Megatest

	  #f)) ;; #f flags do not loop

     ((and (not (null? fails))(member 'toplevel testmode))
      (if (or (not (null? reg))(not (null? tal)))
	   (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)
	  #f)) 
     (else
      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: FAILS or incomplete tests maybe preventing completion of this run. Watch for issues with test " hed ", continuing for now")
      ;; (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)
	       (let ((test-name (db:test-get-testname t))
		     (item-path (db:test-get-item-path t))
		     (test-state (db:test-get-state t))
		     (test-status (db:test-get-status t)))
		 (conc test-name (if (equal? item-path "") "" "/") item-path ":" test-state "/" test-status)))
	      ((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 itemmap)

	    ;; 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 "WARNING: Dropping test " test-name "/" item-path
				 " 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*)
		    (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "BLOCKED" #f)
		    (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?
			  ))
		  (let ((nth-try (hash-table-ref/default test-registry hed 0)))

		      ;; (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (list (runs:queue-next-hed newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-tal newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-reg newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    reruns))
		     ((symbol? nth-try)
		      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequisites or other issue. Internal state " nth-try " will be overridden and we'll retry.")
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "KEEP_TRYING" #f)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 0)
		      (list (runs:queue-next-hed newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-tal newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-reg newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    reruns))
		     (else
		      (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now.")
		      ;; (debug:print 0 "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "TEN_STRIKES" #f)
		      (mt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path "FAIL") ;; treat as FAIL
		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
			    tal
			    reg
			    reruns)))))
	      ;; can't drop this - maybe running? Just keep trying
	      (let ((runable-tests (runs:runable-tests prereqs-not-met)))
		(if (null? runable-tests)
		    #f   ;; I think we are truly done here
		    (list (runs:queue-next-hed newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-tal newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    (runs:queue-next-reg newtal reg reglen regfull)
			    reruns)))))))))

;; scan a list of tests looking to see if any are potentially runnable
(define (runs:runable-tests tests)
  (filter (lambda (t)
	    (if (not (vector? t))
		t
		(let ((state  (db:test-get-state t))
		      (status (db:test-get-status t)))
		  (case (string->symbol state)
		    ((COMPLETED) #f)
		    ((NOT_STARTED)
		     (if (member status '("TEN_STRIKES" "BLOCKED"))
			 #f
			 t))
		    ((DELETED) #f)
		    (else t)))))
	  tests))

;; 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 ... >