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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))

	    (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

;;   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))))