Megatest

	     (sections (if target (list "default" target) #f)) ;; for runconfigs
	     (mtconfig (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")) ;; allow overriding megatest.config 
             (cachefiles (launch:get-cache-file-paths areapath toppath target mtconfig))
	     (mtcachef   (car cachefiles)) ;; (and cachedir (conc cachedir "/" ".megatest.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	     (rccachef   (cdr cachefiles)) ;; (and cachedir (conc cachedir "/" ".runconfigs.cfg-"  megatest-version "-" megatest-fossil-hash)))
	     ) ;; (cancreate (and cachedir (common:file-exists? cachedir)(file-write-access? cachedir) (not (common:in-running-test?)))))
	(set! *toppath* toppath) ;; This is needed when we are running as a test using CMDINFO as a datasource
        ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cachefiles="cachefiles)
	(cond
	 ;; if mtcachef exists just read it, however we need to assume toppath is available in $MT_RUN_AREA_HOME
	 ((and (not force-reread) mtcachef (common:file-exists? mtcachef) (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME") use-cache)
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 1 - use-cache")
          (set! *configdat*    (configf:read-alist mtcachef))
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- 1 set! *configdat*="*configdat*)
	  (set! *runconfigdat* (configf:read-alist rccachef))
	  (set! *configinfo*   (list *configdat*  (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))
	  (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata)
	  (set! *toppath*      (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
	  *toppath*)
	 ;; we have all the info needed to fully process runconfigs and megatest.config
	 ((and (not force-reread) mtcachef) ;; BB- why are we doing this without asking if caching is desired?
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 2")
	  (let* ((first-pass    (find-and-read-config        ;; NB// sets MT_RUN_AREA_HOME as side effect
				 mtconfig
				 environ-patt: "env-override"
				 given-toppath: toppath
				 pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
		 (first-rundat  (let ((toppath (if toppath 
						   toppath
						   (car first-pass))))
				  (read-config ;; (conc toppath "/runconfigs.config") ;; this should be converted to runconfig:read but it is non-trivial, leaving it for now.
				   (conc (if (string? toppath)
					     toppath
					     (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME"))
					 "/runconfigs.config")
				   *runconfigdat* #t 
				   sections: sections))))
	    (set! *runconfigdat* first-rundat)
	    (if first-pass  ;; 
		(begin
                  ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- \"first-pass\"=first-pass")
		  (set! *configdat*  (car first-pass))
                  ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- 2 set! *configdat*="*configdat*)
		  (set! *configinfo* first-pass)
		  (set! *toppath*    (or toppath (cadr first-pass))) ;; use the gathered data unless already have it
		  (set! toppath      *toppath*)
		  (if (not *toppath*)
		      (begin
			(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "you are not in a megatest area!")
			(exit 1)))

                         (rccachef     (cdr cachefiles)))
		    (if rccachef (configf:write-alist runconfigdat rccachef))
		    (set! *runconfigdat* runconfigdat)
		    (if mtcachef (configf:write-alist *configdat* mtcachef))
		    (if (and rccachef mtcachef) (set! *configstatus* 'fulldata))))
		;; no configs found? should not happen but let's try to recover gracefully, return an empty hash-table
		(begin (set! *configdat* (make-hash-table))
                       ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- 3 set! *configdat*="*configdat*)
                       )
		)))
	 ;; else read what you can and set the flag accordingly
	 (else
          ;;(BB> "launch:setup-body -- cond branch 3 - else")
	  (let* ((cfgdat   (find-and-read-config 
			    (or (args:get-arg "-config") "megatest.config")
			    environ-patt: "env-override"
			    given-toppath: (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")
			    pathenvvar: "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")))
	    (if cfgdat
		(let* ((toppath  (or (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")(cadr cfgdat)))