"Not long enough" error when calling `root` from rust-xcb

Question

I am trying to use the surface of Cairo in an xcb-created window. I have an example of C, as well as Rust XCB and Cairo bindings. I am almost done, but this error remains a mystery to me.

My code is:

fn find_visual<'a>(conn: &'a xcb::Connection, visual: xcb_visualid_t) -> Option<Visualtype<'a>> {
    let setup: Setup<'a> = conn.get_setup();
    for screen in setup.roots() {
        let d_iter: DepthIterator = screen.allowed_depths();
        for depth in d_iter {
            for vis in depth.visuals() {
                if visual == vis.visual_id() {
                    println!("Found visual");
                    return Some(vis)
                }
            }
        }
    }
    None
}

I call it like:

let visual = find_visual(&conn, screen.root_visual()).unwrap();

And get the following errors:

src/main.rs:56:19: 56:24 error: `setup` does not live long enough
src/main.rs:56     for screen in setup.roots() {
                                 ^~~~~
src/main.rs:54:97: 68:2 note: reference must be valid for the lifetime 'a as defined on the block at 54:96...
src/main.rs:54 fn find_visual<'a>(conn: &'a xcb::Connection, visual: xcb_visualid_t) -> Option<Visualtype<'a>> {
src/main.rs:55     let setup: Setup<'a> = conn.get_setup();
src/main.rs:56     for screen in setup.roots() {
src/main.rs:57         let d_iter: DepthIterator = screen.allowed_depths();
src/main.rs:58         for depth in d_iter {
src/main.rs:59             for vis in depth.visuals() {
               ...
src/main.rs:55:45: 68:2 note: ...but borrowed value is only valid for the block suffix following statement 0 at 55:44
src/main.rs:55     let setup: Setup<'a> = conn.get_setup();
src/main.rs:56     for screen in setup.roots() {
src/main.rs:57         let d_iter: DepthIterator = screen.allowed_depths();
src/main.rs:58         for depth in d_iter {
src/main.rs:59             for vis in depth.visuals() {
src/main.rs:60                 if visual == vis.visual_id() {
               ...

And the same errors for screenand variables depth.

Can someone explain why " setupdoes not live long enough"? As I understand it, it setupwill be destroyed if the returnOption function , and it can be used in the function without restrictions.

get_setup() the code:

pub fn get_setup(&self) -> Setup {
    unsafe {

        let setup = xcb_get_setup(self.c);
        if setup.is_null() {
            panic!("NULL setup on connection")
        }
        mem::transmute(setup)
    }
}

Answer 1

, . roots():

impl<'a> Screen<'a> {
    pub fn roots(&self) -> ScreenIterator {
        unsafe {
            xcb_setup_roots_iterator(self.ptr)
        }
    }
}

, , ,

impl<'a> Screen<'a> {
    pub fn <'b> roots(&'b self) -> ScreenIterator<'b> {
        unsafe {
            xcb_setup_roots_iterator(self.ptr)
        }
    }
}

. ScreenIterator 'a, , XCB, , , , , (. base::StructPtr. , . .

: @SebastianRedl . xcb , . rust-xcb :

impl<'a> Setup<'a> {
    pub fn roots(&self) -> ScreenIterator<'a> {
        unsafe {
             xcb_setup_roots_iterator(self.ptr)
        }
    }
}

impl<'a> Depth<'a> {
    pub fn visuals(&self) -> VisualtypeIterator<'a> {
        unsafe {
            xcb_depth_visuals_iterator(self.ptr)
        }
    }
}

impl<'a> Screen<'a> {
    pub fn allowed_depths(&self) -> DepthIterator<'a> {
        unsafe {
            xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(self.ptr)
        }
    }
}