Megatest

	(begin
	  ;; have to delete test records where NOT_STARTED since they can cause -keepgoing to 
	  ;; get stuck due to becoming inaccessible from a failed test. I.e. if test B depends 
	  ;; on test A but test B reached the point on being registered as NOT_STARTED and test
	  ;; A failed for some reason then on re-run using -keepgoing the run can never complete.
	  (cdb:delete-tests-in-state *runremote* run-id "NOT_STARTED")
	  (cdb:remote-run db:set-tests-state-status #f run-id test-names #f "FAIL" "NOT_STARTED" "FAIL")))

    ;; Ensure all tests are registered in the test_meta table
    (open-run-close runs:update-all-test_meta #f)

    ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
    ;;======================================================================
    ;; refactoring this block into tests:get-full-data
    ;;
    ;; What happended, this code is now duplicated in tests!?
    ;;

    (setenv "MT_ITEMPATH"  item-path)
    (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
    (set-megatest-env-vars run-id inrunname: runname) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (change-directory *toppath*)

    ;; Here is where the test_meta table is best updated
    ;; Yes, another use of a global for caching. Need a better way?
    ;;
    ;; There is now a single call to runs:update-all-test_meta and this 
    ;; per-test call is not needed. Given the delicacy of the move to 
    ;; v1.55 this code is being left in place for the time being.
    ;;
    (if (not (hash-table-ref/default *test-meta-updated* test-name #f))
        (begin
	   (hash-table-set! *test-meta-updated* test-name #t)
           (runs:update-test_meta test-name test-conf)))
    
    ;; itemdat => ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
    (let* ((new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))