A replacement script for the one currently in HEAD.

delayed_job.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'rubygems'
require 'daemons'

RAILS_ROOT = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
PID_DIR   = File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'tmp', 'pids')

Daemons.run_proc('delayed_job', { :dir => PID_DIR, :dir_mode => :normal }) do
  ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'development'
  Dir.chdir RAILS_ROOT
  require File.join('config', 'environment')

  Delayed::Worker.new.start
end