@@ -90,10 +90,35 @@
 
 test8 : test8a
 	cd fullrun;$(MEGATEST) -runtests lineitem_fail 1 -target ubuntu/nfs/none :runname $(RUNNAME)_singletest
 	cd fullrun;$(MEGATEST) -runtests runfirst/fall 1 -target ubuntu/nfs/none :runname $(RUNNAME)_singleitem
 	cd fullrun;$(MEGATEST) -runtests test_mt_vars/2 -target ubuntu/nfs/none :runname $(RUNNAME)_singleitem_waiton
+
+# Some simple checks for bootstrapping and run loop logic 
+
+test9 : minsetup test9a test9b test9c
+
+test9a :
+	@echo Run super-simple mintest e, no waitons.
+	cd mintest;megatest -runtests e -target $(VER) :runname `date +%H.%M.%S` -debug $(DEBUG)
+
+test9b :
+	@echo Run simple mintest d with one waiton c
+	cd mintest;megatest -runtests d -target $(VER) :runname `date +%H.%M.%S` -debug $(DEBUG)
+
+test9c :
+	@echo Run mintest a with full waiton chain a -> b -> c -> d -> e
+	cd mintest;megatest -runtests a -target $(VER) :runname `date +%H.%M.%S` -debug $(DEBUG)
+
+
+minsetup : 
+	cd ..;make && make install
+	mkdir -p mintest/{runs,links}
+	cd mintest;megatest -stop-server 0
+	cd mintest;megatest -server - -debug $(DEBUG) > server.log 2> server.log & 
+	sleep 3
+	cd mintest;dashboard -rows 20 &
 
 cleanprep : ../*.scm Makefile */*.config
 	mkdir -p fullrun/tmp/mt_runs fullrun/tmp/mt_links
 	cd ..;make;make install
 	rm -f */logging.db