Megatest

	  (db:delete-tests-in-state db run-id "NOT_STARTED")
	  (rdb:set-tests-state-status db run-id test-names #f "FAIL" "NOT_STARTED" "FAIL")))

    ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
    (if (not (null? test-names))
	(let loop ((hed (car test-names))
		   (tal (cdr test-names)))         ;; 'return-procs tells the config reader to prep running system but return a proc
	  (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig hed 'return-procs))
		 (waitons (string-split (let ((w (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")))
					  (if w w "")))))
	    ;; (items   (items:get-items-from-config config)))
	    (if (not (hash-table-ref/default test-records hed #f))
		(hash-table-set! test-records
				 hed (vector hed     ;; 0
					     config  ;; 1

						 'have-procedure)
						((or (list? items)(list? itemstable)) ;; calc now
						 (debug:print 4 "INFO: items and itemstable are lists, calc now\n"
							      "    items: " items " itemstable: " itemstable)
						 (items:get-items-from-config config))
						(else #f)))                           ;; not iterated
					     #f      ;; itemsdat 5
					     #f      ;; spare - used for item-path
					     )))
	    (for-each 
	     (lambda (waiton)
	       (if (and waiton (not (member waiton test-names)))
		   (begin
		     (set! required-tests (cons waiton required-tests))
		     (set! test-names (cons waiton test-names))))) ;; was an append, now a cons
	     waitons)
	    (let ((remtests (delete-duplicates (append waitons tal))))
	      (if (not (null? remtests))
		  (loop (car remtests)(cdr remtests)))))))

    (if (not (null? required-tests))
	(debug:print 1 "INFO: Adding " required-tests " to the run queue"))
    ;; NOTE: these are all parent tests, items are not expanded yet.
    (runs:run-tests-queue db run-id runname test-records keyvallst flags)
    (if *rpc:listener* (server:keep-running db))
    (debug:print 4 "INFO: All done by here")))

;; test-records is a hash table testname:item_path => vector < testname testconfig waitons priority items-info ... >
(define (runs:run-tests-queue db run-id runname test-records keyvallst flags)
    ;; At this point the list of parent tests is expanded 
    ;; NB// Should expand items here and then insert into the run queue.
  (debug:print 5 "test-records: " test-records ", keyvallst: " keyvallst)
  (let ((sorted-test-names (tests:sort-by-priority-and-waiton test-records))
	(item-patts        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-itempatt" #f)))
    (let loop (; (numtimes 0) ;; shouldn't need this
	       (hed         (car sorted-test-names))
	       (tal         (cdr sorted-test-names)))
      (let* ((test-record (hash-table-ref test-records hed))
	     (tconfig     (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record))
	     (waitons     (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))
	     (priority    (tests:testqueue-get-priority   test-record))
	     (itemdat     (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record)) ;; itemdat can be a string, list or #f
	     (items       (tests:testqueue-get-items      test-record))
	     (item-path   (item-list->path itemdat)))
	(debug:print 6
		     "itemdat:     " itemdat
		     "\n  items:     " items
		     "\n  item-path: " item-path)
	(cond
	 ((not items) ;; when false the test is ok to be handed off to launch (but not before)
	  (let ((have-resources  (runs:can-run-more-tests db test-record)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
		(prereqs-not-met (db:get-prereqs-not-met db run-id waitons item-path)))
	    ;; Don't know at this time if the test have been launched at some time in the past
	    ;; i.e. is this a re-launch?
	    (if (and have-resources
		     (null? prereqs-not-met))
		;; no loop - drop though and use the loop at the bottom 
		(run:test db run-id runname keyvallst test-record flags #f)
		;; else the run is stuck, temporarily or permanently
		(let ((newtal (append tal (list hed))))
		  ;; couldn't run, take a breather
		  (thread-sleep! 0.5)
		  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal))))))
	 
