Megatest

						   ;;   (if (and prevstep (file-exists? prev-env))
						   ;;       (set! script (conc script "source " prev-env))))
						   
						   ;; call the command using mt_ezstep
						   (set! script (conc "mt_ezstep " stepname " " (if prevstep prevstep "-") " " stepcmd))

						   (debug:print 4 "script: " script)
						   (mutex-lock! m)
						   (db:teststep-set-status! test-id stepname "start" "-" #f #f)
						   (mutex-unlock! m)
						   ;; now launch
						   (let ((pid (process-run script)))
						     (let processloop ((i 0))
						       (let-values (((pid-val exit-status exit-code)(process-wait pid #t)))
								   (mutex-lock! m)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 0 pid)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 1 exit-status)
								   (vector-set! exit-info 2 exit-code)
								   (mutex-unlock! m)
								   (if (eq? pid-val 0)
								       (begin
									 (thread-sleep! 2)
									 (processloop (+ i 1))))
								   ))
                                                     (let ((exinfo (vector-ref exit-info 2))
                                                           (logfna (if logpro-used (conc stepname ".html") "")))
						       ;; testing if procedures called in a remote call cause problems (ans: no or so I suspect)
						       (mutex-lock! m)
						       (db:teststep-set-status! test-id stepname "end" exinfo #f logfna)
						       (mutex-unlock! m))
						     (if logpro-used
							 (begin
							   (mutex-lock! m)
							   (cdb:test-set-log! #f test-id (conc stepname ".html"))
							   (mutex-unlock! m)))
						     ;; set the test final status
						     (let* ((this-step-status (cond
									       ((and (eq? (vector-ref exit-info 2) 2) logpro-used) 'warn)
									       ((eq? (vector-ref exit-info 2) 0)                   'pass)
									       (else 'fail)))
							    (overall-status   (cond
									       ((eq? rollup-status 2) 'warn)
									       ((eq? rollup-status 0) 'pass)
									       (else 'fail)))
							    (next-status      (cond 
									       ((eq? overall-status 'pass) this-step-status)
									       ((eq? overall-status 'warn)
										(if (eq? this-step-status 'fail) 'fail 'warn))
									       (else 'fail))))
						       (debug:print 4 "Exit value received: " (vector-ref exit-info 2) " logpro-used: " logpro-used 
								    " this-step-status: " this-step-status " overall-status: " overall-status 
								    " next-status: " next-status " rollup-status: " rollup-status)
						       (mutex-lock! m)
						       (case next-status
							 ((warn)
							  (set! rollup-status 2)
							  ;; NB// test-set-status! does rdb calls under the hood
							  (tests:test-set-status! test-id "RUNNING" "WARN" 
									  (if (eq? this-step-status 'warn) "Logpro warning found" #f)
									  #f))
							 ((pass)
							  (tests:test-set-status! test-id "RUNNING" "PASS" #f #f))
							 (else ;; 'fail
							  (set! rollup-status 1) ;; force fail
							  (tests:test-set-status! test-id "RUNNING" "FAIL" (conc "Failed at step " stepname) #f)
							  ))
						       (mutex-unlock! m)))
						   (if (and (steprun-good? logpro-used (vector-ref exit-info 2))
							    (not (null? tal)))
						       (loop (car tal) (cdr tal) stepname)))
						 (debug:print 4 "WARNING: a prior step failed, stopping at " ezstep))))))))
		 (monitorjob   (lambda ()
				 (let* ((start-seconds (current-seconds))
					(calc-minutes  (lambda ()
							 (inexact->exact 
							  (round 
							   (- 
							    (current-seconds) 
							    start-seconds)))))
					(kill-tries 0))
				   (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes)))
				     (begin
				       (mutex-lock! m)
				       (set! kill-job? (test-get-kill-request test-id)) ;; run-id test-name itemdat))
				       (open-run-close test-set-meta-info #f test-id run-id test-name itemdat minutes)
				       (mutex-unlock! m)
				       (if kill-job? 
					   (begin
					     (mutex-lock! m)
					     (let* ((pid (vector-ref exit-info 0)))
					       (if (number? pid)
						   (begin
						     (debug:print 0 "WARNING: Request received to kill job (attempt # " kill-tries ")")

		 (th2          (make-thread runit)))
	    (set! job-thread th2)
	    (thread-start! th1)
	    (thread-start! th2)
	    (thread-join! th2)
	    (mutex-lock! m)
	    (let* ((item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
		   (testinfo  (open-run-close db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id))) ;; )) ;; run-id test-name item-path)))
	      ;; Am I completed?
	      (if (not (equal? (db:test-get-state testinfo) "COMPLETED"))
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 2 "Test NOT logged as COMPLETED, (state=" (db:test-get-state testinfo) "), updating result, rollup-status is " rollup-status)
		    (tests:test-set-status! test-id 
				    (if kill-job? "KILLED" "COMPLETED")
				    (cond

    ;; This wass highly inefficient, one db write for every subtest, potentially
    ;; thousands of unnecessary updates, cache the fact it was set and don't set it 
    ;; again. 

    ;; NB - This is not working right - some top tests are not getting the path set!!!

    (if (not (hash-table-ref/default *toptest-paths* testname #f))
	(let* ((testinfo       (open-run-close db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id)) ;;  run-id testname item-path))
	       (curr-test-path (if testinfo (db:test-get-rundir testinfo) #f)))
	  (hash-table-set! *toptest-paths* testname curr-test-path)
	  ;; NB// Was this for the test or for the parent in an iterated test?
	  (cdb:test-set-rundir! *runremote* run-id testname "" lnkpath) ;; toptest-path)
	  (if (or (not curr-test-path)
		  (not (directory-exists? toptest-path)))
	      (begin