Megatest

	    (if (equal? thepath "/")
		(begin
		  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Unable to find megatest home directory.")
		  #f)
		(loop (pathname-directory thepath)))))
      ))


(define (common:db-tmp-area-path)
  (conc "/tmp/" 
         (current-user-name)
	 "/megatest_localdb/"
	 (common:get-testsuite-name)
         "/"
	 (string-translate *toppath* "/" ".")
  )
)


;;======================================================================
;; redefine for future cleanup (converge on area-name, the more generic
;;
(define common:get-area-name common:get-testsuite-name)

(define (common:get-db-tmp-area . junk)

		     (tsname (common:get-testsuite-name))
		     (dbpath (common:get-create-writeable-dir
			      (list (conc "/tmp/" (current-user-name)
					  "/megatest_localdb/"
					  tsname "/"
					  (string-translate toppath "/" "."))
				    (conc "/tmp/" (current-process-id) ;; just in case we have an issue with the dir by own user name
					  "/megatest_localdb/"
					  "/"(current-user-name) "/megatest_localdb/"
					  tsname
					  (string-translate toppath "/" "."))
				    ))))
		(set! *db-cache-path* dbpath)
		;; ensure megatest area has .mtdb
		(let ((dbarea (conc *toppath* "/.mtdb")))
		  (if (not (file-exists? dbarea))