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index 8ba5fa4601..738591659d 100644
--- a/guides/source/initialization.md
+++ b/guides/source/initialization.md
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ This file is as follows:
```ruby
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
-APP_PATH = File.expand_path('../../config/application', __FILE__)
-require File.expand_path('../../config/boot', __FILE__)
+APP_PATH = File.expand_path('../../config/application', __FILE__)
+require File.expand_path('../../config/boot', __FILE__)
require 'rails/commands'
```
@@ -59,35 +59,33 @@ dependencies of the application. `config/boot.rb` sets
`ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE']` to the location of this file. If the Gemfile
exists, `bundler/setup` is then required.
-The gems that a Rails 4 application depends on are as follows:
-
-TODO: change these when the Rails 4 release is near.
-
-* abstract (1.0.0)
-* actionmailer (4.0.0.beta)
-* actionpack (4.0.0.beta)
-* activemodel (4.0.0.beta)
-* activerecord (4.0.0.beta)
-* activesupport (4.0.0.beta)
-* arel (2.0.7)
-* builder (3.0.0)
-* bundler (1.0.6)
-* erubis (2.6.6)
-* i18n (0.5.0)
-* mail (2.2.12)
-* mime-types (1.16)
-* polyglot (0.3.1)
-* rack (1.2.1)
-* rack-cache (0.5.3)
-* rack-mount (0.6.13)
-* rack-test (0.5.6)
-* rails (4.0.0.beta)
-* railties (4.0.0.beta)
-* rake (0.8.7)
-* sqlite3-ruby (1.3.2)
-* thor (0.14.6)
-* treetop (1.4.9)
-* tzinfo (0.3.23)
+A standard Rails application depends on several gems, specifically:
+
+* abstract
+* actionmailer
+* actionpack
+* activemodel
+* activerecord
+* activesupport
+* arel
+* builder
+* bundler
+* erubis
+* i18n
+* mail
+* mime-types
+* polyglot
+* rack
+* rack-cache
+* rack-mount
+* rack-test
+* rails
+* railties
+* rake
+* sqlite3-ruby
+* thor
+* treetop
+* tzinfo
### `rails/commands.rb`
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ If we used `s` rather than `server`, Rails will use the `aliases` defined in the
```ruby
when 'server'
- # Change to the application's path if there is no config.ru file in current dir.
+ # Change to the application's path if there is no config.ru file in current directory.
# This allows us to run `rails server` from other directories, but still get
# the main config.ru and properly set the tmp directory.
Dir.chdir(File.expand_path('../../', APP_PATH)) unless File.exists?(File.expand_path("config.ru"))
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ when 'server'
end
```
-This file will change into the root of the directory (a path two directories back from `APP_PATH` which points at `config/application.rb`), but only if the `config.ru` file isn't found. This then requires `rails/commands/server` which sets up the `Rails::Server` class.
+This file will change into the Rails root directory (a path two directories up from `APP_PATH` which points at `config/application.rb`), but only if the `config.ru` file isn't found. This then requires `rails/commands/server` which sets up the `Rails::Server` class.
```ruby
require 'fileutils'
@@ -147,11 +145,11 @@ module Rails
### `actionpack/lib/action_dispatch.rb`
Action Dispatch is the routing component of the Rails framework.
-It adds functionalities like routing, session, and common middlewares.
+It adds functionality like routing, session, and common middlewares.
### `rails/commands/server.rb`
-The `Rails::Server` class is defined in this file as inheriting from `Rack::Server`. When `Rails::Server.new` is called, this calls the `initialize` method in `rails/commands/server.rb`:
+The `Rails::Server` class is defined in this file by inheriting from `Rack::Server`. When `Rails::Server.new` is called, this calls the `initialize` method in `rails/commands/server.rb`:
```ruby
def initialize(*)
@@ -266,7 +264,7 @@ def start
url = "#{options[:SSLEnable] ? 'https' : 'http'}://#{options[:Host]}:#{options[:Port]}"
puts "=> Booting #{ActiveSupport::Inflector.demodulize(server)}"
puts "=> Rails #{Rails.version} application starting in #{Rails.env} on #{url}"
- puts "=> Call with -d to detach" unless options[:daemonize]
+ puts "=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options"
trap(:INT) { exit }
puts "=> Ctrl-C to shutdown server" unless options[:daemonize]
@@ -375,7 +373,7 @@ The `options[:config]` value defaults to `config.ru` which contains this:
```ruby
# This file is used by Rack-based servers to start the application.
-require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
+require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
run <%= app_const %>
```
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ app = eval "Rack::Builder.new {( " + cfgfile + "\n )}.to_app",
The `initialize` method of `Rack::Builder` will take the block here and execute it within an instance of `Rack::Builder`. This is where the majority of the initialization process of Rails happens. The `require` line for `config/environment.rb` in `config.ru` is the first to run:
```ruby
-require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
+require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
```
### `config/environment.rb`
@@ -441,14 +439,14 @@ inside each of those frameworks, but you're encouraged to try and
explore them on your own.
For now, just keep in mind that common functionality like Rails engines,
-I18n and Rails configuration is all being defined here.
+I18n and Rails configuration are all being defined here.
### Back to `config/environment.rb`
When `config/application.rb` has finished loading Rails, and defined
-your application namespace, you go back to `config/environment.rb`,
-where your application is initialized. For example, if you application was called
-`Blog`, here you would find `Blog::Application.initialize!`, which is
+the application namespace, we go back to `config/environment.rb`,
+where the application is initialized. For example, if the application was called
+`Blog`, here we would find `Blog::Application.initialize!`, which is
defined in `rails/application.rb`
### `railties/lib/rails/application.rb`
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ def self.run(app, options={})
else
server.register('/', Rack::Handler::Mongrel.new(app))
end
- yield server if block_given?
+ yield server if block_given?
server.run.join
end
```