diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2262ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+local library = "core";
+
+local triggers =
+{
+    branch: [ "master", "develop", "feature/*" ]
+};
+
+local ubsan = { UBSAN: '1', UBSAN_OPTIONS: 'print_stacktrace=1' };
+local asan = { ASAN: '1' };
+
+local linux_pipeline(name, image, environment, packages = "", sources = [], arch = "amd64") =
+{
+    name: name,
+    kind: "pipeline",
+    type: "docker",
+    trigger: triggers,
+    platform:
+    {
+        os: "linux",
+        arch: arch
+    },
+    steps:
+    [
+        {
+            name: "everything",
+            image: image,
+            environment: environment,
+            commands:
+            [
+                'set -e',
+                'wget -O - https://apt.llvm.org/llvm-snapshot.gpg.key | apt-key add -',
+            ] +
+            (if sources != [] then [ ('apt-add-repository "' + source + '"') for source in sources ] else []) +
+            (if packages != "" then [ 'apt-get update', 'apt-get -y install ' + packages ] else []) +
+            [
+                'export LIBRARY=' + library,
+                './.drone/drone.sh',
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+};
+
+local macos_pipeline(name, environment, xcode_version = "12.2", osx_version = "catalina", arch = "amd64") =
+{
+    name: name,
+    kind: "pipeline",
+    type: "exec",
+    trigger: triggers,
+    platform: {
+        "os": "darwin",
+        "arch": arch
+    },
+    node: {
+        "os": osx_version
+    },
+    steps: [
+        {
+            name: "everything",
+            environment: environment + { "DEVELOPER_DIR": "/Applications/Xcode-" + xcode_version + ".app/Contents/Developer" },
+            commands:
+            [
+                'export LIBRARY=' + library,
+                './.drone/drone.sh',
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+};
+
+local windows_pipeline(name, image, environment, arch = "amd64") =
+{
+    name: name,
+    kind: "pipeline",
+    type: "docker",
+    trigger: triggers,
+    platform:
+    {
+        os: "windows",
+        arch: arch
+    },
+    "steps":
+    [
+        {
+            name: "everything",
+            image: image,
+            environment: environment,
+            commands:
+            [
+                'cmd /C .drone\\\\drone.bat ' + library,
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+};
+
+[
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 14.04 GCC 4.4",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1404:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-4.4', CXXSTD: '98,0x' },
+        "g++-4.4",
+        [ "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" ],
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 14.04 GCC 4.6 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1404:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-4.6', CXXSTD: '98,0x', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+        "g++-4.6-multilib",
+        [ "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" ],
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 14.04 GCC 4.7 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1404:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-4.7', CXXSTD: '98,0x', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+        "g++-4.7-multilib",
+        [ "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" ],
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 14.04 GCC 4.8* 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1404:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 14.04 GCC 4.9 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1404:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-4.9', CXXSTD: '03,11', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+        "g++-4.9-multilib",
+        [ "ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" ],
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 16.04 GCC 5* 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1604:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 GCC 6 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-6', CXXSTD: '03,11,14', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+        "g++-6-multilib",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 GCC 7* 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 GCC 8 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-8', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+        "g++-8-multilib",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 GCC 9* 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 GCC 9* ARM64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:multiarch",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a' },
+        arch="arm64",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 GCC 9* S390x",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:multiarch",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a' },
+        arch="s390x",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 GCC 10 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-10', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+        "g++-10-multilib",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 GCC 11* 32/64",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a', ADDRMD: '32,64' },
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 GCC 12 32 ASAN",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-12', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b', ADDRMD: '32' } + asan,
+        "g++-12-multilib",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 GCC 12 64 ASAN",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'gcc', COMPILER: 'g++-12', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b', ADDRMD: '64' } + asan,
+        "g++-12-multilib",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 16.04 Clang 3.5",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1604:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-3.5', CXXSTD: '03,11' },
+        "clang-3.5",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 16.04 Clang 3.6",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1604:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-3.6', CXXSTD: '03,11,14' },
+        "clang-3.6",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 16.04 Clang 3.7",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1604:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-3.7', CXXSTD: '03,11,14' },
+        "clang-3.7",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 16.04 Clang 3.8",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1604:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-3.8', CXXSTD: '03,11,14' },
+        "clang-3.8",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 Clang 3.9",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-3.9', CXXSTD: '03,11,14' },
+        "clang-3.9",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 Clang 4.0",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-4.0', CXXSTD: '03,11,14' },
+        "clang-4.0",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 Clang 5.0",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-5.0', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,1z' },
