Megatest

		      (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))))) ;; END OF (or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
	     
	     ;; this case should not happen, added to help catch any bugs
	     ((and (list? items) itemdat)
	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should not have a list of items in a test and the itemspath set - please report this")
	      (exit 1))
	     ((not (null? reruns))
	      (let* ((newlst (open-run-close tests:filter-non-runnable #f run-id tal test-records)) ;; i.e. not FAIL, WAIVED, INCOMPLETE, PASS, KILLED,
		     (junked (lset-difference equal? tal newlst)))
		(debug:print-info 4 "full drop through, if reruns is less than 100 we will force retry them, reruns=" reruns ", tal=" tal)
		(if (< num-retries max-retries)
		    (set! newlst (append reruns newlst)))
		(set! num-retries (+ num-retries 1))
		(thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
		(if (not (null? newlst))

	   (hash-table-set! *test-meta-updated* test-name #t)
           (open-run-close runs:update-test_meta db test-name test-conf)))
    
    ;; (lambda (itemdat) ;;; ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
    (let* ((new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))
	   (new-test-name (if (equal? item-path "") test-name (conc test-name "/" item-path))) ;; just need it to be unique
	   (test-id       (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id #f  run-id test-name item-path))
	   (testdat       (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id)))
      (if (not testdat)
	  (begin
	    ;; ensure that the path exists before registering the test
	    ;; NOPE: Cannot! Don't know yet which disk area will be assigned....
	    ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " new-test-path))
	    ;;
	    ;; (open-run-close tests:register-test db run-id test-name item-path)
	    ;;
	    ;; NB// for the above line. I want the test to be registered long before this routine gets called!
	    ;;
	    (set! test-id (open-run-close db:get-test-id db run-id test-name item-path))
	    (if (not test-id)
		(begin
		  (debug:print 2 "WARN: Test not pre-created? test-name=" test-name ", item-path=" item-path ", run-id=" run-id)
		  (open-run-close db:tests-register-test #f run-id test-name item-path)
		  (set! test-id (open-run-close db:get-test-id db run-id test-name item-path))))
	    (debug:print-info 4 "test-id=" test-id ", run-id=" run-id ", test-name=" test-name ", item-path=\"" item-path "\"")
	    (set! testdat (open-run-close db:get-test-info-by-id db test-id))))
      (set! test-id (db:test-get-id testdat))
      (change-directory test-path)
      (case (if force ;; (args:get-arg "-force")
		'NOT_STARTED
		(if testdat
		    (string->symbol (test:get-state testdat))
		    'failed-to-insert))