[Help-smalltalk] bug or feature?

[Sean Allen]

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.