/// _WIN32 Building on Windows (any)
/// _WIN64 Building on Windows 64 bit
+#if defined(__GNUC__ ) && (__GNUC__ < 9 || (__GNUC__ == 9 && __GNUC_MINOR__ <= 2)) && defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__clang__)
+#define ALIGNAS_ON_STACK_VARIABLES_BROKEN
+#endif
+
+#define ASSERT_ALIGNED(ptr, alignment) assert(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(ptr) % alignment == 0)
+
#if defined(_WIN64) && defined(_MSC_VER) // No Makefile used
# include <intrin.h> // Microsoft header for _BitScanForward64()
# define IS_64BIT