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				#include 								static struct sss{				  char * f;				  char a[10];				} sss;								#define _offsetof(st,f) ((char *)&((st *) 16)->f - (char *) 16)								int main (void) {				  printf ("++++Array of char in struct starting with pointer:\n");				  printf ("size=%d,align=%d\n",				          sizeof (sss), __alignof__ (sss));				  printf ("offset-pointer=%d,offset-arrayof-char=%d,\nalign-pointer=%d,align-arrayof-char=%d\n",				          _offsetof (struct sss, f), _offsetof (struct sss, a),				          __alignof__ (sss.f), __alignof__ (sss.a));				  printf ("offset-char-a[5]=%d,align-char-a[5]=%d\n",				          _offsetof (struct sss, a[5]),				          __alignof__ (sss.a[5]));				  return 0;				}