    # File lib/chef/application.rb, line 71
      def configure_chef
        parse_options

        begin
          case config[:config_file]
          when /^(http|https):\/\//
            Chef::REST.new("", nil, nil).fetch(config[:config_file]) { |f| apply_config(f.path) }
          else
            ::File::open(config[:config_file]) { |f| apply_config(f.path) }
          end
        rescue SocketError => error
          Chef::Application.fatal!("Error getting config file #{Chef::Config[:config_file]}", 2)
        rescue Exception => error
          Chef::Log.warn("*****************************************")
          Chef::Log.warn("Can not find config file: #{config[:config_file]}, using defaults.")
          Chef::Log.warn("#{error.message}")
          Chef::Log.warn("*****************************************")

          Chef::Config.merge!(config)
        end

      end