Megatest

      (debug:print 1 "WARNING: FAILS or incomplete tests are preventing completion of this run. Dropping test " hed " from the run queue")
      (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
		(runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
		(runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
		reruns))))) ;; (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns)))))

(define (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings inlst)
  (if (null? inlst)
      '()
      (map (lambda (t)
	     (cond
	      ((vector? t)
	       (conc (db:test-get-state t) "/" (db:test-get-status t)))
	      ((string? t)
	       t)
	      (else 
	       (conc t))))
	   inlst)))

(define (runs:process-expanded-tests hed tal reg reruns reglen regfull test-record runname test-name item-path jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-patts required-tests test-registry registry-mutex flags keyvals run-info newtal all-tests-registry)
  (let* ((run-limits-info         (runs:can-run-more-tests jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
	 (have-resources          (car run-limits-info))
	 (num-running             (list-ref run-limits-info 1))
	 (num-running-in-jobgroup (list-ref run-limits-info 2)) 
	 (max-concurrent-jobs     (list-ref run-limits-info 3))

      ;; If one or more of the prereqs-not-met are FAIL then we can issue
      ;; a message and drop hed from the items to be processed.
      ;; (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings prereqs-not-met)
      (if (not (null? prereqs-not-met))
	  (debug:print-info 1 "waiting on tests; " (string-intersperse 
						    (runs:mixed-list-testname-and-testrec->list-of-strings 
						     prereqs-not-met) ", ")))

      (if (null? fails)
	  (begin
	    ;; couldn't run, take a breather
	    (debug:print-info 0 "Waiting for more work to do...")
	    (thread-sleep! 1)
	    (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns))
	  ;; the waiton is FAIL so no point in trying to run hed ever again
	  (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	      (if (vector? hed)
		  (begin 
		    (debug:print 1 "WARN: Dropping test " (db:test-get-testname hed) "/" (db:test-get-item-path hed)
				 " from the launch list as it has prerequistes that are FAIL")
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		    (hash-table-set! test-registry (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) 'removed)
		    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
			  reruns ;; WAS: (cons hed reruns) ;; but that makes no sense?
			  ))
		  (begin
		    (debug:print 0 "WARNING: Test may not have processed correctly. Could be a race condition in your test implementation? Dropping test " hed) ;;  " as it has prerequistes that are FAIL. (NOTE: hed is not a vector)")
		    (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count) ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
		    ;; (list hed tal reg reruns)
		    ;; (list (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reg reruns)
		    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
			  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
			  reruns) ;; (cons hed reruns))
		    ;;(list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
		    ;;      tal
		    ;;      reg
		    ;;      reruns)
		    ))
	      ;; can't drop this - maybe running? Just keep trying
	      (list hed
		    tal
		    reg
		    reruns)))))))

;; every time though the loop increment the test/itempatt val.
;; when the min is > max-allowed and none running then force exit
;;
(define *max-tries-hash* (make-hash-table))

;; test-records is a hash table testname:item_path => vector < testname testconfig waitons priority items-info ... >