pointer alignment

From: j0mbolar (j0mbolar_at_engineer.com)
Date: 08/26/04 

Date: 26 Aug 2004 09:01:18 -0700

for any pointer to T, does a pointer to T have different or can have
different alignment requirement than a pointer to pointer to T? if so,
where is the exact wording in the standard that would suggest so?

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