Megatest

	 (states       (if state  (string-split state  ",") '()))
	 (statuses     (if status (string-split status ",") '()))
	 (state-status (if (string? new-state-status) (string-split new-state-status ",") '(#f #f)))
	 (rp-mutex     (make-mutex))
	 (bup-mutex    (make-mutex))
         (keep-records (args:get-arg "-keep-records"))) ;; used in conjunction with -remove-runs to keep the records, TODO: consolidate this with "mode".

    (let* ((write-access-actions '(remove-runs set-state-status archive run-wait redo-logpro))
           (dbfile             (conc  *toppath* "/megatest.db"))
           (readonly-mode      (not (file-write-access? dbfile))))
      (when (and readonly-mode
                 (member action write-access-actions))
        (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "megatest.db is readonly.  Cannot proceed with action ["action"] in which write-access isrequired .")
        (exit 1)))
    

		    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
		    ;; (if (equal? testpatt "%")
		    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
		    
		    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
                   ((redo-logpro)
                    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Re-applying new logpro rules without rerun for tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((set-state-status)
		    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Modifying state and staus for tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((print-run)
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Printing info for run " runkey ", run=" run ", tests=" tests ", header=" header)
		    action)
		   ((run-wait)

                                  (has-subrun    (and (subrun:subrun-test-initialized? run-dir)
                                                      (not (subrun:subrun-removed? run-dir))))
				  (test-state    (db:test-get-state new-test-dat))
				  (test-fulln    (db:test-get-fullname new-test-dat))
				  (uname         (db:test-get-uname    new-test-dat))
				  (toplevel-with-children (and (db:test-get-is-toplevel test)
							       (> (rmt:test-toplevel-num-items run-id test-name) 0))))
                             (BB> "arrived here 2")
			     (case action
			       ((remove-runs)
				;; if the test is a toplevel-with-children issue an error and do not remove
				(cond
                                 (toplevel-with-children
                                  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: skipping removal of " test-fulln " with run-id " run-id " as it has sub tests")
                                  (hash-table-set! toplevel-retries test-fulln (+ (hash-table-ref/default toplevel-retries test-fulln 0) 1))

						(loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))))
				       )
				      ) ; end case rem-status
                                    ) ; end let
                                  ); end cond has-subrun

                                 (else
                                  (BB> "arrived 1")
                                  ;; BB - TODO - consider backgrounding to threads to delete tests (work below) 
                                  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "test: " test-name " itest-state: " test-state)
                                  (if (member test-state (list "RUNNING" "LAUNCHED" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "KILLREQ"))
                                      (begin
                                        (if (not (hash-table-ref/default test-retry-time test-fulln #f))
                                            (begin
                                              ;; want to set to REMOVING BUT CANNOT do it here?

                                            (loop new-test-dat tal)
                                            (loop (car tal)(append tal (list new-test-dat)))))
                                      (begin
                                        (runs:remove-test-directory new-test-dat mode) ;; 'remove-all)
                                        (if (not (null? tal))
                                            (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))))))
				(rmt:update-run-stats run-id (rmt:get-raw-run-stats run-id)))
                               ((redo-logpro)
                                (debug:print-error 0 "redo-logpro unimplemented")
                                ;;(exit 1)
                                )
			       ((set-state-status)
                                (let* ((new-state (car state-status))
                                       (new-status (cadr state-status))
                                       (test-id (db:test-get-id test))
                                       (test-run-dir (db:test-get-rundir new-test-dat))
                                       (has-subrun (and (subrun:subrun-test-initialized? test-run-dir)
                                                      (not (subrun:subrun-removed? test-run-dir)))))