Megatest

	(let* ((testinfo       (db:get-test-info-by-id db test-id)) ;;  run-id testname item-path))
	       (curr-test-path (if testinfo (db:test-get-rundir testinfo) #f)))
	  (hash-table-set! *toptest-paths* testname curr-test-path)
	  (db:test-set-rundir! db run-id testname "" lnkpath) ;; toptest-path)
	  (if (or (not curr-test-path)
		  (not (directory-exists? toptest-path)))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 2 "INFO: Creating " toptest-path " and link " lnkpath)
		(create-directory toptest-path #t)
		(hash-table-set! *toptest-paths* testname toptest-path)))))

    ;; Now create the link from the test path to the link tree, however
    ;; if the test is iterated it is necessary to create the parent path
    ;; to the iteration. use pathname-directory to trim the path by one
    ;; level
    (if (not not-iterated) ;; i.e. iterated
	(let ((iterated-parent  (pathname-directory (conc lnkpath "/" item-path))))
	  (debug:print 2 "INFO: Creating iterated parent " iterated-parent)
	  (create-directory iterated-parent #t)))

    (if (symbolic-link? lnkpath) (delete-file lnkpath))
    (if (not (or (file-exists? lnkpath)
		 (symbolic-link? lnkpath)))
	(create-symbolic-link toptest-path lnkpath))
    

    ;;   (if (and (file-exists? testlink)
    ;;            (or (regular-file? testlink)
    ;;     	   (symbolic-link? testlink)))
    ;;       (system (conc "rm -f " testlink)))
    ;;   (system  (conc "ln -sf " test-path " " testlink)))
    (if (directory? test-path)
	(begin
	  (let* ((cmd    (conc "rsync -av" (if (> *verbosity* 1) "" "q") " " test-src-path "/ " test-path "/"))
		 (status (system cmd)))
	    (if (not (eq? status 0))
		(debug:print 2 "ERROR: problem with running \"" cmd "\"")))
	  (list lnkpathf lnkpath ))
	(list #f #f))))

;; 1. look though disks list for disk with most space

    (if launcher (set! launcher (string-split launcher)))
    ;; set up the run work area for this test
    (set! diskpath (get-best-disk *configdat*))
    (if diskpath
	(let ((dat  (open-run-close create-work-area db run-id test-id test-path diskpath test-name itemdat)))
	  (set! work-area (car dat))
	  (set! toptest-work-area (cadr dat))
	  (debug:print 2 "INFO: Using work area " work-area))
	(begin
	  (set! work-area (conc test-path "/tmp_run"))
	  (create-directory work-area #t)
	  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: No disk work area specified - running in the test directory under tmp_run")))
    (set! cmdparms (base64:base64-encode (with-output-to-string
					   (lambda () ;; (list 'hosts     hosts)
					     (write (list (list 'testpath  test-path)

							  (list 'ezsteps   ezsteps) 
							  (list 'target    mt_target)
							  (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 " "))))
    ;; clean out step records from previous run if they exist
    (debug:print 4 "INFO: FIXMEEEEE!!!! This can be removed some day, perhaps move all test records to the test db?")
    (open-run-close db:delete-test-step-records db test-id)
    (change-directory work-area) ;; so that log files from the launch process don't clutter the test dir
    (tests:test-set-status! test-id "LAUNCHED" "n/a" #f #f) ;; (if launch-results launch-results "FAILED"))
    (cond
     ((and launcher hosts) ;; must be using ssh hostname
      (set! fullcmd (append launcher (car hosts)(list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms) debug-param)))
     ;; (set! fullcmd (append launcher (car hosts)(list remote-megatest test-sig "-execute" cmdparms))))