Megatest

	    (begin
	      (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "No " mtconfig " file found. Giving up.")
	      (exit 2))))))
    ;; additional house keeping
    (let* ((linktree (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
			 (if *configdat* (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree") #f))))
      (if linktree
	  (begin
	    (if (not (file-exists? linktree))
		(begin
		  (handle-exceptions
		   exn
		   (begin
		     (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Something went wrong when trying to create linktree dir at " linktree)
		     (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn))
		     (exit 1))
		   (create-directory linktree #t))))
	    (handle-exceptions
	     exn
	     (begin
	       (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Something went wrong when trying to create link to linktree at " *toppath*)
	       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* " message: " ((condition-property-accessor 'exn 'message) exn)))
	     (let ((tlink (conc *toppath* "/lt")))
	       (if (not (file-exists? tlink))
		   (create-symbolic-link linktree tlink)))))
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "linktree not defined in [setup] section of megatest.config")

	    )))
    (if (and *toppath*
	     (directory-exists? *toppath*))
	(setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
	(begin
	  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "failed to find the top path to your Megatest area.")))
    *toppath*))