Megatest

	 (vector-set! exit-info 3 1) ;; force fail, this used to be next-state but that doesn't make sense. should always be "COMPLETED" 
	 (tests:test-set-status! run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "FAIL" (conc "Failed at step " stepname) #f)
	 )))
    logpro-used))

(define (launch:execute encoded-cmd)
  
   (let* ((cmdinfo    (common:read-encoded-string encoded-cmd))
	  (tconfigreg (make-hash-table)))
    (setenv "MT_CMDINFO" encoded-cmd)
    (if (list? cmdinfo) ;; ((testpath /tmp/mrwellan/jazzmind/src/example_run/tests/sqlitespeed)
	;; (test-name sqlitespeed) (runscript runscript.rb) (db-host localhost) (run-id 1))
	(let* ((testpath  (assoc/default 'testpath  cmdinfo))  ;; testpath is the test spec area
	       (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))

					      (begin
						(thread-sleep! 2)
						(loop (+ i 1)))
					      )))))
				 ;; then, if runscript ran ok (or did not get called)
				 ;; do all the ezsteps (if any)
				 (if ezsteps
				     (let* ((testconfig ;; (read-config (conc work-area "/testconfig") #f #t environ-patt: "pre-launch-env-vars")) ;; FIXME??? is allow-system ok here?
					     (tests:get-testconfig test-name tconfigreg #t)) ;; 'return-procs)))
					    (ezstepslst (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "ezsteps" '())))
				       (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-name testconfig) ;; cached for lazy reads later ...
				       (if (not (file-exists? ".ezsteps"))(create-directory ".ezsteps"))
				       ;; if ezsteps was defined then we are sure to have at least one step but check anyway
				       (if (not (> (length ezstepslst) 0))
					   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: ezsteps defined but ezstepslst is zero length")
					   (let loop ((ezstep (car ezstepslst))

   (list ;; (list "MT_TEST_RUN_DIR" work-area)
    (list "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
    (list "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
    ;; (list "MT_ITEM_INFO" (conc itemdat)) 
    (list "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
    ;; (list "MT_TARGET"    mt_target)
    ))
  (let* ((tregistry       (make-hash-table))
	 (item-path       (let ((ip (item-list->path itemdat)))
			    (alist->env-vars (list (list "MT_ITEMPATH" ip)))
			    ip))
	 (tconfig         (or (tests:get-testconfig test-name tregistry #t)
			      test-conf)) ;; force re-read now that all vars are set
	 (useshell        (let ((ush (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "useshell")))
			    (if ush 
				(if (equal? ush "no") ;; must use "no" to NOT use shell
				    #f
				    ush)
				#t)))     ;; default is yes
	 (runscript       (config-lookup tconfig   "setup"        "runscript"))
	 (ezsteps         (> (length (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "ezsteps" '())) 0)) ;; don't send all the steps, could be big
	 (diskspace       (config-lookup tconfig   "requirements" "diskspace"))
	 (memory          (config-lookup tconfig   "requirements" "memory"))
	 (hosts           (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "workhosts"))
	 (remote-megatest (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "executable"))
	 (run-time-limit  (or (configf:lookup  tconfig   "requirements" "runtimelim")
			      (configf:lookup  *configdat* "setup" "runtimelim")))
	 ;; FIXME SOMEDAY: not good how this is so obtuse, this hack is to 
	 ;;                allow running from dashboard. Extract the path
	 ;;                from the called megatest and convert dashboard
	 ;;             	  or dboard to megatest
	 (local-megatest  (let* ((lm  (car (argv)))
				 (dir (pathname-directory lm))
				 (exe (pathname-strip-directory lm)))
			    (conc (if dir (conc dir "/") "")
				  (case (string->symbol exe)
				    ((dboard)    "../megatest")
				    ((mtest)     "../megatest")
				    ((dashboard) "megatest")
				    (else exe)))))

	 (launcher        (common:get-launcher *configdat* test-name item-path)) ;; (config-lookup *configdat* "jobtools"     "launcher"))
	 (test-sig   (conc (common:get-testsuite-name) ":" test-name ":" item-path)) ;; (item-list->path itemdat))) ;; test-path is the full path including the item-path
	 (work-area  #f)
	 (toptest-work-area #f) ;; for iterated tests the top test contains data relevant for all
	 (diskpath   #f)
	 (cmdparms   #f)
	 (fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	 (mt-bindir-path #f)
	 (testinfo   (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id))
	 (mt_target  (string-intersperse (map cadr keyvals) "/"))
	 (debug-param (append (if (args:get-arg "-debug")  (list "-debug" (args:get-arg "-debug")) '())
			      (if (args:get-arg "-logging")(list "-logging") '()))))

    (setenv "MT_ITEMPATH" item-path)
    (if hosts (set! hosts (string-split hosts)))
    ;; set the megatest to be called on the remote host
    (if (not remote-megatest)(set! remote-megatest local-megatest)) ;; "megatest"))
    (set! mt-bindir-path (pathname-directory remote-megatest))
    (if launcher (set! launcher (string-split launcher)))
    ;; set up the run work area for this test
    (if (and (args:get-arg "-preclean") ;; user has requested to preclean for this run
	     (not (member (db:test-get-rundir testinfo)(list "n/a" "/tmp/badname")))) ;; n/a is a placeholder and thus not a read dir
	(begin
	  (debug:print-info 0 "attempting to preclean directory " (db:test-get-rundir testinfo) " for test " test-name "/" item-path)
	  (runs:remove-test-directory testinfo 'remove-data-only))) ;; remove data only, do not perturb the record

    ;; prevent overlapping actions - set to LAUNCHED as early as possible
    ;;
    (tests:test-set-status! run-id test-id "LAUNCHED" "n/a" #f #f) ;; (if launch-results launch-results "FAILED"))
    (rmt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path #f "LAUNCHED")
    (set! diskpath (get-best-disk *configdat* tconfig))
    (if diskpath
	(let ((dat  (create-work-area run-id run-info keyvals test-id test-path diskpath test-name itemdat)))
	  (set! work-area (car dat))
	  (set! toptest-work-area (cadr dat))
	  (debug:print-info 2 "Using work area " work-area))
	(begin
	  (set! work-area (conc test-path "/tmp_run"))

    (if (args:get-arg "-xterm")(set! fullcmd (append fullcmd (list "-xterm"))))
    (debug:print 1 "Launching " work-area)
    ;; set pre-launch-env-vars before launching, keep the vars in prevvals and put the envionment back when done
    (debug:print 4 "fullcmd: " fullcmd)
    (let* ((commonprevvals (alist->env-vars
			    (hash-table-ref/default *configdat* "env-override" '())))
	   (testprevvals   (alist->env-vars
			    (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "pre-launch-env-overrides" '())))
	   (miscprevvals   (alist->env-vars ;; consolidate this code with the code in megatest.scm for "-execute"
			    (append (list (list "MT_TEST_RUN_DIR" work-area)
					  (list "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
					  (list "MT_ITEM_INFO" (conc itemdat)) 
					  (list "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
					  (list "MT_TARGET"    mt_target)
					  (list "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)