Index: megatest.config
==================================================================
--- megatest.config
+++ megatest.config
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 pktsdirs /tmp/pkts /some/other/source
 
 [areas]
 #         path-to-area   map-target-script(future, optional)
 fullrun   path=tests/fullrun
-ext-tests path=ext-tests; targtrans=prefix-contour
+# targtrans is name of scheme proc stored in .mtutil.scm, which lives in PWD where mtutil is run
+ext-tests path=ext-tests; targtrans=prefix-contour 
 
 [contours]
 #     mode-patt/tag-expr
 quick selector=quick/QUICKPATT
 full  areas=fullrun,ext-tests; selector=all/MAXPATT

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -371,11 +371,13 @@
 
 ;; before doing anything else change to the start-dir if provided
 ;;
 (if (args:get-arg "-start-dir")
     (if (file-exists? (args:get-arg "-start-dir"))
-	(change-directory (args:get-arg "-start-dir"))
+        (let ((fullpath (common:real-path (args:get-arg "-start-dir"))))
+          (setenv "PWD" fullpath)
+          (change-directory fullpath))
 	(begin
 	  (debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "non-existant start dir " (args:get-arg "-start-dir") " specified, exiting.")
 	  (exit 1))))
 
 ;; immediately set MT_TARGET if -reqtarg or -target are available

Index: runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- runconfigs.config
+++ runconfigs.config
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 
 # example of a cron entry to run sync using db spec pgdb, with pgdb setting in file local.config
 #
 [a/b/c]
 all:scheduled:sync     cron=  0/5 * * * *;dbdest=pgdb;appendconf=/mfs/matt/.sysmaint/local.config
+quick:scheduled:sync   cron=  0/5 * * * *;dbdest=pgdb;appendconf=/mfs/matt/.sysmaint/local.config
 
 # tip will be replaced with hashkey?
 [v1.63/tip/dev]
 # file:   files changes since last run trigger new run
 # script: script is called with unix seconds as last parameter (other parameters are preserved)