Changes `make_channel!` macro to accept more types (#877)

* Changes `make_channel!` macro to accept more types

Changes `type` macro argument from `path` to `ty`, allowing more complex
types like tuples, arrays, & pointers.

See https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/types.html#type-expressions.

* Adds to `CHANGELOG.md`

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/rtic-sync/src/channel.rs b/rtic-sync/src/channel.rs
index 89a23af..4f4f0c2 100644
--- a/rtic-sync/src/channel.rs
+++ b/rtic-sync/src/channel.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> Channel<T, N> {
 /// Creates a split channel with `'static` lifetime.
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! make_channel {
-    ($type:path, $size:expr) => {{
+    ($type:ty, $size:expr) => {{
         static mut CHANNEL: $crate::channel::Channel<$type, $size> =
             $crate::channel::Channel::new();
 
@@ -596,4 +596,9 @@ mod tests {
         make();
         make();
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tuple_channel() {
+        let _ = make_channel!((i32, u32), 10);
+    }
 }