The fact that you will use a class or function template from STL, and compile it, doesn't change the fact that, regardless of that, you will have to link agains

The fact that you will use a class or function template from STL, and compile it, doesn't change the fact that, regardless of that, you will have to link against the libstdc++ or libc++ which you didn't compile yourself. I am not sure I understand the argument you're trying to make.