diff -r 51cc4b61f9ae -r 282194aa43f3 cwconfig.py
--- a/cwconfig.py	Mon Jun 21 15:32:58 2010 +0200
+++ b/cwconfig.py	Mon Jun 21 15:34:46 2010 +0200
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@
         self.load_defaults()
         # will be properly initialized later by _gettext_init
         self.translations = {'en': (unicode, lambda ctx, msgid: unicode(msgid) )}
+        self._site_loaded = set()
         # don't register ReStructured Text directives by simple import, avoid pb
         # with eg sphinx.
         # XXX should be done properly with a function from cw.uicfg
@@ -696,7 +697,7 @@
             init_log(self.debugmode, syslog, logthreshold, logfile, self.log_format,
                      rotation_parameters={'when': 'W6', # every sunday
                                           'interval': 1,
-                                          'backupCount': 52,})
+                                          'backupCount': 52})
         else:
             init_log(self.debugmode, syslog, logthreshold, logfile, self.log_format)
         # configure simpleTal logger
@@ -708,6 +709,34 @@
         """
         return []
 
+    apphome = None
+
+    def load_site_cubicweb(self, paths=None):
+        """load instance's specific site_cubicweb file"""
+        if paths is None:
+            paths = self.cubes_path()
+            if self.apphome is not None:
+                paths = [self.apphome] + paths
+        for path in reversed(paths):
+            sitefile = join(path, 'site_cubicweb.py')
+            if exists(sitefile) and not sitefile in self._site_loaded:
+                self._load_site_cubicweb(sitefile)
+                self._site_loaded.add(sitefile)
+            else:
+                sitefile = join(path, 'site_erudi.py')
+                if exists(sitefile) and not sitefile in self._site_loaded:
+                    self._load_site_cubicweb(sitefile)
+                    self._site_loaded.add(sitefile)
+                    self.warning('[3.5] site_erudi.py is deprecated, should be '
+                                 'renamed to site_cubicweb.py')
+
+    def _load_site_cubicweb(self, sitefile):
+        # XXX extrapath argument to load_module_from_file only in lgc > 0.50.2
+        from logilab.common.modutils import load_module_from_modpath, modpath_from_file
+        module = load_module_from_modpath(modpath_from_file(sitefile, self.extrapath))
+        self.info('%s loaded', sitefile)
+        return module
+
     def eproperty_definitions(self):
         cfg = self.persistent_options_configuration()
         for section, options in cfg.options_by_section():
@@ -889,7 +918,6 @@
         self.appid = appid
         CubicWebNoAppConfiguration.__init__(self, debugmode)
         self._cubes = None
-        self._site_loaded = set()
         self.load_file_configuration(self.main_config_file())
 
     def adjust_sys_path(self):
@@ -964,37 +992,6 @@
             infos.append('%s-%s' % (pkg, version))
         return md5.new(';'.join(infos)).hexdigest()
 
-    def load_site_cubicweb(self):
-        """load instance's specific site_cubicweb file"""
-        paths = self.cubes_path()
-        if self.apphome is not None:
-            paths = [self.apphome] + paths
-        for path in reversed(paths):
-            sitefile = join(path, 'site_cubicweb.py')
-            if exists(sitefile) and not sitefile in self._site_loaded:
-                self._load_site_cubicweb(sitefile)
-                self._site_loaded.add(sitefile)
-            else:
-                sitefile = join(path, 'site_erudi.py')
-                if exists(sitefile) and not sitefile in self._site_loaded:
-                    self._load_site_cubicweb(sitefile)
-                    self._site_loaded.add(sitefile)
-                    self.warning('[3.5] site_erudi.py is deprecated, should be '
-                                 'renamed to site_cubicweb.py')
-
-    def _load_site_cubicweb(self, sitefile):
-        # XXX extrapath argument to load_module_from_file only in lgc > 0.46
-        from logilab.common.modutils import load_module_from_modpath, modpath_from_file
-        def load_module_from_file(filepath, path=None, use_sys=1, extrapath=None):
-            return load_module_from_modpath(modpath_from_file(filepath, extrapath),
-                                            path, use_sys)
-        module = load_module_from_file(sitefile, extrapath=self.extrapath)
-        self.info('%s loaded', sitefile)
-        # cube specific options
-        if getattr(module, 'options', None):
-            self.register_options(module.options)
-            self.load_defaults()
-
     def load_configuration(self):
         """load instance's configuration files"""
         super(CubicWebConfiguration, self).load_configuration()
@@ -1002,6 +999,13 @@
             # init gettext
             self._gettext_init()
 
+    def _load_site_cubicweb(self, sitefile):
+        # overriden to register cube specific options
+        mod = super(CubicWebConfiguration, self)._load_site_cubicweb(sitefile)
+        if getattr(mod, 'options', None):
+            self.register_options(module.options)
+            self.load_defaults()
+
     def init_log(self, logthreshold=None, force=False):
         """init the log service"""
         if not force and hasattr(self, '_logging_initialized'):
@@ -1096,7 +1100,8 @@
             SMTP_LOCK.release()
         return True
 
-set_log_methods(CubicWebConfiguration, logging.getLogger('cubicweb.configuration'))
+set_log_methods(CubicWebNoAppConfiguration,
+                logging.getLogger('cubicweb.configuration'))
 
 # alias to get a configuration instance from an instance id
 instance_configuration = CubicWebConfiguration.config_for