def setup(settings = {})
settings = @configuration.merge(settings) unless @configuration.nil?
config = defaults.merge(settings)
unless config[:reload_classes]
config[:fork_for_class_load] = false
end
dev_mode = config[:environment] == "development"
unless config.key?(:reap_workers_quickly)
config[:reap_workers_quickly] = dev_mode & !config[:cluster]
end
unless config.key?(:bind_fail_fatal)
config[:bind_fail_fatal] = dev_mode
end
::Merb::Dispatcher.use_mutex = config[:use_mutex]
@configuration = config
end