Megatest

	 (target   (common:args-get-target))
	 (linktree (common:get-linktree))
	 (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
	 (mtconfig (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")) ;; allow overriding megatest.config 
	 (rundir   (if (and runname target linktree)(conc linktree "/" target "/" runname) #f))
	 (mtcachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (rccachef (and rundir (conc rundir "/" ".runconfigs.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	 (cancreate (and rundir (file-exists? rundir)(file-write-access? rundir))))
	 (cancreate (and rundir (file-exists? rundir)(file-write-access? rundir)))
         (cxt       (hash-table-ref/default *contexts* toppath #f)))

    ;; create our cxt for this area if it doesn't already exist
    (if (not cxt)(hash-table-set! *contexts* toppath (make-cxt)))

    ;; (print "runname: " runname " target: " target " mtcachef: " mtcachef " rccachef: " rccachef)
    (set! *toppath* toppath) ;; This is needed when we are running as a test using CMDINFO as a datasource
    (cond
     ;; data was read and cached and available in *configstatus*, toppath has already been set
     ((eq? *configstatus* 'fulldata)
      *toppath*)
     ;; if mtcachef exists just read it, however we need to assume toppath is available in $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME