t8736-c.scala:4: warning: higher-kinded type should be enabled by making the implicit value scala.language.higherKinds visible. This can be achieved by adding the import clause 'import scala.language.higherKinds' or by setting the compiler option -language:higherKinds. See the Scaladoc for value scala.language.higherKinds for a discussion why the feature should be explicitly enabled. def hk[M[_]] = ??? ^ error: No warnings can be incurred under -Xfatal-warnings. one warning found one error found