gistfile1.txt

#![feature(libc)]

extern crate libc;
use libc::{c_void, c_int, c_char, c_uchar, c_uint};
use std::ffi::{CString,};
use std::ptr;

pub fn main() {
    
    struct foo {
        fname: *const c_char
    }
    
    static variable: &'static [foo] = &[
        foo {
            fname: "some literal".as_ptr() as *const c_char,
         },
         foo {
            fname: ptr::null(),
         }
    ];
    
    variable as *const foo;
    
}

gistfile2.txt

cargo run
   Compiling static-lifetime v0.1.0 (file:///Users/tim/proj_/rust/static-lifetime)
error: casting `&'static [main::foo]` as `*const main::foo` is invalid
  --> src/main.rs:23:5
   |
23 |     variable as *const foo;
   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

error: aborting due to previous error

error: Could not compile `static-lifetime`.

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