+        "clang-5.0",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 18.04 Clang 6.0",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu1804:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-6.0', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17' },
+        "clang-6.0",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 Clang 7",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-7', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17' },
+        "clang-7",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 Clang 8",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-8', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17' },
+        "clang-8",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 Clang 9",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-9', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a' },
+        "clang-9",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 Clang 10",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-10', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a' },
+        "clang-10",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 Clang 11",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-11', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a' },
+        "clang-11",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 20.04 Clang 12",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2004:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-12', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,2a' },
+        "clang-12",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 Clang 13",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-13', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20' },
+        "clang-13",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 Clang 14 UBSAN",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-14', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b' } + ubsan,
+        "clang-14",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 Clang 14 ASAN",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-14', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b' } + asan,
+        "clang-14",
+    ),
+
+    linux_pipeline(
+        "Linux 22.04 Clang 15",
+        "cppalliance/droneubuntu2204:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++-15', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,17,20,2b' },
+        "clang-15",
+        ["deb http://apt.llvm.org/jammy/ llvm-toolchain-jammy-15 main"],
+    ),
+
+    macos_pipeline(
+        "MacOS 10.15 Xcode 12.2 UBSAN",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,1z' } + ubsan,
+    ),
+
+    macos_pipeline(
+        "MacOS 10.15 Xcode 12.2 ASAN",
+        { TOOLSET: 'clang', COMPILER: 'clang++', CXXSTD: '03,11,14,1z' } + asan,
+    ),
+
+    windows_pipeline(
+        "Windows VS2015 msvc-14.0",
+        "cppalliance/dronevs2015",
+        { TOOLSET: 'msvc-14.0', CXXSTD: '14,latest' },
+    ),
+
+    windows_pipeline(
+        "Windows VS2017 msvc-14.1",
+        "cppalliance/dronevs2017",
+        { TOOLSET: 'msvc-14.1', CXXSTD: '14,17,latest' },
+    ),
+
+    windows_pipeline(
+        "Windows VS2019 msvc-14.2",
+        "cppalliance/dronevs2019",
+        { TOOLSET: 'msvc-14.2', CXXSTD: '14,17,20,latest' },
+    ),
+
+    windows_pipeline(
+        "Windows VS2022 msvc-14.3",
+        "cppalliance/dronevs2022:1",
+        { TOOLSET: 'msvc-14.3', CXXSTD: '14,17,20,latest' },
+    ),
+]
diff --git a/.drone/drone.bat b/.drone/drone.bat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f06b052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.drone/drone.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+@REM Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov
+@REM Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+@REM https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+@ECHO ON
+
+set LIBRARY=%1
+set DRONE_BUILD_DIR=%CD%
+
+set BOOST_BRANCH=develop
+if "%DRONE_BRANCH%" == "master" set BOOST_BRANCH=master
+cd ..
+git clone -b %BOOST_BRANCH% --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
+cd boost-root
+git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
+xcopy /s /e /q %DRONE_BUILD_DIR% libs\%LIBRARY%\
+python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py -I examples %LIBRARY%
+cmd /c bootstrap
+b2 -d0 headers
+
+if not "%CXXSTD%" == "" set CXXSTD=cxxstd=%CXXSTD%
+if not "%ADDRMD%" == "" set ADDRMD=address-model=%ADDRMD%
+b2 -j3 libs/%LIBRARY%/test toolset=%TOOLSET% %CXXSTD% %ADDRMD% variant=debug,release embed-manifest-via=linker
diff --git a/.drone/drone.sh b/.drone/drone.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..622fbfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.drone/drone.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2022 Peter Dimov
+# Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+# https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+set -ex
+
+DRONE_BUILD_DIR=$(pwd)
+
+BOOST_BRANCH=develop
+if [ "$DRONE_BRANCH" = "master" ]; then BOOST_BRANCH=master; fi
+
+cd ..
+git clone -b $BOOST_BRANCH --depth 1 https://github.com/boostorg/boost.git boost-root
+cd boost-root
+git submodule update --init tools/boostdep
+cp -r $DRONE_BUILD_DIR/* libs/$LIBRARY
+python tools/boostdep/depinst/depinst.py -I examples $LIBRARY
+./bootstrap.sh
+./b2 -d0 headers
+
+echo "using $TOOLSET : : $COMPILER ;" > ~/user-config.jam
+./b2 -j3 libs/$LIBRARY/test toolset=$TOOLSET cxxstd=$CXXSTD variant=debug,release ${ADDRMD:+address-model=$ADDRMD} ${UBSAN:+undefined-sanitizer=norecover debug-symbols=on} ${ASAN:+address-sanitizer=norecover debug-symbols=on} ${LINKFLAGS:+linkflags=$LINKFLAGS}
diff --git a/doc/alignof.qbk b/doc/alignof.qbk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13a12f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/alignof.qbk
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[/
+  Copyright 2023 Peter Dimov
+  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+  https://boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+]
+
+[section:alignof alignof]
+
+[simplesect Authors]
+
+* Peter Dimov
+
+[endsimplesect]
+
+[section Header <boost/core/alignof.hpp>]
+
+The header `<boost/core/alignof.hpp>` defines the macro `BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF`,
+a portable equivalent of the `alignof` operator from C++11.
+
+[section Example]
+
+``
+#include <boost/core/alignof.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+constexpr std::size_t alignment_of_double = BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF(double);
+``
+
+[endsect]
+
+[endsect]
+
+[endsect]
diff --git a/doc/changes.qbk b/doc/changes.qbk
index a519e42..3a63779 100644
--- a/doc/changes.qbk
+++ b/doc/changes.qbk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 * Marked `boost::ref` member functions and associated methods with `noexcept`.
 * Marked `boost::swap` function with `noexcept`, depending on whether the type supports a non-throwing swap operation.
 * Added `boost::core::launder`, a portable implementation of `std::launder`.
+* Added `BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF`, a portable implementation of `alignof`.
 * Added `boost::core::max_align_t`, a portable equivalent of `std::max_align_t`, and `boost::core::max_align`, the
   alignment of `max_align_t`.
 
