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	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test state is " (db:test-get-state test-info) ", cannot proceed")
	      (exit))))
	  
	  (debug:print 2 "Exectuing " test-name " (id: " test-id ") on " (get-host-name))
	  (set! keys       (rmt:get-keys))
	  ;; (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inkeyvals: keyvals) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
	  ;; one of these is defunct/redundant ...
	  (if (not (launch:setup-for-run force: #t))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting") 
		;; (sqlite3:finalize! db)
		;; (sqlite3:finalize! tdb)
		(exit 1)))
	  (change-directory *toppath*) 

					    (ezstepslst (if (hash-table? testconfig)
							    (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "ezsteps" '())
							    #f)))
				       (if testconfig
					   (hash-table-set! *testconfigs* test-name testconfig) ;; cached for lazy reads later ...
					   (begin
					     ;; got here but there are race condiitions - re-do all setup and try one more time
					     (if (launch:setup-for-run)
						 (begin
						   (launch:cache-config)
						   (set! testconfig (full-runconfigs-read))) ;; redunantly redundant, but does it resolve the race?
					     (debug:print 0 "WARNING: no testconfig found for " test-name " in search path:\n  "
							  (string-intersperse (tests:get-tests-search-path *configdat*) "\n  ")))))
				       ;; after all that, still no testconfig? Time to abort
				       (if (not testconfig)
					   (begin
					     (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Failed to resolve megatest.config, runconfigs.config and testconfig issues. Giving up now")
					     (exit 1)))s
				       (if (not (file-exists? ".ezsteps"))(create-directory ".ezsteps"))
				       ;; if ezsteps was defined then we are sure to have at least one step but check anyway
				       (if (not (> (length ezstepslst) 0))
					   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: ezsteps defined but ezstepslst is zero length")
					   (let loop ((ezstep (car ezstepslst))
						      (tal    (cdr ezstepslst))
						      (prevstep #f))

	      (rmt:update-run-stats run-id (rmt:get-raw-run-stats run-id)))
	    (mutex-unlock! m)
	    (debug:print 2 "Output from running " fullrunscript ", pid " (launch:einf-pid exit-info) " in work area " 
			 work-area ":\n====\n exit code " (launch:einf-exit-code exit-info) "\n" "====\n")
	    (if (not (launch:einf-exit-status exit-info))
		(exit 4)))))))

;; set up the very basics needed for doing anything here.
(define (launch:setup-for-run #!key (force #f))
  ;; would set values for KEYS in the environment here for better support of env-override but 
  ;; have chicken/egg scenario. need to read megatest.config then read it again. Going to 
  ;; pass on that idea for now
  ;; special case
  (if (or force (not (hash-table? *configdat*)))  ;; no need to re-open on every call
      (begin
	(set! *configinfo* (or (if (get-environment-variable "MT_CMDINFO") ;; we are inside a test - do not reprocess configs
				   (let ((alistconfig (conc (get-environment-variable "MT_LINKTREE") "/"
							    (get-environment-variable "MT_TARGET")   "/"
							    (get-environment-variable "MT_RUNNAME")  "/"
							    ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
				     (if (file-exists? alistconfig)
					 (list (configf:read-alist alistconfig)
					       (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
					 #f))
				   #f) ;; no config cached - give up
			       (let ((runname (or (args:get-arg "-runname")(args:get-arg ":runname"))))
				 (if runname (setenv "MT_RUNNAME" runname))
				 (find-and-read-config 
				  (if (args:get-arg "-config")(args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
				  environ-patt: "env-override"
				  given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
				  pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))))
	(set! *configdat*  (if (car *configinfo*)(car *configinfo*) #f))
	(set! *toppath*    (if (car *configinfo*)(cadr *configinfo*) #f))
	(let* ((tmptransport (configf:lookup *configdat* "server" "transport"))
	       (transport    (if tmptransport (string->symbol tmptransport) 'http)))
	  (if (member transport '(http rpc nmsg))
	      (set! *transport-type* transport)
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: Unrecognised transport " transport)
		(exit))))
	(let ((linktree (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree"))) ;; link tree is critical
	  (if linktree
	      (if (not (file-exists? linktree))
		  (begin
		    (handle-exceptions
		     exn
		     (begin
		       (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Something went wrong when trying to create linktree dir at " linktree)
		       (debug:print 0 " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
		       (exit 1))
		     (create-directory linktree #t))))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: linktree not defined in [setup] section of megatest.config")
		(exit 1)))
	  (if linktree
	      (let ((dbdir (conc linktree "/.db")))
		(handle-exceptions
		 exn
		 (begin
		   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: failed to create the " dbdir " area for your database files")
		   (debug:print 0 " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn)))
		 (if (not (directory-exists? dbdir))(create-directory dbdir)))
		(setenv "MT_LINKTREE" linktree))
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: linktree is required in your megatest.config [setup] section")
		(exit 1)))
	  (if (and *toppath*
		   (directory-exists? *toppath*))
	      (setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
	      (begin
		(debug:print 0 "ERROR: failed to find the top path to your Megatest area.")
		(exit 1)))
	  )))
  *toppath*)

