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Comment: Updated references from C11->C23

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The C Standard, 6.3.2.3, paragraph 7 [ISO/IEC 9899:20112024], states

A pointer to an object or incomplete type may be converted to a pointer to a different object or incomplete type. If the resulting pointer is not correctly aligned for the referenced the referenced type, the behavior is undefined.

See undefined behavior 25.

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[Bryant 2003]
[ISO/IEC 9899:20112024]6.3.2.3, "Pointers"
[Walfridsson 2003]Aliasing, Pointer Casts and GCC 3.3

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