@@ -1587,14 +1587,11 @@
                    (lambda (my-itemdat)
                      (tests:match test-patts hed (item-list->path my-itemdat) ))
                    ;; was: (tests:match test-patts hed (item-list->path my-itemdat) required: required-tests))
                    items) ))
             (if (null? items-in-testpatt)
-                (let ((test-id   (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name "")))
-                  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Test " (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) " is itemized but has no items matching test pattern -- marking status ZERO_ITEMS")
-                  (if test-id
-                      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "ZERO_ITEMS" "This test has no items which match test pattern.")))
+                (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Test " (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) " is itemized but has no items matching the test pattern")
                 
                 (for-each (lambda (my-itemdat)
                             (let* ((new-test-record (let ((newrec (make-tests:testqueue)))
                                                       (vector-copy! test-record newrec)
                                                       newrec))
@@ -1662,11 +1659,11 @@
 	  (loop (car reg)(cdr reg) '() reruns))
 	 (else
           (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-9")
 	  (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "Exiting loop with...\n  hed=" hed "\n  tal=" tal "\n  reruns=" reruns))
 	 ))) ;; end loop on sorted test names
-    ;; this is the point where everything is launced and now you can mark the run in metadata table as all launced 
+    ;; this is the point where everything is launched and now you can mark the run in metadata table as all launched 
     (rmt:set-var (conc "lunch-complete-" run-id) "yes")
   
     ;; now *if* -run-wait we wait for all tests to be done
     ;; Now wait for any RUNNING tests to complete (if in run-wait mode)
     (thread-sleep! 10) ;; I think there is a race condition here. Let states/statuses settle