	 ;; case where an items came in as a list been processed
	 ((and (list? items)     ;; thus we know our items are already calculated
	       (not   itemdat)) ;; and not yet expanded into the list of things to be done
	  (if (>= *verbosity* 1)(pp items))
	  ;; (if (>= *verbosity* 5)
	  ;;     (begin
	  ;;       (print "items: ")     (pp (item-assoc->item-list items))
	  ;;       (print "itemstable: ")(pp (item-table->item-list itemstable))))
	  (for-each
	   (lambda (my-itemdat)
	     (let* ((new-test-record (let ((newrec (make-tests:testqueue)))
				       (vector-copy! test-record newrec)
				       newrec))
		    (my-item-path (item-list->path my-itemdat))
		    
		    ;; 3/25/2012 - this match is *always* returning true I believe. Or is it the tests that are not being handled?
		    ;;
		    (item-matches (if item-patts       ;; here we are filtering for matches with -itempatt
				      (let ((res #f))	 ;; look through all the item-patts if defined, format is patt1,patt2,patt3 ... wildcard is %
					(for-each 
					 (lambda (patt)
					   (if (string-search (glob->regexp
							       (string-translate patt "%" "*"))
							      item-path)
					       (set! res #t)))
					 (string-split item-patts ","))
					res)
				      #t)))
	       (if item-matches ;; yes, we want to process this item
		   (let ((newtestname (conc hed "/" my-item-path)))    ;; test names are unique on testname/item-path
		     (tests:testqueue-set-items!     new-test-record #f)
		     (tests:testqueue-set-itemdat!   new-test-record my-itemdat)
		     (tests:testqueue-set-item_path! new-test-record my-item-path)
		     (hash-table-set! test-records newtestname new-test-record)
		     (set! tal (cons newtestname tal)))))) ;; since these are itemized create new test names testname/itempath
	   items)
	  (loop (car tal)(cdr tal)))

	 ;; 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

			(tests:testqueue-set-items! test-record items-list)
			(loop hed tal))
		      (begin
			(debug:print 0 "ERROR: The proc from reading the setup did not yield a list - please report this")
			(exit 1)))))
	      (let ((newtal (append tal (list hed))))
		;; if can't run more tests, lets take a breather
		(thread-sleep! 0.5)
		(loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal)))))

	 ;; this case should not happen, added to help catch any bugs
	 ((and (list? items) itemdat)
	  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should not have a list of items in a test and the itemspath set - please report this")
	  (exit 1))))
	
      ;; we get here on "drop through" - loop for next test in queue
      (if (null? tal)
	  (begin
	    ;; FIXME!!!! THIS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE AN EXIT!!!!!!!
	    (debug:print 1 "INFO: All tests launched")
	    (thread-sleep! 0.5)
	    ;; FIXME! This harsh exit should not be necessary....

	    (if (not *runremote*)(exit)) ;; 
	    #f) ;; return a #f as a hint that we are done
	  ;; Here we need to check that all the tests remaining to be run are eligible to run
	  ;; and are not blocked by failed
	  (let ((newlst (tests:filter-non-runnable db run-id tal test-records))) ;; i.e. not FAIL, WAIVED, INCOMPLETE, PASS, KILLED,
	    (thread-sleep! 0.5)
	    (if (not (null? newlst))
		(loop (car newlst)(cdr newlst))))))))

;; parent-test is there as a placeholder for when parent-tests can be run as a setup step
(define (run:test db run-id runname keyvallst test-record flags parent-test)
  ;; All these vars might be referenced by the testconfig file reader
  (let* ((test-name    (tests:testqueue-get-testname   test-record))
	 (test-waitons (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))
	 (test-conf    (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record))
	 (itemdat      (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record))
	 (test-path    (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)) ;; could use tests:get-testconfig here ...
	 (force        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-force" #f))
	 (rerun        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
	 (keepgoing    (hash-table-ref/default flags "-keepgoing" #f))
	 (item-path     ""))
    (debug:print 5
		 "test-config: " (hash-table->alist test-conf)
		 "\n   itemdat: " itemdat