Can be use to reproduce the bug https://github.com/unbit/uwsgi/issues/706

uwsgi_sample.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

uwsgi_ini="$( cat <<EOF
[uwsgi]
http               = :8902
thunder-lock       = true
processes          = 2
master             = true
pidfile            = /tmp/uwsgi.pid
module             = sample.wsgi
chdir              = /tmp/sample/current
logto              = /tmp/uwsgi_main.log
single-interpreter = true
enable-threads     = true
die-on-term        = true
EOF
)"

alias tail_uwsgi_logs='tail -f /tmp/uwsgi_main.log'

function create_app() {
    app_name=$1
    cd /tmp/sample/builds
    django-admin.py startproject sample
    cd sample
    echo -e "$uwsgi_ini" > uwsgi.ini
    echo "home = $VIRTUAL_ENV" >> uwsgi.ini
    cd /tmp/sample
    # rename
    mv /tmp/sample/builds/sample /tmp/sample/builds/$app_name
    echo ln -sfn /tmp/sample/builds/$app_name /tmp/sample/current
    ln -sfn /tmp/sample/builds/$app_name /tmp/sample/current
}

function setup1() {
    # except virtualenvwrapper to be present
    mkvirtualenv uwsgi_sample
    # use tmp for working directory
    cd /tmp
    mkdir -p /tmp/sample/builds/
    pip install Django
    # on os x, might need before installing uWSGI
    C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/local/include LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib pip install uWSGI
    create_app sample1
}

function start_uwsgi() {
    cd /tmp/sample/current
    uwsgi --ini uwsgi.ini &
    cd /tmp
    tail_uwsgi_logs
}

function reload_uwsgi() {
    kill -HUP `cat /tmp/uwsgi.pid`
    tail_uwsgi_logs
}

function kill_uwsgi() {
    kill `cat /tmp/uwsgi.pid`
    tail_uwsgi_logs
}

function cleanup() {
    deactivate
    rmvirtualenv uwsgi_sample

    cd /tmp
    rm -vr /tmp/sample/
}

# steps to reproduce the bug,
setup1
echo "Ctrl+c to exit tail"
start_uwsgi
create_app sample2
reload_uwsgi | grep chdir
# you will notice the chdir in the logs.
kill_uwsgi
cleanup