text: // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Fern © Geoneric
  //
  // This file is part of Geoneric Fern which is available under the terms of
  // the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. If you do not want to
  // be bound by the terms of the GPL, you may purchase a proprietary license
  // from Geoneric (http://www.geoneric.eu/contact).
  // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  #include "fern/io/core/file.h"
  #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
  
  
  namespace fern {
  namespace io {
  
  /*!
      @ingroup    fern_io_core_group
      @brief      Return whether @a pathname exists and is accessible.
  */
  bool file_exists(
      std::string const& pathname)
  {
      return boost::filesystem::exists(pathname);
  }
  
  } // namespace io
  } // namespace fern
  