# File lib/webrick/server.rb, line 78
    def start(&block)
      raise ServerError, "already started." if @status != :Stop
      server_type = @config[:ServerType] || SimpleServer

      server_type.start{
        @logger.info \
          "#{self.class}#start: pid=#{$$} port=#{@config[:Port]}"
        call_callback(:StartCallback)

        thgroup = ThreadGroup.new
        @status = :Running
        while @status == :Running
          begin
            if svrs = IO.select(@listeners, nil, nil, 2.0)
              svrs[0].each{|svr|
                @tokens.pop          # blocks while no token is there.
                if sock = accept_client(svr)
                  th = start_thread(sock, &block)
                  th[:WEBrickThread] = true
                  thgroup.add(th)
                else
                  @tokens.push(nil)
                end
              }
            end
          rescue Errno::EBADF, IOError => ex
            # if the listening socket was closed in GenericServer#shutdown,
            # IO::select raise it.
          rescue Exception => ex
            msg = "#{ex.class}: #{ex.message}\n\t#{ex.backtrace[0]}"
            @logger.error msg
          end
        end

        @logger.info "going to shutdown ..."
        thgroup.list.each{|th| th.join if th[:WEBrickThread] }
        call_callback(:StopCallback)
        @logger.info "#{self.class}#start done."
        @status = :Stop
      }
    end