Megatest

	       (top-path  (assoc/default 'toppath   cmdinfo))
	       (work-area (assoc/default 'work-area cmdinfo))  ;; work-area is the test run area
	       (test-name (assoc/default 'test-name cmdinfo))
	       (runscript (assoc/default 'runscript cmdinfo))
	       (ezsteps   (assoc/default 'ezsteps   cmdinfo))
	       ;; (runremote (assoc/default 'runremote cmdinfo))
	       (transport (assoc/default 'transport cmdinfo))
	       ;; (serverinf (assoc/default 'serverinf cmdinfo))
	       (port      (assoc/default 'port      cmdinfo))
	       (run-id    (assoc/default 'run-id    cmdinfo))
	       (test-id   (assoc/default 'test-id   cmdinfo))
	       (target    (assoc/default 'target    cmdinfo))
	       (itemdat   (assoc/default 'itemdat   cmdinfo))
	       (env-ovrd  (assoc/default 'env-ovrd  cmdinfo))
	       (set-vars  (assoc/default 'set-vars  cmdinfo)) ;; pre-overrides from -setvar

					    
	  ;; Do not run the test if it is REMOVING, RUNNING, KILLREQ or REMOTEHOSTSTART,
	  ;; Mark the test as REMOTEHOSTSTART *IMMEDIATELY*
	  ;;
	  (let ((test-info (rmt:get-testinfo-state-status run-id test-id)))
	    (if (not (member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("REMOVING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "RUNNING" "KILLREQ")))
		(tests:test-force-state-status! run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a")
		(begin
		  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test state is " (db:test-get-state test-info) ", cannot proceed")
		  (exit))))
	  
	  (debug:print 2 "Exectuing " test-name " (id: " test-id ") on " (get-host-name))
	  (set! keys       (rmt:get-keys))
	  ;; (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inkeyvals: keyvals) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	  ;; one of these is defunct/redundant ...
	  (if (not (launch:setup-for-run force: #t))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting") 
		;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
		;; (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)
		(exit 1)))
	  (change-directory *toppath*) 

	  ;; NOTE: Current order is to process runconfigs *before* setting the MT_ vars. This 
	  ;;       seems non-ideal but could well break stuff
	  ;;    BUG? BUG? BUG?

	  (let ((rconfig (full-runconfigs-read))) ;; (read-config (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") #f #t sections: (list "default" target))))
	    ;; (setup-env-defaults (conc *toppath* "/runconfigs.config") run-id (make-hash-table) keyvals target)
	    ;; (set-run-config-vars run-id keyvals target) ;; (db:get-target db run-id))
	    ;; Now have runconfigs data loaded, set environment vars
	    (for-each (lambda (section)
			(for-each (lambda (varval)
				    (let ((var (car varval))

	      (list  "MT_TEST_RUN_DIR" work-area)
	      (list  "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
	      (list  "MT_ITEM_INFO" (conc itemdat))
	      (list  "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
	      (list  "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	      (list  "MT_MEGATEST"  megatest)
	      (list  "MT_TARGET"    target)
	      (list  "MT_LINKTREE"  (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree"))
	      (list  "MT_TESTSUITENAME" (common:get-testsuite-name))))

	  (if mt-bindir-path (setenv "PATH" (conc (getenv "PATH") ":" mt-bindir-path)))
	  ;; (change-directory top-path)
	  ;; Can setup as client for server mode now
	  ;; (client:setup)

	  
	  ;; environment overrides are done *before* the remaining critical envars.

	 (bestsize 0))
    (if disks 
	(for-each 
	 (lambda (disk-num)
	   (let* ((dirpath    (cadr (assoc disk-num disks)))
		  (freespc    (cond
			       ((not (directory? dirpath))
				(if (common:low-noise-print 50 "disks not a dir " disk-num)
				    (debug:print 0 "WARNING: disk " disk-num " at path " dirpath " is not a directory - ignoring it."))
				-1)
			       ((not (file-write-access? dirpath))
				(if (common:low-noise-print 50 "disks not writeable " disk-num)
				    (debug:print 0 "WARNING: disk " disk-num " at path " dirpath " is not writeable - ignoring it."))
				-1)
			       ((not (eq? (string-ref dirpath 0) #\/))
				(if (common:low-noise-print 50 "disks not a proper path " disk-num)
				    (debug:print 0 "WARNING: disk " disk-num " at path " dirpath " is not a fully qualified path - ignoring it."))
				-1)
			       (else
				(get-df dirpath)))))
	     (if (> freespc bestsize)
		 (begin
		   (set! best     dirpath)

		       " - creating link from: " test-path "\n"
		       "                   to: " lnktarget)

	  ;; If there is already a symlink delete it and recreate it.
	  (handle-exceptions
	   exn
	   (begin
	     (debug:print 0 "ERROR:  Failed to re-create link " lnktarget ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn) ", exiting")
	     (exit))
	   (if (symbolic-link? lnktarget)     (delete-file lnktarget))
	   (if (not (file-exists? lnktarget)) (create-symbolic-link test-path lnktarget)))))

    (if (not (directory? test-path))
	(create-directory test-path #t)) ;; this is a hack, I don't know why out of the blue this path does not exist sometimes

	  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: No disk work area specified - running in the test directory under tmp_run")))
    (set! cmdparms (base64:base64-encode 
		    (z3:encode-buffer 
		     (with-output-to-string
		       (lambda () ;; (list 'hosts     hosts)
			 (write (list (list 'testpath  test-path)
				      (list 'transport (conc *transport-type*))
				      ;; (list 'serverinf *server-info*)
				      (list 'toppath   *toppath*)
				      (list 'work-area work-area)
				      (list 'test-name test-name) 
				      (list 'runscript runscript) 
				      (list 'run-id    run-id   )
				      (list 'test-id   test-id  )
				      ;; (list 'item-path item-path )