Index: configf.scm
==================================================================
--- configf.scm
+++ configf.scm
@@ -90,12 +90,11 @@
 		(if (or allow-system
 			(not (member cmdtype '("system" "shell"))))
 		    (with-input-from-string fullcmd
 		      (lambda ()
 			(set! result ((eval (read)) ht))))
-		    (set! result cmd))
-		(loop (conc prestr result poststr)))
+		    (set! result (conc "#{(" cmdtype ") "  cmd "}")))		(loop (conc prestr result poststr)))
 	      res))
 	res)))
 
 ;; Run a shell command and return the output as a string
 (define (shell cmd)
@@ -134,14 +133,18 @@
 	    (if (not (eof-object? nextl))
 		(loop (string-append (if cont-line 
 					 (string-take inl (- (string-length inl) 1))
 					 inl)
 				     nextl))))
-	  (if (and allow-processing 
-		   (not (eq? allow-processing 'return-string)))
-	      (configf:process-line inl ht allow-processing)
-	      inl)))))
+	  (case allow-processing ;; if (and allow-processing 
+	    ;;	   (not (eq? allow-processing 'return-string)))
+	    ((#t #f)
+	     (configf:process-line inl ht allow-processing))
+	    ((return-string)
+	     inl)
+	    (else
+	     (configf:process-line inl ht allow-processing)))))))
 
 ;; read a config file, returns hash table of alists
 
 ;; read a config file, returns hash table of alists
 ;; adds to ht if given (must be #f otherwise)

Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -976,11 +976,11 @@
 ;; S U M M A R Y 
 ;;======================================================================
 ;;
 ;; General info about the run(s) and megatest area
 (define (dashboard:summary db)
-  (let ((rawconfig        (read-config (conc *toppath* "/megatest.config") #f 'return-string)))
+  (let ((rawconfig        (read-config (conc *toppath* "/megatest.config") #f #f))) ;; changed to #f since I want #{} to be expanded by [system ...] to NOT be expanded. WAS: 'return-string)))
     (iup:vbox
      (iup:split
       #:value 500
       (iup:frame 
        #:title "General Info"