diff -ruN memcached1/memcached.c memcached2/memcached.c
--- memcached1/memcached.c	2006-11-24 09:26:30.390625000 -0600
+++ memcached2/memcached.c	2006-11-24 09:33:14.937500000 -0600
@@ -2007,6 +2007,27 @@
 
 }
 
+void runServer()
+{
+    /* enter the loop */
+    event_loop(0);
+}
+
+void stopServer()
+{
+    /* exit the loop */
+    event_loopexit(NULL);
+}
+void pauseServer()
+{
+    /* not implemented yet */
+}
+
+void continueServer()
+{
+    /* not implemented yet */
+}
+
 int l_socket=0;
 int u_socket=-1;
 
@@ -2281,8 +2302,9 @@
     /* save the PID in if we're a daemon */
     if (daemonize)
         save_pid(getpid(),pid_file);
-    /* enter the loop */
-    event_loop(0);
+
+    runServer();
+
     /* remove the PID file if we're a daemon */
     if (daemonize)
         remove_pidfile(pid_file);