Megatest

	 (run-id      (cdb:remote-run db:register-run #f keys keyvals runname "new" "n/a" user))  ;;  test-name)))
	 (deferred    '()) ;; delay running these since they have a waiton clause
	 ;; keepgoing is the defacto modality now, will add hit-n-run a bit later
	 ;; (keepgoing   (hash-table-ref/default flags "-keepgoing" #f))
	 (runconfigf   (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config"))
	 (required-tests '())
	 (test-records (make-hash-table))
	 (test-names '())
	 (all-test-names (tests:get-valid-tests *toppath* "%"))) ;; we need a list of all valid tests to check waiton names

    (set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys) ;; these may be needed by the launching process

    (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
	(setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keys keyvals "pre-launch-env-vars")
	(debug:print 0 "WARNING: You do not have a run config file: " runconfigf))
    

    ;; from here on out the db will be opened and closed on every call runs:run-tests-queue
    ;; (sqlite3:finalize! db) 
    ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
    (if (not (null? test-names))
	(let loop ((hed (car test-names))
		   (tal (cdr test-names)))         ;; 'return-procs tells the config reader to prep running system but return a proc

	  (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig hed 'return-procs))
		 (waitons (let ((instr (if config 
					   (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")
					   (begin ;; No config means this is a non-existant test
					     (debug:print 0 "ERROR: non-existent required test \"" hed "\"")
					     (if db (sqlite3:finalize! db))
					     (exit 1)))))
			    (debug:print-info 8 "waitons string is " instr)
			    (let ((newwaitons
				   (string-split (cond
						  ((procedure? instr)
						   (let ((res (instr)))
						     (debug:print-info 8 "waiton procedure results in string " res " for test " hed)
						     res))
						  ((string? instr)     instr)
						  (else 
						   ;; NOTE: This is actually the case of *no* waitons! ;; (debug:print 0 "ERROR: something went wrong in processing waitons for test " hed)
						   "")))))
			      (filter (lambda (x)
					(if (member x all-test-names)
					    #t
					    (begin
					      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test " hed " has unrecognised waiton testname " x)
					      #f)))
				      newwaitons)))))
	    (debug:print-info 8 "waitons: " waitons)
	    ;; check for hed in waitons => this would be circular, remove it and issue an
	    ;; error
	    (if (member hed waitons)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test " hed " has listed itself as a waiton, please correct this!")
		  (set! waitons (filter (lambda (x)(not (equal? x hed))) waitons))))

	    (if (not test-id)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 2 "WARN: Test not pre-created? test-name=" test-name ", item-path=" item-path ", run-id=" run-id)
		  (cdb:tests-register-test *runremote* run-id test-name item-path)
		  (set! test-id (open-run-close db:get-test-id db run-id test-name item-path))))
	    (debug:print-info 4 "test-id=" test-id ", run-id=" run-id ", test-name=" test-name ", item-path=\"" item-path "\"")
	    (set! testdat (cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id))))
      (if (not testdat) ;; should NOT happen
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: failed to get test record for test-id " test-id))
      (set! test-id (db:test-get-id testdat))
      (change-directory test-path)
      (case (if force ;; (args:get-arg "-force")
		'NOT_STARTED
		(if testdat
		    (string->symbol (test:get-state testdat))
		    'failed-to-insert))

	    (keys #f)
	    (target (or (args:get-arg "-reqtarg")
			(args:get-arg "-target"))))
	(if (not (setup-for-run))
	    (begin 
	      (debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting")
	      (exit 1)))
	;; (if (args:get-arg "-server")
	;;     (open-run-close server:start db (args:get-arg "-server")))
	(set! keys (keys:config-get-fields *configdat*))
	;; have enough to process -target or -reqtarg here
	(if (args:get-arg "-reqtarg")
	    (let* ((runconfigf (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config")) ;; DO NOT EVALUATE ALL 
		   (runconfig  (read-config runconfigf #f #t environ-patt: #f))) 
	      (if (hash-table-ref/default runconfig (args:get-arg "-reqtarg") #f)
		  (keys:target-set-args keys (args:get-arg "-reqtarg") args:arg-hash)