Here's the report I get after running `application:start(echat).` in the Eshell.

echat-report.Eshell

=PROGRESS REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
          supervisor: {local,sasl_safe_sup}
             started: [{pid,<0.43.0>},
                       {name,alarm_handler},
                       {mfargs,{alarm_handler,start_link,[]}},
                       {restart_type,permanent},
                       {shutdown,2000},
                       {child_type,worker}]

=PROGRESS REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
          supervisor: {local,sasl_safe_sup}
             started: [{pid,<0.44.0>},
                       {name,overload},
                       {mfargs,{overload,start_link,[]}},
                       {restart_type,permanent},
                       {shutdown,2000},
                       {child_type,worker}]

=PROGRESS REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
          supervisor: {local,sasl_sup}
             started: [{pid,<0.42.0>},
                       {name,sasl_safe_sup},
                       {mfargs,
                           {supervisor,start_link,
                               [{local,sasl_safe_sup},sasl,safe]}},
                       {restart_type,permanent},
                       {shutdown,infinity},
                       {child_type,supervisor}]

=PROGRESS REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
          supervisor: {local,sasl_sup}
             started: [{pid,<0.45.0>},
                       {name,release_handler},
                       {mfargs,{release_handler,start_link,[]}},
                       {restart_type,permanent},
                       {shutdown,2000},
                       {child_type,worker}]

=PROGRESS REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
         application: sasl
          started_at: nonode@nohost
{error,{{noproc,{gen_server,call,
                            [socketio_listener_sup_sup,
                             {start_child,[[{http_port,7878},
                                            {default_http_handler,echat_http_handler}]]},
                             infinity]}},
        {echat_app,start,[normal,[]]}}}
2> 
=CRASH REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
  crasher:
    initial call: supervisor:echat_sup/1
    pid: <0.37.0>
    registered_name: []
    exception exit: {noproc,
                        {gen_server,call,
                            [socketio_listener_sup_sup,
                             {start_child,
                                 [[{http_port,7878},
                                   {default_http_handler,
                                       echat_http_handler}]]},
                             infinity]}}
      in function  gen_server:init_it/6 (gen_server.erl, line 328)
    ancestors: [<0.36.0>]
    messages: []
    links: [<0.36.0>]
    dictionary: []
    trap_exit: true
    status: running
    heap_size: 376
    stack_size: 27
    reductions: 196
  neighbours:

=CRASH REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
  crasher:
    initial call: application_master:init/4
    pid: <0.35.0>
    registered_name: []
    exception exit: {{noproc,
                      {gen_server,call,
                       [socketio_listener_sup_sup,
                        {start_child,
                         [[{http_port,7878},
                           {default_http_handler,echat_http_handler}]]},
                        infinity]}},
                     {echat_app,start,[normal,[]]}}
      in function  application_master:init/4 (application_master.erl, line 133)
    ancestors: [<0.34.0>]
    messages: [{'EXIT',<0.36.0>,normal}]
    links: [<0.34.0>,<0.7.0>]
    dictionary: []
    trap_exit: true
    status: running
    heap_size: 376
    stack_size: 27
    reductions: 105
  neighbours:

=INFO REPORT==== 15-Oct-2013::18:36:30 ===
    application: echat
    exited: {{noproc,
                 {gen_server,call,
                     [socketio_listener_sup_sup,
                      {start_child,
                          [[{http_port,7878},
                            {default_http_handler,echat_http_handler}]]},
                      infinity]}},
             {echat_app,start,[normal,[]]}}
    type: temporary