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            ))
      (alist->env-vars miscprevvals)
      (alist->env-vars testprevvals)
      (alist->env-vars commonprevvals)
      launch-results))
  (change-directory *toppath*))

;; recover a test where the top controlling mtest may have died
;;
(define (launch:recover-test run-id test-id)
  ;; this function is called on the test run host via ssh
  ;;
  ;; 1. look at the process from pid
  ;;    - is it owned by calling user
  ;;    - it it's run directory correct for the test
  ;;    - is there a controlling mtest (maybe stuck)
  ;; 2. if recovery is needed watch pid
  ;;    - when it exits take the exit code and do the needful
  ;;
  (let* ((pid (rmt:test-get-top-process-id run-id test-id))
	 (psres (with-input-from-pipe
		 (conc "ps -F -u " (current-user-name) " | grep -E '" pid " ' | grep -v 'grep -E " pid "'")
		 (lambda ()
		   (read-line))))
	 (rundir (if (string? psres) ;; real process owned by user
		     (read-symbolic-link (conc "/proc/" pid "/cwd"))
		     #f)))
    ;; now wait on that process if all is correct
    ;; periodically update the db with runtime
    ;; when the process exits look at the db, if still RUNNING after 10 seconds set
    ;; state/status appropriately
    (process-wait pid)))