Megatest

		  (cadr match)
		  #f))
	    ))
      #f))

(define configf:lookup config-lookup)
(define configf:read-file read-config)

;; safely look up a value that is expected to be a number, return
;; a default (#f unless provided)
;;
(define (configf:lookup-number cfdat section varname #!key (default #f))
  (let* ((val (configf:lookup *configdat* section varname))
         (res (if val
                  (string->number (string-substitute "\\s+" "" val #t))
                  #f)))
    (cond
     (res  res)
     (val  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: no number found for [" section "], " varname ", got: " val))
     (else default))))

(define (configf:section-vars cfgdat section)
  (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
    (if (null? sectdat)
	'()
	(map car sectdat))))

;;    - could be netbatch
;;      (launch-test db (cadr status) test-conf))
(define (launch-test test-id run-id run-info keyvals runname test-conf test-name test-path itemdat params)
  (mutex-lock! *launch-setup-mutex*) ;; setting variables and processing the testconfig is NOT thread-safe, reuse the launch-setup mutex
  (let* ((item-path       (item-list->path itemdat))
	 (contour         #f)) ;; NOT READY FOR THIS (args:get-arg "-contour")))
    (let loop ((delta        (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*))
	       (launch-delay (string->number (or (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay") "0"))))
	       (launch-delay (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "launch-delay" default: 1)))
      (if (> launch-delay delta)
	  (begin
	    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Delaying launch of " test-name " for " (- launch-delay delta) " seconds")
	    (thread-sleep! (- launch-delay delta))
	    (loop (- (current-seconds) *last-launch*) launch-delay))))
    (change-directory *toppath*)
    (alist->env-vars ;; consolidate this code with the code in megatest.scm for "-execute", *maybe* - the longer they are set the longer each launch takes (must be non-overlapping with the vars)

  (let* ((run-info             (rmt:get-run-info run-id))
	(tests-info            (mt:get-tests-for-run run-id #f '() '())) ;;  qryvals: "id,testname,item_path"))
	(sorted-test-names     (tests:sort-by-priority-and-waiton test-records))
	(test-registry         (make-hash-table))
	(registry-mutex        (make-mutex))
	(num-retries           0)
	(max-retries           (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "maxretries"))
	(max-concurrent-jobs   (let ((mcj (config-lookup *configdat* "setup"     "max_concurrent_jobs")))
	(max-concurrent-jobs   (configf:lookup-number *configdat* "setup" "max_concurrent_jobs" default: 50))
				 (if (and mcj (string->number mcj))
				     (string->number mcj)
				     1))) ;; length of the register queue ahead
	(reglen                (if (number? reglen-in) reglen-in 1))
        (reglen                (if (number? reglen-in) reglen-in 1))
	(last-time-incomplete  (- (current-seconds) 900)) ;; force at least one clean up cycle
	(last-time-some-running (current-seconds))
	;; (tdbdat                (tasks:open-db))
	(runsdat (make-runs:dat
		  ;; hed: hed
		  ;; tal: tal
		  ;; reg: reg