Megatest

					       (exit 4)))))
		       (thread-start! th2)
		       (thread-start! th1)
		       (thread-join! th2)))))
      (set-signal-handler! signal/int sighand)
      (set-signal-handler! signal/term sighand))

    ;; force the starting of a server -- removed BB 17ww28 - no longer needed.
    ;;(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "waiting on server...")
    ;;(server:start-and-wait *toppath*)
    
    (runs:set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (set! runconf (if (common:file-exists? runconfigf)
		      (setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals target)
		      (begin
			(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: You do not have a run config file: " runconfigf)
			#f)))

      (cdr reg)
      (if (null? tal) ;; if tal is null and reg not full then '() as reg contents moved to tal
	  '()
	  reg)))

(define runs:nothing-left-in-queue-count 0)

;; BB: for future reference - suspect target vars are not expanded to env vars at this point (item expansion using [items]\nwhatever [system echo $TARGETVAR] doesnt work right whereas [system echo #{targetvar}] does.. Tal and Randy have tix on this.  on first pass, var not set, on second pass, ok.  
(define (runs:expand-items hed tal reg reruns regfull newtal jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-record can-run-more items runname tconfig reglen test-registry test-records itemmaps)
  (let* ((loop-list       (list hed tal reg reruns))
	 (prereqs-not-met (let ((res (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons hed item-path mode: testmode itemmaps: itemmaps)))
			    (if (list? res)
				res
				(begin
				  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port*

			   testmode:    testmode
			   newtal:      newtal
			   itemmaps:    itemmaps
			   ;; prereqs-not-met: prereqs-not-met
			   )))
	(runs:dat-regfull-set! runsdat regfull)

        ;; -- removed BB 17ww28 - no longer needed.
	;; every 15 minutes verify the server is there for this run
	;; (if (and (common:low-noise-print 240 "try start server"  run-id)
	;; 	 (not (or (and *runremote*
	;; 		       (remote-server-url *runremote*)
	;; 		       (server:ping (remote-server-url *runremote*)))
	;; 		  (server:check-if-running *toppath*))))
	;;     (server:kind-run *toppath*))
	
	(if (> num-running 0)
	  (set! last-time-some-running (current-seconds)))

      (if (> (current-seconds)(+ last-time-some-running (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "give-up-waiting") 36000)))
	  (hash-table-set! *max-tries-hash* tfullname (+ (hash-table-ref/default *max-tries-hash* tfullname 0) 1)))
	;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "max-tries-hash: " (hash-table->alist *max-tries-hash*))

	  (if (null? tal)
	      #f
	      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns)))
	    
	 ;; if items is a proc then need to run items:get-items-from-config, get the list and loop 
	 ;;    - but only do that if resources exist to kick off the job
	 ;; EXPAND ITEMS
	 ((or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure)) ;; BB - target vars are env vars here? to allow expansion of [items]\nsomething [system echo $SOMETARGVAR], which is wonky
	  (let ((can-run-more    (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)))
	    (if (and (list? can-run-more)
		     (car can-run-more))
		(let ((loop-list (runs:expand-items hed tal reg reruns regfull newtal jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-record can-run-more items runname tconfig reglen test-registry test-records itemmaps)))
		  (if loop-list
		      (apply loop loop-list)))
		;; if can't run more just loop with next possible test