bug or feature?

I've noticed that file instances can lie...
( its one of the first things I check when using file objects in any  
language )

if i

create a new file instance
get mode ( XYZ reported )
something else ( in testing, me from command line ) changes mode to ZYX
get mode ( XYZ reported )

the last line should report ZYX but it reports XYZ.

i would call that a bug. is it in fact a bug or is there a reason for  
that?
if it's a bug, i'd be happy to start my learning by going through
and fixing that issue and any others that might exist in the File and
Directory objects.


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Sean Allen wrote:
Use the "refresh" method or recreate the file instance.  It is a bug
that it is undocumented. :-)  Do you want to do the patch yourself (I
guess to kernel/FilePath.st)?

Paolo


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On Jan 7, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:

Once I get my feet under me a bit more, I'll make that the first thing  
I tackle.


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