Rails - Nov 2011 - Why is relative_root_url not used to automatically scope routes?

Rails has had the concept of the relative_root_url /
RAILS_RELATIVE_ROOT_URL for some time. In Rails 3.x (perhaps earlier
as well, but I can''t remember), the relative_root_url is only used to
generate asset paths.

I never understood why this relative_root_url isn''t also used to
automatically scope all the routes? Instead I have to do it manually,

  CotaApp::Application.routes.draw do
    MyApp
      scope ActionController::Base.config.relative_url_root do
        ...
      end
  end

Sure, you can also use rewrite rules to strip the prefix before Rails
sees a url, but then how is Rails suppose to generate correct urls?

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