Megatest

	  (open-run-close set-run-config-vars #f run-id keys keyvals)
	  ;; environment overrides are done *before* the remaining critical envars.
	  (alist->env-vars env-ovrd)
	  (set-megatest-env-vars run-id)
	  (set-item-env-vars itemdat)
	  (save-environment-as-files "megatest")
	  ;; open-run-close not needed for test-set-meta-info
	  (tests:set-meta-info #f test-id run-id test-name itemdat 0)
	  (tests:test-set-status! 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 

							    (current-seconds) 
							    start-seconds)))))
					(kill-tries 0))
				   (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes)))
				     (begin
				       (set! kill-job? (test-get-kill-request test-id)) ;; run-id test-name itemdat))
				       ;; open-run-close not needed for test-set-meta-info
				       (tests:set-meta-info #f test-id run-id test-name itemdat minutes)
				       (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 ")")

    ;;   (system  (conc "ln -sf " test-path " " testlink)))
    (if (directory? test-path)
	(begin
	  (let* ((ovrcmd (let ((cmd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "testcopycmd")))
			   (if cmd
			       ;; substitute the TEST_SRC_PATH and TEST_TARG_PATH
			       (string-substitute "TEST_TARG_PATH" test-path
						  (string-substitute "TEST_SRC_PATH" test-src-path cmd #t) #t)
			       #f)))
		 (cmd    (if ovrcmd 
			     ovrcmd
			     (conc "rsync -av" (if (debug:debug-mode 1) "" "q") " " test-src-path "/ " test-path "/"
				   " >> " test-path "/mt_launch.log >>2 " test-path "/mt_launch.log")))
		 (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

			    (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)
					  )
				    itemdat)))
	   (launch-results (apply (if (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launchwait") "yes")
				      cmd-run-with-stderr->list
				      process-run)
				  (if useshell
				      (string-intersperse fullcmd " ")
				      (car fullcmd))

				  (if useshell
				      '()
				      (cdr fullcmd)))))
      (if (list? launch-results)
	  (with-output-to-file "mt_launch.log"
	    (lambda ()
	      (apply print launch-results))
	    #:append))
      (debug:print 2 "Launching completed, updating db")
      (debug:print 2 "Launch results: " launch-results)
      (if (not launch-results)
          (begin
            (print "ERROR: Failed to run " (string-intersperse fullcmd " ") ", exiting now")
            ;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
            ;; good ole "exit" seems not to work
            ;; (_exit 9)
            ;; but this hack will work! Thanks go to Alan Post of the Chicken email list
            ;; NB// Is this still needed? Should be safe to go back to "exit" now?
            (process-signal (current-process-id) signal/kill)
            ))
      (alist->env-vars miscprevvals)
      (alist->env-vars testprevvals)
      (alist->env-vars commonprevvals)
      launch-results))
  (change-directory *toppath*))