    # File lib/merb-core.rb, line 140
        def start(argv = ARGV)
          Merb::Config[:original_log_stream] = Merb::Config[:log_stream]
          Merb::Config[:log_stream] ||= STDOUT
          if Hash === argv
            Merb::Config.setup(argv)
          elsif !argv.nil?
            Merb::Config.parse_args(argv)
          end

          # Keep information that we run inside IRB to guard it against overriding in init.rb
          @running_irb = Merb::Config[:adapter] == 'irb'

          Merb::Config[:log_stream] = STDOUT

          Merb.environment = Merb::Config[:environment]
          Merb.root = Merb::Config[:merb_root]

          case Merb::Config[:action]
          when :kill
            Merb::Server.kill(Merb::Config[:port], 2)
          when :kill_9
            Merb::Server.kill(Merb::Config[:port], 9)
          when :fast_deploy
            Merb::Server.kill("main", "HUP")
          else
            Merb::Server.start(Merb::Config[:port], Merb::Config[:cluster])
            @started = true
          end
        end