Opening file with open_writer(Append) throws an Error

[d3xter]

When I open a File with the FileMode "Append",
rust throws an Error if the file doesnt exist, although
the documentation says that it should be created automatically:

Example:

let path = Path::new::<~str>(~"file.txt");
path.open_writer(Append);

Error:

task '<unnamed>' failed at 'Unhandled condition: io_error: std::rt::io::IoError{kind: OtherIoError, desc: "no such file or directory", detail: None}

[alexcrichton]

Looking at the documentation, it doesn't seem to state that this is the intended behavior. Could you point me at the documentation which says that this should be allowed?

[d3xter]

http://static.rust-lang.org/doc/master/std/rt/io/enum.FileMode.html
There it says "Append: Opens an existing file or creates a new one, positioned at EOF."

[alexcrichton]

Ah thanks! I wonder if we shouldn't have Create or CreateOrTruncate and have the file always created on write access with the possible modes of Open, Append, or Truncate...

Regardless, I hope to fix this soon!