diff --git a/doc/core.qbk b/doc/core.qbk
index 6f3685e..57e0eb0 100644
--- a/doc/core.qbk
+++ b/doc/core.qbk
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ criteria for inclusion is that the utility component be:
 [include changes.qbk]
 
 [include addressof.qbk]
+[include alignof.qbk]
 [include allocator_access.qbk]
 [include allocator_traits.qbk]
 [include bit.qbk]
diff --git a/include/boost/core/alignof.hpp b/include/boost/core/alignof.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de1f01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/boost/core/alignof.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#ifndef BOOST_CORE_MAX_ALIGN_HPP_INCLUDED
+#define BOOST_CORE_MAX_ALIGN_HPP_INCLUDED
+
+// MS compatible compilers support #pragma once
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1020)
+# pragma once
+#endif
+
+//  Copyright 2023 Peter Dimov
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//  https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALIGNOF)
+
+#define BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF alignof
+
+#elif defined(__GNUC__)
+
+#define BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF __alignof__
+
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
+
+#define BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF __alignof
+
+#else
+
+namespace boost
+{
+namespace core
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+
+template<class T> struct alignof_helper
+{
+    char x;
+    T t;
+};
+
+} // namespace detail
+} // namespace core
+} // namespace boost
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
+// ignoring -Wvariadic-macros with #pragma doesn't work under GCC
+# pragma GCC system_header
+#endif
+
+#define BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF(...) offsetof( ::boost::core::detail::alignof_helper<__VA_ARGS__>, t );
+
+#endif
+
+#endif  // #ifndef BOOST_CORE_MAX_ALIGN_HPP_INCLUDED
diff --git a/test/Jamfile.v2 b/test/Jamfile.v2
index cbfbac0..b27fa97 100644
--- a/test/Jamfile.v2
+++ b/test/Jamfile.v2
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ run-fail verbose_terminate_handler_fail.cpp : : : <exception-handling>off <rtti>
 
 run launder_test.cpp ;
 
+run alignof_test.cpp ;
 run max_align_test.cpp ;
 
 use-project /boost/core/swap : ./swap ;
diff --git a/test/alignof_test.cpp b/test/alignof_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6468a79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/alignof_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+// Copyright 2023 Peter Dimov
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+// https://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+#include <boost/core/alignof.hpp>
+#include <boost/core/lightweight_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/type_traits.hpp>
+#include <boost/config.hpp>
+#include <cstddef>
+
+template<class T> struct struct_of
+{
+    T t;
+};
+
+template<class T> union union_of
+{
+    T t;
+};
+
+template<class T> void test2()
+{
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF(T), boost::alignment_of<T>::value );
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_ALIGNOF)
+
+    BOOST_TEST_EQ( BOOST_CORE_ALIGNOF(T), alignof(T) );
+
+#endif
+}
+
+template<class T> void test()
+{
+    test2<T>();
+    test2<T[2]>();
+    test2< struct_of<T> >();
+    test2< union_of<T> >();
+}
+
+struct X
+{
+};
+
+int main()
+{
+    test<char>();
+    test<short>();
+    test<int>();
+    test<long>();
+
+#if !defined(BOOST_NO_LONG_LONG)
+# if !( defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__i386__) )
+
+    // g++ -m32 has alignof(long long) = 8, but boost::alignment_of<long long>::value = 4
+    test<boost::long_long_type>();
+
+# endif
+#endif
+
+#if defined(BOOST_HAS_INT128)
+
+    test<boost::int128_type>();
+
+#endif
+
+    test<float>();
+
+#if !( defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__i386__) )
+
+    // g++ -m32 has alignof(double) = 8, but boost::alignment_of<double>::value = 4
+    test<double>();
+
+#endif
+
+    test<long double>();
+
+#if defined(BOOST_HAS_FLOAT128)
+
+    test<__float128>();
+
+#endif
+
+    test<void*>();
+    test<void(*)()>();
+
+#if !defined(_MSC_VER)
+
+    // under MSVC, alignof is 8, boost::alignment_of is 4
+    // under clang-cl, alignof is 4, boost::alignment_of is 8 (!)
+
+    test<int X::*>();
+
+#endif
+
+    test<void (X::*)()>();
+
+    return boost::report_errors();
+}
diff --git a/test/alloc_construct_cxx11_test.cpp b/test/alloc_construct_cxx11_test.cpp
index 928cec8..2a5c86e 100644
--- a/test/alloc_construct_cxx11_test.cpp
+++ b/test/alloc_construct_cxx11_test.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ int main()
     BOOST_TEST_EQ(p->value(), 2);
     boost::alloc_destroy(a, p);
     BOOST_TEST_EQ(type::count, 0);
+    a.deallocate(p, 1);
     return boost::report_errors();
 }
 #else