error[E0596]: cannot borrow `b` as mutable, as it is not declared as mutable --> $DIR/issue-114896.rs:4:9 | LL | let &b = a; | -- help: consider changing this to be mutable: `&(mut b)` LL | b.make_ascii_uppercase(); | ^ cannot borrow as mutable error: aborting due to previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0596`.