Megatest

			     (flush-output)
			     (loop)))
			 "action is happening thread")))
      (thread-start! th1)
      (thread-start! th2)
      (thread-join! th1))
    (cons #t "Successfully saved data")))

;; copy directory to dest, validation is done BEFORE calling this
;;

(define (spublish:tar configdat submitter target-dir dest-dir comment)
  (let ((dest-dir-path (conc target-dir "/" dest-dir)))
       (if (not(file-exists? dest-dir-path))
	(begin
	  (print "ERROR: target directory " dest-dir-path " does not exists." )
	  (exit 1)))
    ;;(print dest-dir-path )
    (spublish:db-do
     configdat
     (lambda (db)
       (spublish:register-action db "tar" submitter dest-dir-path comment)))
       (change-directory dest-dir-path)
       (process-wait (process-run "/bin/tar" (list "xf" "-")))
       (print "Data copied to " dest-dir-path) 

        (cons #t "Successfully saved data")))


(define (spublish:validate target-dir targ-mk)
  (let* ((normal-path (normalize-pathname targ-mk))
        (targ-path (conc target-dir "/" normal-path)))
    (if (string-contains   normal-path "..")
    (begin
      (print "ERROR: Path  " targ-mk " resolved outside target area "  target-dir )

	      (targ-file   (pathname-strip-directory src-path)))
	 (if (not (file-read-access? src-path))
	     (begin
	       (print "ERROR: source file not readable: " src-path)
	       (exit 1)))
	 (if (directory? src-path)
	     (begin
              (print "ERROR: source file is a directory, this is not supported yet.")
	       (exit 1)))
	     (print "publishing " src-path-in " to " target-dir)
             (spublish:validate     target-dir dest-dir)
	     (spublish:cp configdat user src-path target-dir targ-file dest-dir msg)))
      ((tar)
        (if (< (length args) 1)
          (begin 
	     (print "ERROR: Missing arguments; " (string-intersperse args ", "))
	     (exit 1)))
        (let* ((dst-dir (car args))
               (msg         (or (args:get-arg "-m") "")))
               (spublish:validate     target-dir  dst-dir)
               (spublish:tar configdat user target-dir dst-dir msg)))
 
      ((mkdir)
        (if (< (length args) 1)
          (begin 
	     (print "ERROR: Missing arguments; " (string-intersperse args ", "))
	     (exit 1)))
        (let* ((targ-mk (car args))
               (msg         (or (args:get-arg "-m") ""))) 

					    (sql db "SELECT * FROM actions")))))
	(else
	 (print "ERROR: Unrecognised command. Try \"spublish help\""))))
     ;; multi-word commands
     ((null? rema)(print spublish:help))
     ((>= (length rema) 2)
      (apply spublish:process-action configdat (car rema)(cdr rema)))
     (else (print "ERROR: Unrecognised command2. Try \"spublish help\"")))))

(main)