read.cpp

#include <fstream>
#include <iterator>

std::vector<char> read(const std::string& name) {
  std::ifstream ifs(name, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
  if (ifs.fail()) throw std::runtime_error("file not found");
  typedef std::istreambuf_iterator<char> itr;
  return std::vector<char>(itr(ifs), itr());
}