Megatest

	(let ((outres (string-intersperse 
		       res
		       "\n")))
	  (debug:print-info 4 "shell result:\n" outres)
	  outres)
	(begin
	  (with-output-to-port (current-error-port)
	    (lambda ()
	      (print "ERROR: " cmd " returned bad exit code " status)))
	  ""))))

;; Lookup a value in runconfigs based on -reqtarg or -target
(define (runconfigs-get config var)
  (let ((targ (or (args:get-arg "-reqtarg")(args:get-arg "-target")(getenv "MT_TARGET"))))
    (if targ
	(or (configf:lookup config targ var)
	    (configf:lookup config "default" var))
	(configf:lookup config "default" var))))

(define-inline (configf:read-line p ht allow-processing)
  (let loop ((inl (read-line p)))

							  (loop (configf:read-line inp res allow-system) curr-section-name #f #f)))
	       (configf:key-val-pr ( x key unk1 val unk2 ) (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '()))
								  (envar   (and environ-patt (string-search (regexp environ-patt) curr-section-name)))
								  (realval (if envar
									       (config:eval-string-in-environment val)
									       val)))
							     (debug:print-info 6 "read-config env setting, envar: " envar " realval: " realval " val: " val " key: " key " curr-section-name: " curr-section-name)





							     (if envar (safe-setenv key realval))

							     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key realval))
							     (loop (configf:read-line inp res allow-system) curr-section-name key #f)))
	       (configf:key-no-val ( x key val)             (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '())))
							      (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
									       (config:assoc-safe-add alist key #t))
							      (loop (configf:read-line inp res allow-system) curr-section-name key #f)))

	      (if match ;; (and match (list? match)(> (length match) 1))
		  (cadr match)
		  #f))
	    ))
      #f))

(define configf:lookup config-lookup)
(define configf:read-file read-config)

(define (configf:section-vars cfgdat section)
  (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
    (if (null? sectdat)
	'()
	(map car sectdat))))

      (let ((inp (open-input-file fname)))
	(let loop ((inl (read-line inp))
		   (res '()))
	  (if (eof-object? inl)
	      (begin
		(close-input-port inp)
		(reverse res))
	      (loop (read-line inp)(cons inl res)))))
      '()))

;;======================================================================
;; Write a config
;;   0. Given a refererence data structure "indat"
;;   1. Open the output file and read it into a list
;;   2. Flatten any multiline entries

    (with-output-to-file fname 
      (lambda ()
	(for-each 
	 (lambda (line)
	   (print line))
	 (configf:expand-multi-lines fdat))))))

;;======================================================================
;; refdb
;;======================================================================

;; reads a refdb into an assoc array of assoc arrays
;;   returns (list dat msg)
(define (configf:read-refdb refdb-path)
  (let ((sheets-file  (conc refdb-path "/sheet-names.cfg")))
    (if (not (file-exists? sheets-file))
	(list #f (conc "ERROR: no refdb found at " refdb-path))
	(if (not (file-read-access? sheets-file))
	    (list #f (conc "ERROR: refdb file not readable at " refdb-path))
	    (let* ((sheets (with-input-from-file sheets-file
			     (lambda ()
			       (let loop ((inl (read-line))
					  (res '()))
				 (if (eof-object? inl)
				     (reverse res)
				     (loop (read-line)(cons inl res)))))))
		   (data   '()))
	      (for-each 
	       (lambda (sheet-name)
		 (let* ((dat-path  (conc refdb-path "/" sheet-name ".dat"))
			(ref-dat   (configf:read-file dat-path #f #t))
			(ref-assoc (map (lambda (key)
					  (list key (hash-table-ref ref-dat key)))
					(hash-table-keys ref-dat))))
				   ;; (hash-table->alist ref-dat)))
		   (set! data (append data (list (list sheet-name ref-assoc))))))
	       sheets)
	      (list data "NO ERRORS"))))))

;; map over all pairs in a three level hierarchial alist and apply a function to the keys/val
;;
(define (configf:map-all-hier-alist data proc #!key (initproc1 #f)(initproc2 #f)(initproc3 #f))
  (for-each 
   (lambda (sheetname)
     (let* ((sheettmp  (assoc sheetname data))
	    (sheetdat  (if sheettmp (cadr sheettmp) '())))
       (if initproc1 (initproc1 sheetname))
       (for-each 
	(lambda (sectionname)
	  (let* ((sectiontmp  (assoc sectionname sheetdat))
		 (sectiondat  (if sectiontmp (cadr sectiontmp) '())))
	    (if initproc2 (initproc2 sheetname sectionname))
	    (for-each
	     (lambda (varname)
	       (let* ((valtmp (assoc varname sectiondat))
		      (val    (if valtmp (cadr valtmp) "")))
		 (proc sheetname sectionname varname val)))
	     (map car sectiondat))))
	(map car sheetdat))))
   (map car data)))