Megatest

    (rmt:general-call 'test-set-rundir-shortdir run-id lnkpathf test-path testname item-path run-id)

    (debug:print 2 *default-log-port* "INFO:\n       lnkbase=" lnkbase "\n       lnkpath=" lnkpath "\n  toptest-path=" toptest-path "\n     test-path=" test-path)
    (if (not (common:file-exists? linktree))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: linktree did not exist! Creating it now at " linktree)
	  (create-directory linktree #t))) ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " linktree))))
    ;; create the directory for the tests dir links, this is needed no matter what...
    (if (and (not (common:directory-exists? lnkbase))
	     (not (common:file-exists? lnkbase)))
	(handle-exceptions
	 exn
	 (begin
	   (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Problem creating linktree base at " lnkbase)
	   (print-error-message exn (current-error-port)))
	 (create-directory lnkbase #t)))
    ;; create the directory for the tests dir links, this is needed no matter what... try up to three times
    (let loop ((done 3)) 
      (let ((success (if (and (not (common:directory-exists? lnkbase))
			      (not (common:file-exists? lnkbase)))
			 (handle-exceptions
			  exn
			  (begin
			    (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "Problem creating linktree base at " lnkbase)
			    (print-error-message exn (current-error-port))
			    #t)
			  (create-directory lnkbase #t)
			  #f))))
	(if (and (not success)(> done 0))
	    (loop (- done 1)))))
    
    ;; update the toptest record with its location rundir, cache the path
    ;; This wass highly inefficient, one db write for every subtest, potentially
    ;; thousands of unnecessary updates, cache the fact it was set and don't set it 
    ;; again. 

    ;; Now create the link from the test path to the link tree, however