Megatest

	     (not (string-match (conc "("curr-host "|" curr-host"\\..*)") target-host))
	     (not (equal? curr-ip target-host)))
	(begin
	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Starting server on " target-host ", logfile is " logfile)
	  (setenv "TARGETHOST" target-host)))
      
    (setenv "TARGETHOST_LOGF" logfile)
    (thread-sleep! (/ (random 3000) 1000)) ;; add a random initial delay. It seems pretty common that many running tests request a server at the same time
    (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: starting server at " (common:human-time))
    (system (conc "nbfake " cmdln))
    (unsetenv "TARGETHOST_LOGF")
    (if (get-environment-variable "TARGETHOST")(unsetenv "TARGETHOST"))
    (thread-join! log-rotate)
    (pop-directory)))

(define (server:get-client-signature) ;; BB> why is this proc named "get-"?  it returns nothing -- set! has not return value.
  (if *my-client-signature* *my-client-signature*
      (let ((sig (server:mk-signature)))
        (set! *my-client-signature* sig)
        *my-client-signature*)))


;; if server-start-last exists, and wasn't old enough, wait <idle time> + 1, then call this function recursively until it is old enough.
;; if it is old enough, overwrite it and wait 0.25 seconds.
;; if it then has the wrong server key, wait <idle time> + 1 and call this function recursively.
;;
(define (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
  (let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last"))
	 ;;; THIS INTERACTS WITH [server] timeout. Suggest using 0.1 or above for timeout (6 seconds)
	 (idletime    (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "server" "idletime" default: 4))
	 (server-key (conc (get-host-name) "-" (current-process-id))))
    (if (file-exists? start-flag)
	(let* ((fmodtime (file-modification-time start-flag))
	       (delta    (- (current-seconds) fmodtime))
	       (old-enough   (> delta idletime))
               (new-server-key "")
              )

          ;; write start-flag file, wait 0.25s, then if previously the start-flag file was older than <idletime> seconds, and the new file still has the same server key as you just wrote, return #t.
	  ;; the intention is to make sure nfs can read the file we just wrote, and make sure it was written by us, and not another process.
           (if (and old-enough
		   (begin
                     (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Writing " start-flag)
		     (with-output-to-file start-flag (lambda () (print server-key)))
		     (thread-sleep! 0.25)
		     (set! new-server-key (with-input-from-file start-flag (lambda () (read-line))))
		     (equal? server-key new-server-key))
                )
	      #t

           ;; If either of the above conditions is not true, print a "Gating server start" message, wait <idle-time> + 1, then call this function recursively. 
	      (begin
		(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Gating server start, last start: "
				  (seconds->time-string fmodtime) ", time since last start: " delta ", required idletime: " idletime ", gating reason:" (if old-enough "another job started a server" "too soon to start another server"))

		(thread-sleep! ( + 1 idletime))
		(server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)))))))


        
;; kind start up of server, wait before allowing another server for a given
;; area to be launched
;;
(define (server:kind-run areapath)
  ;; look for $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME/logs/server-start-last
  ;; and wait for it to be at least <server idletime> seconds old
  (server:wait-for-server-start-last-flag areapath)
  (if (not (server:check-if-running areapath)) ;; why try if there is already a server running?
      (let* (
	     (lock-file    (conc areapath "/logs/server-start.lock")))
	(let* ((start-flag (conc areapath "/logs/server-start-last")))
	  (common:simple-file-lock-and-wait lock-file expire-time: 25)
	  (debug:print-info  0 *default-log-port* "server:kind-run: touching " start-flag)
	  (system (conc "touch " start-flag)) ;; lazy but safe
	  (server:run areapath)
	  (thread-sleep! 20) ;; don't release the lock for at least a few seconds. And allow time for the server startup to get to "SERVER STARTED".
	  (common:simple-file-release-lock lock-file)))

      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Found server already running. NOT trying to start another.")
   )
)

;; this one seems to be the general entry point