Megatest

           (runs:update-test_meta test-name test-conf)))
    
    ;; itemdat => ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
    (let* ((new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))
	   (test-id       (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f  run-id test-name item-path))
	   (testdat       (cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id)))
      (if (not testdat)
	  (let loop ()
	    ;; ensure that the path exists before registering the test
	    ;; NOPE: Cannot! Don't know yet which disk area will be assigned....
	    ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " new-test-path))
	    ;;
	    ;; (open-run-close tests:register-test db run-id test-name item-path)
	    ;;
	    ;; NB// for the above line. I want the test to be registered long before this routine gets called!
	    ;;
	    (set! test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id test-name item-path))
	    (if (not test-id)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 2 "WARN: Test not pre-created? test-name=" test-name ", item-path=" item-path ", run-id=" run-id)
		  (cdb:tests-register-test *runremote* run-id test-name item-path)
		  (set! test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f run-id test-name item-path))))
	    (debug:print-info 4 "test-id=" test-id ", run-id=" run-id ", test-name=" test-name ", item-path=\"" item-path "\"")
	    (set! testdat (cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id))
	    (if (not testdat)
		(begin
		  (debug:print-info 0 "WARNING: server is overloaded, trying again in one second")
		  (thread-sleep! 1)
		  (loop)))))
      (if (not testdat) ;; should NOT happen
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: failed to get test record for test-id " test-id))
      (set! test-id (db:test-get-id testdat))
      (if (file-exists? test-path)
	  (change-directory test-path)
	  (begin
	    (debug:print "ERROR: test run path not created before attempting to run the test. Perhaps you are running -remove-runs at the same time?")