(define (launch:cache-config)
  ;; if we have a linktree and -runtests and -target and the directory exists dump the config
  ;; to megatest-(current-seconds).cfg and symlink it to megatest.cfg
  (if (and *configdat* 
	   (or (args:get-arg "-run")
	       (args:get-arg "-runtests")
	       (args:get-arg "-execute")))
      (let* ((linktree (get-environment-variable "MT_LINKTREE"))
	     (target   (common:args-get-target))
	     (runname  (or (args:get-arg "-runname")
			   (args:get-arg ":runname")
			   (getenv "MT_RUNNAME")))
	     (fulldir  (conc linktree "/"
			     target "/"
			     runname)))
	(debug:print-info 0 "Have -runtests with target=" target ", runname=" runname ", fulldir=" fulldir ", testpatt=" (or (args:get-arg "-testpatt") "%"))
	(if (file-exists? linktree) ;; can't proceed without linktree
	    (begin
	      (if (not (file-exists? fulldir))
		  (create-directory fulldir #t)) ;; need to protect with exception handler 
	      (if (and target
		       runname
		       (file-exists? fulldir))
		  (let ((tmpfile  (conc fulldir "/.megatest.cfg." (current-seconds)))
			(targfile (conc fulldir "/.megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash))
			(rconfig  (conc fulldir "/.runconfig." megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
		    (if (file-exists? rconfig) ;; only cache megatest.config AFTER runconfigs has been cached
			(begin
			  (debug:print-info 0 "Caching megatest.config in " fulldir "/.megatest.cfg")
			  (configf:write-alist *configdat* tmpfile)
			  (system (conc "ln -sf " tmpfile " " targfile))))
		    )))))))

;; gather available information, if legit read configs in this order:
;;
;;   if have cache;
;;      read it a return it
;;   else
;;     megatest.config     (do not cache)
;;     runconfigs.config   (cache if all vars avail)
;;     megatest.config     (cache if all vars avail)






;;
(define (launch:setup #!key (force #f))
  (let* ((runname  (common:args-get-runname))
	 (target   (common:args-get-target))
	 (linktree (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
		       (if *configdat* (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") #f)))
	 (rundir   (if (and runname target linktree)(conc linktree "/" target "/" runname) #f))
	 (mtcachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (rccachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".runconfigs.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash))))



















































    #f))










































(define (get-best-disk confdat testconfig)
  (let* ((disks   (or (and testconfig (hash-table-ref/default testconfig "disks" #f))
		      (hash-table-ref/default confdat "disks" #f)))
	 (minspace (let ((m (configf:lookup confdat "setup" "minspace")))
		     (string->number (or m "10000")))))
    (if disks