Megatest

      (let ((test-name (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record)))
	(setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
	(setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	(runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	(let ((items-list (items:get-items-from-config tconfig)))
	  (if (list? items-list)
	      (begin
		(if (null? items-list)
		    (let ((test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id-cached #f run-id test-name "")))
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "ZERO_ITEMS" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites")))
		(tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
		(list hed tal reg reruns))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: The proc from reading the items table did not yield a list - please report this")
		(exit 1))))))

     ((and (null? fails)

	(if (and give-up
		 (not (and (null? tal)(null? reg))))
	    (let ((trimmed-tal (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed tal test-records))
		  (trimmed-reg (mt:discard-blocked-tests run-id hed reg test-records)))
	      (debug:print 1 "WARNING: test " hed " has discarded prerequisites, removing it from the queue")

	      (let ((test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id-cached #f run-id hed "")))
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "DEQUEUED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))
		(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "Failed to run due to discarded prerequisites"))
	      
	      (if (and (null? trimmed-tal)
		       (null? trimmed-reg))
		  #f
		  (list (runs:queue-next-hed trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-tal trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull)
			(runs:queue-next-reg trimmed-tal trimmed-reg reglen regfull)

	    (runs:inc-cant-run-tests hed)
	    (debug:print-info 1 "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but also none running, keeping " hed " for now. Try count: " (hash-table-ref/default *seen-cant-run-tests* hed 0))
	    ;; num-retries code was here
	    ;; we use this opportunity to move contents of reg to tal
	    (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)) ;; an issue with prereqs not yet met?
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 1 "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but nothing seen running in a while, dropping test " hed " from the run queue")
	    (let ((test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id-cached #f run-id hed "")))
	      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "DEQUEDED" "TIMED_OUT" "Nothing seen running in a while."))
	    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
		  reruns))))

     ((and (not (null? fails))(member 'normal testmode))
      (debug:print-info 1 "test "  hed " (mode=" testmode ") has failed prerequisite(s); "
			(string-intersperse (map (lambda (t)(conc (db:test-get-testname t) ":" (db:test-get-state t)"/"(db:test-get-status t))) fails) ", ")
			", removing it from to-do list")
      (let ((test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id-cached #f run-id hed "")))
	(mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))
      (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	  (begin
	    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'CANNOTRUN)
	    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
		  (cons hed reruns)))

	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
	  (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	      (if (vector? hed)
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 1 "WARNING: Dropping test " test-name "/" item-path
				 " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
		    (let ((test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id-cached #f run-id hed "")))
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "PREQ_FAIL" "Failed to run due to failed prerequisites"))
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		    ;; This next is for the items
		    (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "BLOCKED" #f)
		    (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'removed)
		    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
			  reruns ;; WAS: (cons hed reruns) ;; but that makes no sense?
			  ))