Megatest

    (conc testname (if (equal? itempath "") "" (conc "(" itempath ")")))))

;; This is the *new* methodology. One record to inform them and in the chaos, organise them.
;;
(define (runs:create-run-record)
  (let* ((mconfig      (if *configdat*
		           *configdat*
		           (if (launch:setup-for-run)
		               *configdat*
		               (begin
		                 (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Called setup in a non-megatest area, exiting")
		                 (exit 1)))))
	  (runrec      (runs:runrec-make-record))
	  (target      (common:args-get-target))
	  (runname     (or (args:get-arg "-runname")

		(for-each (lambda (varval)
			    (set! envdat (append envdat (list varval)))
			    (setenv (car varval)(cadr varval)))
			  (configf:get-section runconfig section)))
	      (list "default" target))
    (vector target runname testpatt keys keyvals envdat mconfig runconfig serverdat transport db toppath run-id)))

(define (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id #!key (inkeys #f)(inrunname #f)(inkeyvals #f))
  (let* ((target    (or (common:args-get-target)
			(get-environment-variable "MT_TARGET")))
	 (keys      (if inkeys    inkeys    (cdb:remote-run db:get-keys #f)))
	 (keyvals   (if inkeyvals inkeyvals (keys:target->keyval keys target)))
	 (vals      (hash-table-ref/default *env-vars-by-run-id* run-id #f))
	 (link-tree (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
    ;; get the info from the db and put it in the cache

	 (test-names         #f)  ;; (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
	 (required-tests     #f)) ;;(lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") test-names))) ;; test-names)) ;; Added test-names as initial for required-tests but that failed to work

    ;; Update the synchronous setting in the db based on the default or what is set by the user
    ;; This is done once here on a call to run tests rather than on every call to open-db
    (cdb:remote-run db:set-sync #f)

    (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
	(setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals target)
	(debug:print 0 "WARNING: You do not have a run config file: " runconfigf))

    ;; Now generate all the tests lists
    (set! all-tests-registry (tests:get-all))
    (set! all-test-names     (hash-table-keys all-tests-registry))
    (set! test-names         (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts))
    (set! required-tests     (lset-intersection equal? (string-split test-patts ",") test-names))

     ((or (null? prereqs-not-met)
	  (and (member 'toplevel testmode)
	       (null? non-completed)))
      (debug:print-info 4 "runs:expand-items: (or (null? prereqs-not-met) (and (member 'toplevel testmode)(null? non-completed)))")
      (let ((test-name (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record)))
	(setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
	(setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	(runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	(let ((items-list (items:get-items-from-config tconfig)))
	  (if (list? items-list)
	      (begin
		(tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
		(list hed tal reg reruns))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: The proc from reading the items table did not yield a list - please report this")

		      "\n   test-config: " (hash-table->alist test-conf)
		      "\n   itemdat: " itemdat
		      )
    (debug:print 2 "Attempting to launch test " full-test-name)
    (setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
    (setenv "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
    (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
    (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (change-directory *toppath*)

    ;; Here is where the test_meta table is best updated
    ;; Yes, another use of a global for caching. Need a better way?
    ;;
    ;; There is now a single call to runs:update-all-test_meta and this 
    ;; per-test call is not needed. Given the delicacy of the move to 

      (exit 3))
     ((not runname)
      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Missing required parameter for " switchname ", you must specify the run name with -runname runname")
      (exit 3))
     (else
      (let ((db   #f)
	    (keys #f))
	(if (not (launch:setup-for-run))
	    (begin 
	      (debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting")
	      (exit 1)))
	;; (if (args:get-arg "-server")
	;;     (cdb:remote-run server:start db (args:get-arg "-server")))
	(set! keys (keys:config-get-fields *configdat*))
	;; have enough to process -target or -reqtarg here