Megatest

	(let* ((testpath  (assoc/default 'testpath  cmdinfo))
	       (work-area (assoc/default 'work-area cmdinfo))
	       (test-name (assoc/default 'test-name cmdinfo))
	       (runscript (assoc/default 'runscript cmdinfo))
	       (ezsteps   (assoc/default 'ezsteps   cmdinfo))
	       (db-host   (assoc/default 'db-host   cmdinfo))
	       (run-id    (assoc/default 'run-id    cmdinfo))
	       (test-id   (assoc/default 'test-id   cmdinfo))
	       (itemdat   (assoc/default 'itemdat   cmdinfo))
	       (env-ovrd  (assoc/default 'env-ovrd  cmdinfo))
	       (set-vars  (assoc/default 'set-vars  cmdinfo)) ;; pre-overrides from -setvar
	       (runname   (assoc/default 'runname   cmdinfo))
	       (megatest  (assoc/default 'megatest  cmdinfo))
	       (mt-bindir-path (assoc/default 'mt-bindir-path cmdinfo))
	       (fullrunscript (if runscript (conc testpath "/" runscript) #f))

						   ;;       (set! script (conc script "source " prev-env))))
						   
						   ;; call the command using mt_ezstep
						   (set! script (conc "mt_ezstep " stepname " " (if prevstep prevstep "-") " " stepcmd))

						   (debug:print 4 "script: " script)

						   (rdb:teststep-set-status! db test-id stepname "start" "-" itemdat #f #f)
						   ;; now launch
						   (let ((pid (process-run script)))
						     (let processloop ((i 0))
						       (let-values (((pid-val exit-status exit-code)(process-wait pid #t)))
								   (mutex-lock! m)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 0 pid)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 1 exit-status)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 2 exit-code)
								   (mutex-unlock! m)
								   (if (eq? pid-val 0)
								       (begin
									 (thread-sleep! 2)
									 (processloop (+ i 1))))
								   ))
                                                     (let ((exinfo (vector-ref exit-info 2))
                                                           (logfna (if logpro-used (conc stepname ".html") "")))
                                                        ;; testing if procedures called in a remote call cause problems (ans: no or so I suspect)
						        (rdb:teststep-set-status! db test-id stepname "end" exinfo itemdat #f logfna))
						     (if logpro-used
							 (test-set-log! db run-id test-name itemdat (conc stepname ".html")))
						     ;; set the test final status
						     (let* ((this-step-status (cond
									       ((and (eq? (vector-ref exit-info 2) 2) logpro-used) 'warn)
									       ((eq? (vector-ref exit-info 2) 0)                   'pass)
									       (else 'fail)))

;; 3. create link from run dir to megatest runs area 
;; 4. remotely run the test on allocated host
;;    - could be ssh to host from hosts table (update regularly with load)
;;    - could be netbatch
;;      (launch-test db (cadr status) test-conf))
(define (launch-test db run-id runname test-conf keyvallst test-name test-path itemdat params)
  (change-directory *toppath*)
  (let* ((useshell   (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "useshell"))
	(launcher   (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "launcher"))
	(runscript  (config-lookup test-conf   "setup"        "runscript"))
	(ezsteps    (> (length (hash-table-ref/default test-conf "ezsteps" '())) 0)) ;; don't send all the steps, could be big
	(diskspace  (config-lookup test-conf   "requirements" "diskspace"))
	(memory     (config-lookup test-conf   "requirements" "memory"))
	(hosts      (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "workhosts"))
	(remote-megatest (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "executable"))

				   (else exe)))))
	(test-sig   (conc test-name ":" (item-list->path itemdat))) ;; test-path is the full path including the item-path
	(work-area  #f)
	(toptest-work-area #f) ;; for iterated tests the top test contains data relevant for all
	(diskpath   #f)
	(cmdparms   #f)
	(fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	(mt-bindir-path #f)
	(item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	(testinfo   (rdb:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path))
	(test-id    (db:test-get-id testinfo)))
  (if hosts (set! hosts (string-split hosts)))
    ;; set the megatest to be called on the remote host
    (if (not remote-megatest)(set! remote-megatest local-megatest)) ;; "megatest"))
    (set! mt-bindir-path (pathname-directory remote-megatest))
    (if launcher (set! launcher (string-split launcher)))
    ;; set up the run work area for this test
    (set! diskpath (get-best-disk *configdat*))
    (if diskpath

    (set! cmdparms (base64:base64-encode (with-output-to-string
				    (lambda () ;; (list 'hosts     hosts)
				      (write (list (list 'testpath  test-path)
						   (list 'work-area work-area)
						   (list 'test-name test-name) 
						   (list 'runscript runscript) 
						   (list 'run-id    run-id   )
						   (list 'test-id   test-id  )
						   (list 'itemdat   itemdat  )
						   (list 'megatest  remote-megatest)
						   (list 'ezsteps   ezsteps) 
 						   (list 'env-ovrd  (hash-table-ref/default *configdat* "env-override" '())) 
						   (list 'set-vars  (if params (hash-table-ref/default params "-setvars" #f)))
						   (list 'runname   runname)
						   (list 'mt-bindir-path mt-bindir-path))))))) ;; (string-intersperse keyvallst " "))))