removed "root" setting

screw it, no one will understand anyway

lib/application.js

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ app.defaultConfiguration = function(){
   var self = this;
 
   // default settings
-  this.set('root', '/');
   this.set('env', process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development');
 
   // implicit middleware
@@ -191,13 +190,8 @@ app.use = function(route, fn){
 
   connect.proto.use.call(this, route, fn);
 
-  // mounted an app, emit "mount"
-  // and adjust some settings
+  // mounted an app
   if (app) {
-    var root = this.get('root') || this.route;
-    if ('/' == root) root = '';
-    root = root + (app.get('root') || app.route);
-    app.set('root', root);
     app.parent = this;
     app.emit('mount', this);
   }

lib/response.js

@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ res.header = function(field, val){
  */
 
 res.clearCookie = function(name, options){
-  var opts = { expires: new Date(1), path: this.app.get('root') };
+  var opts = { expires: new Date(1), path: '/' };
   return this.cookie(name, '', options
     ? utils.merge(opts, options)
     : opts);
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ res.signedCookie = function(name, val, options){
  * Options:
  *
  *    - `maxAge`   max-age in milliseconds, converted to `expires`
- *    - `path`     defaults to the "root" setting which is typically "/"
+ *    - `path`     defaults to "/"
  *
  * Examples:
  *
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ res.cookie = function(name, val, options){
   options = options || {};
   if ('object' == typeof val) val = 'j:' + JSON.stringify(val);
   if ('maxAge' in options) options.expires = new Date(Date.now() + options.maxAge);
-  if (undefined === options.path) options.path = this.app.set('root');
+  if (undefined === options.path) options.path = '/';
   var cookie = utils.serializeCookie(name, val, options);
   this.header('Set-Cookie', cookie);
   return this;
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ res.cookie = function(name, val, options){
  *
  * The given `url` can also be the name of a mapped url, for
  * example by default express supports "back" which redirects
- * to the _Referrer_ or _Referer_ headers or the application's
- * "root" setting. Express also supports "root" out of the box,
- * which can be set via `app.set('root', '/blog');`.
+ * to the _Referrer_ or _Referer_ headers or "/".
  *
  * Examples:
  *

test/app.locals.js

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ describe('app', function(){
       var app = express();
       app.set('title', 'House of Manny');
       var obj = app.locals.settings;
-      obj.should.have.property('root', '/');
       obj.should.have.property('env', 'test');
       obj.should.have.property('title', 'House of Manny');
     })

test/app.use.js

@@ -63,14 +63,5 @@ describe('app', function(){
       app.use('/blog', blog);
       blog.parent.should.equal(app);
     })
-
-    // it('should set "root" to the mount-point', function(){
-    //   var blog = express()
-    //     , app = express();
-    // 
-    //   app.use('/blog', blog);
-    //   blog.get('root').should.equal('/blog');
-    // })
   })
 })
-

test/res.clearCookie.js

@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@ describe('res', function(){
       })
     })
     
-    it('should default path to "root"', function(done){
-      var app = express();
-
-      app.set('root', '/admin');
-
-      app.use(function(req, res){
-        res.clearCookie('sid').end();
-      });
-
-      request(app)
-      .get('/')
-      .end(function(res){
-        var val = 'sid=; path=/admin; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT';
-        res.headers['set-cookie'].should.eql([val]);
-        done();
-      })
-    })
+    // it('should default path to "root"', function(done){
+    //   var app = express();
+    // 
+    //   app.set('root', '/admin');
+    // 
+    //   app.use(function(req, res){
+    //     res.clearCookie('sid').end();
+    //   });
+    // 
+    //   request(app)
+    //   .get('/')
+    //   .end(function(res){
+    //     var val = 'sid=; path=/admin; expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT';
+    //     res.headers['set-cookie'].should.eql([val]);
+    //     done();
+    //   })
+    // })
   })
   
   describe('.clearCookie(name, options)', function(){