--- a/irccdctl/main.cpp	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/irccdctl/main.cpp	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include <format.h>
 
 #include "alias.hpp"
@@ -559,9 +561,10 @@
             read(it->second);
         else {
             for (const std::string &dir : path::list(path::PathConfig)) {
+                boost::system::error_code ec;
                 std::string path = dir + "irccdctl.conf";
 
-                if (fs::exists(path)) {
+                if (boost::filesystem::exists(path, ec) && !ec) {
                     read(path);
                     break;
                 }

--- a/libcommon/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/libcommon/CMakeLists.txt	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 project(libcommon)
 
+find_package(Boost 1.60 REQUIRED COMPONENTS filesystem system)
+
 set(
     HEADERS
     ${libcommon_SOURCE_DIR}/irccd/elapsed-timer.hpp
@@ -59,11 +61,13 @@
     LIBRARIES
         extern-fmt
         extern-json
+        ${Boost_LIBRARIES}
         $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:shlwapi>
         $<$<BOOL:${WIN32}>:ws2_32>
         $<$<BOOL:${WITH_SSL}>:OpenSSL::SSL>
         $<$<BOOL:${WITH_SSL}>:OpenSSL::Crypto>
     PUBLIC_INCLUDES
+        ${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${IRCCD_FAKEROOTDIR}/include/irccd>
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${IRCCD_FAKEROOTDIR}/include>
         $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${libcommon_SOURCE_DIR}/irccd>

--- a/libcommon/irccd/fs.cpp	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/libcommon/irccd/fs.cpp	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -320,21 +320,6 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
- * exists.
- * ------------------------------------------------------------------
- */
-bool exists(const std::string &path) noexcept
-{
-#if defined(FS_HAVE_STAT)
-    struct stat st;
-
-    return ::stat(path.c_str(), &st) == 0;
-#else
-    return  hasAccess(path, "r");
-#endif
-}
-
-/*
  * readdir.
  * ------------------------------------------------------------------
  */

--- a/libcommon/irccd/fs.hpp	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/libcommon/irccd/fs.hpp	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -169,17 +169,6 @@
 #endif // !HAVE_STAT
 
 /**
- * Check if a file exists.
- *
- * If HAVE_ACCESS is defined, the function access is used, otherwise stat is
- * used.
- *
- * \param path the path to check
- * \return true if the path exists
- */
-IRCCD_EXPORT bool exists(const std::string &path) noexcept;
-
-/**
  * Check if the path is absolute.
  *
  * \param path the path

--- a/libcommon/irccd/path.cpp	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/libcommon/irccd/path.cpp	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include "sysconfig.hpp"
 
 #if defined(IRCCD_SYSTEM_WINDOWS)
@@ -398,9 +400,10 @@
             std::string name = fs::baseName(argv0);
 
             for (const auto &dir : util::split(sys::env("PATH"), std::string(1, Separator))) {
+                boost::system::error_code ec;
                 std::string path = dir + fs::separator() + name;
 
-                if (fs::exists(path)) {
+                if (boost::filesystem::exists(path, ec) && !ec) {
                     base = path;
                     break;
                 }

--- a/libirccd-js/irccd/mod-file.cpp	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/libirccd-js/irccd/mod-file.cpp	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include "sysconfig.hpp"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_STAT)
@@ -554,7 +556,11 @@
  */
 duk_ret_t functionExists(duk_context *ctx)
 {
-    duk_push_boolean(ctx, fs::exists(duk_require_string(ctx, 0)));
+    try {
+        duk_push_boolean(ctx, boost::filesystem::exists(duk_require_string(ctx, 0)));
+    } catch (...) {
+        duk_push_boolean(ctx, false);
+    }
 
     return 1;
 }

--- a/libirccd-js/irccd/plugin-js.cpp	Tue Nov 06 11:09:42 2018 +0100
+++ b/libirccd-js/irccd/plugin-js.cpp	Tue Feb 14 13:05:42 2017 +0100
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+
 #include "sysconfig.hpp"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_STAT)
@@ -105,9 +107,10 @@
 
     // Use the first existing directory available.
     for (const auto &p : path::list(type)) {
+        boost::system::error_code ec;
         foundpath = path::clean(p + append);
 
-        if (fs::exists(foundpath)) {
+        if (boost::filesystem::exists(foundpath, ec) && !ec) {
             found = true;
             break;
         }