Megatest

	      (list  "MT_TEST_RUN_DIR" work-area)
	      (list  "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name)
	      (list  "MT_ITEM_INFO" (conc itemdat))
	      (list  "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
	      (list  "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
	      (list  "MT_MEGATEST"  megatest)
	      (list  "MT_TARGET"    target)
	      (list  "MT_LINKTREE"  (common:get-linktree)) ;; (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree"))
	      (list  "MT_TESTSUITENAME" (common:get-testsuite-name))))

	  (if mt-bindir-path (setenv "PATH" (conc (getenv "PATH") ":" mt-bindir-path)))
	  ;; (change-directory top-path)
	  ;; Can setup as client for server mode now
	  ;; (client:setup)

(define (launch:cache-config)
  ;; if we have a linktree and -runtests and -target and the directory exists dump the config
  ;; to megatest-(current-seconds).cfg and symlink it to megatest.cfg
  (if (and *configdat* 
	   (or (args:get-arg "-run")
	       (args:get-arg "-runtests")
	       (args:get-arg "-execute")))
      (let* ((linktree (common:get-linktree)) ;; (get-environment-variable "MT_LINKTREE"))
	     (target   (common:args-get-target exit-if-bad: #t))
	     (runname  (or (args:get-arg "-runname")
			   (args:get-arg ":runname")
			   (getenv "MT_RUNNAME")))
	     (fulldir  (conc linktree "/"
			     target "/"
			     runname)))

		    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "you are not in a megatest area!")
		    (exit 1)))
	      (setenv "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME" *toppath*)
	      ;; the seed read is done, now read runconfigs, cache it then read megatest.config one more time and cache it
	      (let* ((keys         (rmt:get-keys))
		     (key-vals     (keys:target->keyval keys target))
		     (linktree     (or (getenv "MT_LINKTREE")
				       (if *configdat*
					   (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")
					   (conc *toppath* "/lt"))))
		     (second-pass  (find-and-read-config
				    mtconfig
				    environ-patt: "env-override"
				    given-toppath: toppath
				    pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
		     (runconfigdat (begin     ;; this read of the runconfigs will see any adjustments made by re-reading megatest.config
				     (for-each (lambda (kt)

	      (set! *runconfigdat* rdat)
	      (set! *toppath*      toppath)
	      (set! *configstatus* 'partial))
	    (begin
	      (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "No " mtconfig " file found. Giving up.")
	      (exit 2))))))
    ;; additional house keeping
    (let* ((linktree (common:get-linktree)))

      (if linktree
	  (begin
	    (if (not (file-exists? linktree))
		(begin
		  (handle-exceptions
		   exn
		   (begin

	 (test-base    (conc testtop-base (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))

	 ;; nb// if itempath is not "" then it is prefixed with "/"
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" testtop-base))
	 (test-path    (conc disk-path (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" test-base))

	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (linktree  (common:get-linktree))
	 ;; WAS: (let ((rd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
	 ;;         (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))
	 ;; which seems wrong ...

	 (lnkbase   (conc linktree (if contour (conc "/" contour) "") "/" target "/" runname))
	 (lnkpath   (conc lnkbase "/" testname))
	 (lnkpathf  (conc lnkpath (if not-iterated "" "/") item-path))
	 (lnktarget (conc lnkpath "/" item-path)))

    ;; Update the rundir path in the test record for all, rundir=physical, shortdir=logical