Merge branch 'WaffleLapkin-const_assert_ty_eq'

Author: paholg

.github/workflows/check.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         rust:
-          - 1.22.0
+          - 1.37.0
           - stable
           - beta
           - nightly

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 
 This project follows semantic versioning.
 
-The MSRV (Minimum Supported Rust Version) is 1.22.0, and typenum is tested against this Rust
-version. Much of typenum should work on as low a version as 1.20.0, but that is not guaranteed.
+The MSRV (Minimum Supported Rust Version) is 1.37.0, and typenum is tested against this Rust
+version.
 
 ### Unreleased
 - [fixed] `op` macro with 2018 edition
 
+- [changed] Allowed calling `assert_type_eq` and `assert_type` at top level
+
 ### 1.12.0 (2020-04-13)
 - [added] Feature `force_unix_path_separator` to support building without Cargo.
 - [added] Greatest common divisor operator `Gcd` with alias `Gcf`.

src/lib.rs

@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ impl Ord for Equal {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! assert_type_eq {
     ($a:ty, $b:ty) => {
-        let _: <$a as $crate::Same<$b>>::Output;
+        const _: core::marker::PhantomData<<$a as $crate::Same<$b>>::Output> = core::marker::PhantomData;
     };
 }
 
 /// Asserts that a type is `True`, aka `B1`.
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! assert_type {
     ($a:ty) => {
-        let _: <$a as $crate::Same<True>>::Output;
+        const _: core::marker::PhantomData<<$a as $crate::Same<True>>::Output> = core::marker::PhantomData;
     };
 }