/**
* Linux/Windows friendly way to check if a file exists
*/
bool General::fexists(const std::string &filename)
{
ifstream ifile(filename.c_str());
return ifile.is_open();
}
/*!
* Check whether a file exists.
* from https://techoverflow.net/blog/2013/01/11/cpp-check-if-file-exists/
*
* \param filename The path to a filename to check if it exists
* \return Whether the file exists.
*/
bool fexists(const char *filename)
{
std::ifstream ifile(filename);
return (bool)ifile;
}
