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	     (output (with-input-from-pipe cmd read-lines)))
	(debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "Running " cmd " received " output)
	(if (eq? (length output) 0)
	   #f
	   #t))
      #t))

;; this is a close duplicate of:
;;    process:alist-on-host?
;;    process:alive
;;
(define (launch:is-test-alive host pid)
  (let* ((same-host (equal? host (get-host-name)))
	 (cmd (conc 
	       (if same-host "" (conc "ssh "host" "))
	       "pstree -A "pid)))
    (if (and host pid
	     (not (equal? host "n/a")))
	
	(let* ((output (if same-host
			   (with-input-from-pipe cmd read-lines)
			   (common:generic-ssh cmd read-lines '())))) ;; (with-input-from-pipe cmd read-lines)))
	  (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "Running " cmd " received " output)
	  (if (eq? (length output) 0)
	      #f
	      #t))
	#t))) ;; assuming bad query is about a live test is likely not the right thing to do?

(define (launch:kill-tests-if-dead run-id)
  (let* ((running-tests (rmt:get-tests-for-run run-id "%" `("RUNNING" "LAUNCHED" "REMOTEHOSTSTART") `() #f #f #f #f #f #f #f #f)))
       (let loop ((running-test (car running-tests))
			     (tal    (cdr running-tests))
			     (kill-cnt 0))
		       (let* ((test-name (vector-ref running-test 2))
                 (item-path (vector-ref running-test 11))