Megatest

	best
	#f))) ;; #f means no disk candidate found

;;======================================================================
;; E N V I R O N M E N T   V A R S
;;======================================================================
	      
(define (save-environment-as-files fname #!key (ignorevars (list "USER" "HOME" "DISPLAY" "LS_COLORS" "XKEYSYMDB" "EDITOR" "MAKEFLAGS" "MAKEF")))
(define (save-environment-as-files fname #!key (ignorevars (list "USER" "HOME" "DISPLAY" "LS_COLORS" "XKEYSYMDB" "EDITOR" "MAKEFLAGS" "MAKEF" "MAKEOVERRIDES")))
  (let ((envvars (get-environment-variables))
        (whitesp (regexp "[^a-zA-Z0-9_\\-:,.\\/%$]")))
     (with-output-to-file (conc fname ".csh")
       (lambda ()
          (for-each (lambda (keyval)
		      (let* ((key   (car keyval))
			     (val   (cdr keyval))

		      (set! res (cons (list var prv) res))
		      (if val 
			  (setenv var (->string val))
			  (unsetenv var))))
		  lst)
	res)
      '()))

;; clear vars matching pattern, run proc, set vars back
;; if proc is a string run that string as a command with
;; system.
;;
(define (common:without-vars proc . var-patts)
  (let ((vars (make-hash-table)))
    (for-each
     (lambda (vardat) ;; each env var
       (for-each
	(lambda (var-patt)
	  (if (string-match var-patt (car vardat))
	      (let ((var (car vardat))
		    (val (cdr vardat)))
		(hash-table-set! vars var val)
		(unsetenv var))))
	var-patts))
     (get-environment-variables))
    (cond
     ((string? proc)(system proc))
     (proc          (proc)))
    (hash-table-for-each
     vars
     (lambda (var val)
       (setenv var val)))
    vars))
		  
;;======================================================================
;; time and date nice to have stuff
;;======================================================================

(define (seconds->hr-min-sec secs)
  (let* ((hrs (quotient secs 3600))