diff --git a/test/container_fwd_test.cpp b/test/container_fwd_test.cpp
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+
+// Copyright 2005-2009 Daniel James.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#include <boost/functional/detail/container_fwd.hpp>
+
+#if BOOST_WORKAROUND(__GNUC__, < 3) && \
+    !defined(__SGI_STL_PORT) && !defined(_STLPORT_VERSION)
+template <class charT, class Allocator>
+static void test(
+    std::basic_string<charT, std::string_char_traits<charT>, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+#else
+template <class charT, class Allocator>
+static void test(
+    std::basic_string<charT, std::char_traits<charT>, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+#endif
+    
+template <class T, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::deque<T, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class T, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::list<T, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class T, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::vector<T, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class Key, class T, class Compare, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::map<Key, T, Compare, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class Key, class T, class Compare, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::multimap<Key, T, Compare, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::set<Key, Compare, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class Key, class Compare, class Allocator>
+static void test(std::multiset<Key, Compare, Allocator> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <std::size_t N>
+static void test(std::bitset<N> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class T>
+static void test(std::complex<T> const&)
+{
+}
+
+template <class X, class Y>
+static void test(std::pair<X, Y> const&)
+{
+}
+
+#include <deque>
+#include <list>
+#include <vector>
+#include <map>
+#include <set>
+#include <bitset>
+#include <string>
+#include <complex>
+#include <utility>
+
+int main()
+{
+    std::deque<int> x1;
+    std::list<std::string> x2;
+    std::vector<float> x3;
+    std::vector<bool> x4;
+    std::map<int, int> x5;
+    std::multimap<float, int*> x6;
+    std::set<std::string> x7;
+    std::multiset<std::vector<int> > x8;
+    std::bitset<10> x9;
+    std::string x10;
+    std::complex<double> x11;
+    std::pair<std::list<int>, char***> x12;
+
+    test(x1);
+    test(x2);
+    test(x3);
+    test(x4);
+    test(x5);
+    test(x6);
+    test(x7);
+    test(x8);
+    test(x9);
+    test(x10);
+    test(x11);
+    test(x12);
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/container_no_fwd_test.cpp b/test/container_no_fwd_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/test/container_no_fwd_test.cpp
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+
+// Copyright 2010 Daniel James.
+// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+
+#define BOOST_DETAIL_NO_CONTAINER_FWD
+
+#include <boost/detail/container_fwd.hpp>
+
+int main()
+{
+    std::set<int> x;
+    std::vector<std::string> y;
+}