Megatest

;;  test-names: Comma separated patterns same as test-patts but used in selection 
;;              of tests to run. The item portions are not respected.
;;              FIXME: error out if /patt specified
;;            
(define (runs:run-tests target runname test-patts user flags) ;; test-names
  (common:clear-caches) ;; clear all caches
  (let* ((keys               (keys:config-get-fields *configdat*))
	 (keyvals            (keys:target->keyval keys target))
	 (run-id             (cdb:remote-run db:register-run #f keyvals runname "new" "n/a" user))  ;;  test-name)))
	 (deferred          '()) ;; delay running these since they have a waiton clause
	 (runconfigf         (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config"))
	 (required-tests    '())
	 (test-records       (make-hash-table))
	 (tests-registry     (tests:get-all)) ;; (tests:get-valid-tests (make-hash-table) test-search-path)) ;; all valid tests to check waiton names
	 (all-test-names     (hash-table-keys tests-registry))
	 (test-names         (tests:filter-test-names all-test-names test-patts)))
    (set-megatest-env-vars run-id inkeys: keys) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (if (file-exists? runconfigf)
	(setup-env-defaults runconfigf run-id *already-seen-runconfig-info* keyvals "pre-launch-env-vars")
	(debug:print 0 "WARNING: You do not have a run config file: " runconfigf))
    
    ;; look up all tests matching the comma separated list of globs in
    ;; test-patts (using % as wildcard)

    ;; (set! test-names (delete-duplicates (tests:get-valid-tests *toppath* test-patts)))
    (debug:print-info 0 "test names " test-names)

    ;; on the first pass or call to run-tests set FAILS to NOT_STARTED if
    ;; -keepgoing is specified
    (if (eq? *passnum* 0)
	(begin
	  ;; have to delete test records where NOT_STARTED since they can cause -keepgoing to 

						     (debug:print-info 8 "waiton procedure results in string " res " for test " hed)
						     res))
						  ((string? instr)     instr)
						  (else 
						   ;; NOTE: This is actually the case of *no* waitons! ;; (debug:print 0 "ERROR: something went wrong in processing waitons for test " hed)
						   "")))))
			      (filter (lambda (x)
					(if (hash-table-ref/default tests-registry x #f)
					    #t
					    (begin
					      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test " hed " has unrecognised waiton testname " x)
					      #f)))
				      newwaitons)))))
	    (debug:print-info 8 "waitons: " waitons)
	    ;; check for hed in waitons => this would be circular, remove it and issue an