Megatest

    (debug:print-info 4
		      "\nTESTNAME: " full-test-name 
		      "\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)
    (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?
    (if (not (hash-table-ref/default *test-meta-updated* test-name #f))