Megatest

	  (sparse-vector-set! new-row y val)))))

;;======================================================================
;; L O C K E R S   A N D   B L O C K E R S 
;;======================================================================

;; block further accesses to databases. Call this before shutting db down
#;(define (common:db-block-further-queries)
  (mutex-lock! *db-access-mutex*)
  (set! *db-access-allowed* #f)
  (mutex-unlock! *db-access-mutex*))

#;(define (common:db-access-allowed?)
  (let ((val (begin
	       (mutex-lock! *db-access-mutex*)
	       *db-access-allowed*
	       (mutex-unlock! *db-access-mutex*))))
    val))

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	 (sort (hash-table-keys directories) (lambda (a b)(> (string-length a)(string-length b))))))
    ))

;;======================================================================
;; E N V I R O N M E N T   V A R S
;;======================================================================

#;(define (bb-check-path #!key (msg "check-path: "))
  (let ((path (or (get-environment-variable "PATH") "none")))
    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* (conc msg" : $PATH="path))
    (if (string-match "^.*/isoenv-core/.*" path)
        (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* (conc msg" : !!ISOENV PRESENT!!")) ;; remove for prod
        (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* (conc msg" : **no isoenv present**")))))
	      
(define (save-environment-as-files fname #!key (ignorevars (list "USER" "HOME" "DISPLAY" "LS_COLORS" "XKEYSYMDB" "EDITOR" "MAKEFLAGS" "MAKEF" "MAKEOVERRIDES")))