In C++03 there are no <vectorfwd>-like files, while there is the <iosfwd> header. Will this change in the future?
It could be valuable to reduce dependencies and for better modularity.
UPDATE:
I have received an answer from the language creator: “practically it’s not possible to require this from all STL vendors“.
No, there are no new forward files, just the old
<iosfwd>.The complete I/O-system is large compared to a vector, so the advantage would perhaps not be that significant.