Megatest

	       (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))
	       (db        #f)
	       (tdb       #f)
	       (rollup-status 0))
	  
	  (debug:print 2 "Exectuing " test-name " (id: " test-id ") on " (get-host-name))
	  ;; apply pre-overrides before other variables. The pre-override vars must not
	  ;; clobbers things from the official sources such as megatest.config and runconfigs.config
	  (if (string? set-vars)
	      (let ((varpairs (string-split set-vars ",")))

	  (setenv "MT_MEGATEST"  megatest)
	  (setenv "MT_TARGET"    target)
	  (if mt-bindir-path (setenv "PATH" (conc (getenv "PATH") ":" mt-bindir-path)))
	  (change-directory top-path)
	  (if (not (setup-for-run))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting") 
		;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
		;; (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)
		(exit 1)))
	  (change-directory *toppath*)
	  ;; now can find our db
	  (set! db (open-db))
	  (if (not (args:get-arg "-server"))
	      (server:client-setup db))
	  ;; (set! *cache-on* #t)
	  (set-megatest-env-vars db run-id) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	  (change-directory work-area) 

	  ;; Open up the test specific database
	  (set! tdb (open-test-db work-area))
	  (on-exit (lambda ()
		     (debug:print 0 "Finalizing both tdb and db!!!")
		     (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)
		     (sqlite3:finalize! db)))

	  (set-run-config-vars db run-id)
	  ;; environment overrides are done *before* the remaining critical envars.
	  (alist->env-vars env-ovrd)
	  (set-megatest-env-vars db run-id)
	  (set-item-env-vars itemdat)
	  (save-environment-as-files "megatest")
	  (test-set-meta-info db tdb run-id test-name itemdat)
	  (test-set-status! db test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a" (args:get-arg "-m") #f)
	  (if (args:get-arg "-xterm")
	      (set! fullrunscript "xterm")
	      (if (and fullrunscript (not (file-execute-access? fullrunscript)))
		  (system (conc "chmod ug+x " fullrunscript))))
	  ;; We are about to actually kick off the test
	  ;; so this is a good place to remove the records for 
	  ;; any previous runs
	  ;; (db:test-remove-steps db run-id testname itemdat)
	  





	  (let* ((m            (make-mutex))
		 (kill-job?    #f)
		 (exit-info    (vector #t #t #t))
		 (job-thread   #f)
		 (runit        (lambda ()
				 ;; (let-values
				 ;;  (((pid exit-status exit-code)

							 (inexact->exact 
							  (round 
							   (- 
							    (current-seconds) 
							    start-seconds)))))
					(kill-tries 0))
				   (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes)))
				     ;; (let* (;; (db       (open-db))
					    ;; (cpuload  (get-cpu-load))
					    ;; (diskfree (get-df (current-directory)))
					    ;; (tmpfree  (get-df "/tmp")))
				     (begin
				       ;; (if (not (args:get-arg "-server"))
				       ;;	   (server:client-setup db))
				       ;; (if (not cpuload)  (begin (debug:print 0 "WARNING: CPULOAD not found.")  (set! cpuload "n/a")))
				       ;; (if (not diskfree) (begin (debug:print 0 "WARNING: DISKFREE not found.") (set! diskfree "n/a")))
				       (set! kill-job? (test-get-kill-request db run-id test-name itemdat))
				       (test-set-meta-info db tdb run-id testname itemdat minutes: minutes)
				       ;; (rdb:test-update-meta-info db test-id minutes cpuload diskfree tmpfree)
				       (if kill-job? 
					   (begin
					     (mutex-lock! m)
					     (let* ((pid (vector-ref exit-info 0)))
					       (if (number? pid)
						   (begin
						     (debug:print 0 "WARNING: Request received to kill job (attempt # " kill-tries ")")

							(car processes))
						       (system (conc "kill -9 " pid))))
						   (begin
						     (debug:print 0 "WARNING: Request received to kill job but problem with process, attempting to kill manager process")
						     (test-set-status! db test-id "KILLED"  "FAIL"
								       (args:get-arg "-m") #f)
						     (sqlite3:finalize! db)
						     (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)
						     (exit 1))))
					     (set! kill-tries (+ 1 kill-tries))
					     (mutex-unlock! m)))
				       ;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
				       (thread-sleep! (+ 10 (random 10))) ;; add some jitter to the call home time to spread out the db accesses
				       (loop (calc-minutes)))))))
		 (th1          (make-thread monitorjob))
		 (th2          (make-thread runit)))
	    (set! job-thread th2)
	    (thread-start! th1)
	    (thread-start! th2)
	    (thread-join! th2)
	    (mutex-lock! m)
	    ;; (set! db (open-db))
	    ;; (if (not (args:get-arg "-server"))
	    ;;	(server:client-setup db))
	    (let* ((item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
		   (testinfo  (rdb:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path)))
	      (if (not (equal? (db:test-get-state testinfo) "COMPLETED"))
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 2 "Test NOT logged as COMPLETED, (state=" (db:test-get-state testinfo) "), updating result, rollup-status is " rollup-status)
		    (test-set-status! db test-id 
				      (if kill-job? "KILLED" "COMPLETED")

	      )
	    (mutex-unlock! m)
	    ;; (exec-results (cmd-run->list fullrunscript)) ;;  (list ">" (conc test-name "-run.log"))))
	    ;; (success      exec-results)) ;; (eq? (cadr exec-results) 0)))
	    (debug:print 2 "Output from running " fullrunscript ", pid " (vector-ref exit-info 0) " in work area " 
			 work-area ":\n====\n exit code " (vector-ref exit-info 2) "\n" "====\n")
	    (sqlite3:finalize! db)
	    (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)
	    (if (not (vector-ref exit-info 1))
		(exit 4)))))))

;; set up the very basics needed for doing anything here.
(define (setup-for-run)
  ;; would set values for KEYS in the environment here for better support of env-override but 
  ;; have chicken/egg scenario. need to read megatest.config then read it again. Going to