try to use cwd() + gunicorn.conf.py as default config if no file is specified . see #52

gunicorn/app/base.py

@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ class Application(object):
             for k, v in cfg.items():
                 self.cfg.set(k.lower(), v)
 
+        # Lastly, update the configuration with any command line
+        # settings.
+        for k, v in args.__dict__.items():
+            if v is None:
+                continue
+            if k == "args":
+                continue
+            self.cfg.set(k.lower(), v)
+
         # Load up the config file if its found.
         if args.config:
             if not os.path.exists(args.config):
@@ -81,14 +90,6 @@ class Application(object):
                     sys.stderr.write("Invalid value for %s: %s\n\n" % (k, v))
                     raise
 
-        # Lastly, update the configuration with any command line
-        # settings.
-        for k, v in args.__dict__.items():
-            if v is None:
-                continue
-            if k == "args":
-                continue
-            self.cfg.set(k.lower(), v)
 
     def init(self, parser, opts, args):
         raise NotImplementedError

gunicorn/config.py

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class Setting(object):
             "dest": self.name,
             "action": self.action or "store",
             "type": self.type or str,
-            "default": None,
+            "default": self.default or None,
             "help": help_txt
         }
 
@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ def validate_post_request(val):
     else:
         raise TypeError("Value must have an arity of: 4")
 
+def get_default_config_file():
+    config_path = os.path.join(os.path.abspath(os.getcwd()), 'gunicorn.conf.py')
+    if os.path.exists(config_path):
+        return config_path
+    return None
+
 
 class ConfigFile(Setting):
     name = "config"
@@ -374,7 +380,7 @@ class ConfigFile(Setting):
     cli = ["-c", "--config"]
     meta = "FILE"
     validator = validate_string
-    default = None
+    default = get_default_config_file()
     desc = """\
         The path to a Gunicorn config file.
 
@@ -382,7 +388,6 @@ class ConfigFile(Setting):
         application specific configuration.
         """
 
-
 class Bind(Setting):
     name = "bind"
     action = "append"