Megatest

      #f))

;; if .testconfig exists in test directory read and return it
;; else if have cached copy in *testconfigs* return it IFF there is a section "have fulldata"
;; else read the testconfig file
;;   if have path to test directory save the config as .testconfig and return it
;;
(define (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path test-registry system-allowed #!key (force-create #f))
(define (tests:get-testconfig test-name item-path test-registry system-allowed #!key (force-create #f)(allow-write-cache #t))
  (let* ((use-cache    (common:use-cache?))
	 (cache-path   (tests:get-test-path-from-environment))
	 (cache-file   (and cache-path (conc cache-path "/.testconfig")))
	 (cache-exists (and cache-file
			    (not force-create)  ;; if force-create then pretend there is no cache to read
			    (common:file-exists? cache-file)))
	 (cached-dat   (if (and (not force-create)

								      "pre-launch-env-vars"
								      #f))
				       #f)))
		(if (and tcfg cache-file) (hash-table-set! tcfg "have fulldata" #t)) ;; mark this as fully read data
		(if tcfg (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-full-name tcfg))
		(if (and testexists
			 cache-file
			 (file-write-access? cache-path))
			 (file-write-access? cache-path)
			 allow-write-cache)
		    (let ((tpath (conc cache-path "/.testconfig")))
		      (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "Caching testconfig for " test-name " in " tpath)
                      (if (not (common:in-running-test?))
                          (configf:write-alist tcfg tpath))))
		tcfg))))))
  
;; sort tests by priority and waiton