace for more info) For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0277`. error: could not compile `deref-example` due to previous error