Megatest

;;
(define (create-work-area run-id run-info key-vals test-id test-src-path disk-path testname itemdat)
  (let* ((item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (runname  (db:get-value-by-header (db:get-row run-info)
					   (db:get-header run-info)
					   "runname"))
	 ;; convert back to db: from rdb: - this is always run at server end
	 (target   (string-intersperse (map cadr key-vals) "/"))

	 (not-iterated  (equal? "" item-path))

	 ;; all tests are found at <rundir>/test-base or <linkdir>/test-base
	 (testtop-base (conc target "/" runname "/" testname))
	 (test-base    (conc testtop-base (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))

	 (diskpath   #f)
	 (cmdparms   #f)
	 (fullcmd    #f) ;; (define a (with-output-to-string (lambda ()(write x))))
	 (mt-bindir-path #f)
	 (item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
	 ;; (test-id    (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id test-name item-path))
	 (testinfo   (cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id))
	 (mt_target  (string-intersperse (map cadr key-vals) "/"))
	 (debug-param (append (if (args:get-arg "-debug")  (list "-debug" (args:get-arg "-debug")) '())
			      (if (args:get-arg "-logging")(list "-logging") '()))))
    (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)))