Megatest

    (common:check-db-dir-and-exit-if-insufficient)
    
    ;; override the number of reruns from the configs
    (if (and config-reruns
	     (> run-count config-reruns))
	(set! run-count config-reruns))
    
    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))

    (let ((sighand (lambda (signum)
		     ;; (signal-mask! signum) ;; to mask or not? seems to cause issues in exiting
		     (set! *time-to-exit* #t)
		     (print "Received signal " signum ", cleaning up before exit. Please wait...")
		     (let ((th1 (make-thread (lambda ()
					       (let ((tdbdat (tasks:open-db)))

		     (else
		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequitests and we tried" hed) 60)
			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now."))
		      ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "TEN_STRIKES" #f)
		      ;; I'm unclear on if this roll up is needed - it may be the root cause of the "all set to FAIL" bug.
		      (rmt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path #f "FAIL" #f) ;; treat as FAIL
		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
			    tal
			    reg
			    reruns)))))
	      ;; can't drop this - maybe running? Just keep trying
	      (let ((runable-tests (runs:runable-tests prereqs-not-met)))
		(if (null? runable-tests)

		(lasttpath "/does/not/exist/I/hope")
		(worker-thread #f))
	   (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "runs:operate-on run=" run ", header=" header)
	   (if (not (null? tests))
	       (begin
		 (case action
		   ((remove-runs)
		    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
		    ;; (if (equal? testpatt "%")
		    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
		    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))
		   ((set-state-status)
		    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))