Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 # make install CSCOPTS='-accumulate-profile -profile-name $(PWD)/profile-ww$(shell date +%V.%u)'
 # rm <files>.o ; make install CSCOPTS='-profile' ; ... ;  chicken-profile | less
 SHELL=/bin/bash
-PREFIX=$(PWD)
+PREFIX=$(PWD)/tmpinstall
 CSCOPTS=
 INSTALL=install
 SRCFILES = common.scm items.scm launch.scm \
    ods.scm runconfig.scm server.scm \
    db.scm keys.scm margs.scm megatest-version.scm \
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
    ezsteps.scm lock-queue.scm sdb.scm \
    rmt.scm api.scm subrun.scm \
    portlogger.scm archive.scm env.scm diff-report.scm cgisetup/models/pgdb.scm
 
 # module source files
-MSRCFILES = ftail.scm mtconfigf.scm
-#  mtcommon.scm mtdb.scm
+MSRCFILES = ftail.scm 
+#  mtcommon.scm mtdb.scm mtconfigf.scm
 
 # Eggs to install (straightforward ones)
 EGGS=matchable readline apropos base64 regex-literals format regex-case test coops trace csv \
 dot-locking posix-utils posix-extras directory-utils hostinfo tcp-server rpc csv-xml fmt \
 json md5 awful http-client spiffy uri-common intarweb spiffy-request-vars \
@@ -54,14 +54,20 @@
 ADTLSCR=mt_laststep mt_runstep mt_ezstep
 HELPERS=$(addprefix $(PREFIX)/bin/,$(ADTLSCR))
 DEPLOYHELPERS=$(addprefix deploytarg/,$(ADTLSCR))
 MTESTHASH=$(shell fossil info|grep checkout:| awk '{print $$2}')
 
+MT_EGGS_BASE=$(PREFIX)/eggs
+MT_EGGS_DIR=$(MT_EGGS_BASE)/lib/chicken/7
+MTEGGS=$(MT_EGGS_DIR)/mtconfigf.so
+CHICKEN_REPOSITORY=$(MT_EGGS_BASE)
+
 ifeq ($(MTESTHASH),)
 $(error MTESTHASH is broken!)
 endif
 
+CKREPOSITORY=$(shell chicken-install -repository)
 CSIPATH=$(shell which csi)
 CKPATH=$(shell dirname $(shell dirname $(CSIPATH)))
 # ARCHSTR=$(shell uname -m)_$(shell uname -r)
 # BASH_MACHTYPE=$(shell bash -c "echo \$$MACHTYPE")
 # ARCHSTR=$(BASH_MACHTYPE)_$(shell lsb_release -sr)
@@ -69,11 +75,11 @@
 # ARCHSTR=$(shell bash -c "echo \$$MACHTYPE")
 
 PNGFILES = $(shell cd docs/manual;ls *png)
 
 #all : $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR) mtest dboard mtut ndboard
-all : $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR) mtest dboard mtut
+all : $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR) mtest dboard mtut eggs
 
 mtest: $(OFILES) readline-fix.scm megatest.o $(MOFILES)
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) megatest.o -o mtest
 
 showmtesthash:
@@ -82,10 +88,12 @@
 dboard : $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) dashboard.scm $(MOFILES)
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) dashboard.scm $(GOFILES) $(MOFILES) -o dboard
 
 mtut: $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(MOFILES) mtut.scm -o mtut
+
+eggs: $(MTEGGS)
 
 # Needed only for adat.scm
 OPENSRC_DIR=../opensrc
 MTUTILS_DIR=$(OPENSRC_DIR)/mtutils
 ../adat.scm :  $(MTUTILS_DIR)/adat.scm
@@ -126,12 +134,13 @@
 	runs.o \
 	server.o \
 	tasks.o \
 	tdb.o \
 	tests.o \
-	subrun.o \
-	mtconfigf.o
+	subrun.o
+
+#	mtconfigf.o
 
 tcmt : $(TCMTOBJS) tcmt.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(TCMTOBJS) tcmt.scm -o tcmt
 
 # install documentation to $(PREFIX)/docs
@@ -149,17 +158,30 @@
 
 $(PREFIX)/share/db/mt-pg.sql : mt-pg.sql
 	mkdir -p $(PREFIX)/share/db
 	$(INSTALL) mt-pg.sql $(PREFIX)/share/db/mt-pg.sql
 
+# setup the eggs dir in $PREFIX
+#
+$(MT_EGGS_DIR) :
+	mkdir -p $(MT_EGGS_DIR)
+
+$(MT_EGGS_DIR)/types.db : $(MT_EGGS_DIR)
+	cp -rs $(CKREPOSITORY)/ $(MT_EGGS_BASE)/lib/chicken/
+
+#	chicken-install -init $(MT_EGGS_DIR)
+
+$(MT_EGGS_DIR)/mtconfigf.so : $(MT_EGGS_DIR)/types.db $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtconfigf/mtconfigf.scm
+	cd $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtconfigf && chicken-install -prefix $(MT_EGGS_BASE)
+
 #
 # Special dependencies for the includes
 #
 
 # anything that depends on the special MOFILES needs to be listed on the left here
 launch.o : $(MOFILES)
-mtconfigf.o : $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtconfigf/mtconfigf.scm
+# mtconfigf.o : $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtconfigf/mtconfigf.scm
 
 tests.o db.o launch.o runs.o dashboard-tests.o dashboard-context-menu.o dashboard-guimonitor.o dashboard-main.o monitor.o dashboard.o  \
 archive.o megatest.o : db_records.scm
 tests.o runs.o dashboard.o dashboard-tests.o dashboard-context-menu.o dashboard-main.o  : run_records.scm
 db.o ezsteps.o keys.o launch.o megatest.o monitor.o runs-for-ref.o runs.o tests.o : key_records.scm
@@ -279,10 +301,12 @@
 	make -C helpers $@ PREFIX=$(PREFIX) INSTALL=$(INSTALL) ARCHSTR=$(ARCHSTR)
 
 mtest-reaper: $(PREFIX)/bin/mtest-reaper
 
 # install dashboard as dboard so wrapper script can be called dashboard
+# NOTE: Should be able to add something like -Wl,'$ORIGIN/../lib' to find IUP libs
+#
 $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR)/dboard : dboard $(FILES) utils/mk_wrapper
 	utils/mk_wrapper $(PREFIX) dboard $(PREFIX)/bin/dashboard
 	chmod a+x $(PREFIX)/bin/dashboard
 	$(INSTALL) dboard $(PREFIX)/bin/.$(ARCHSTR)/dboard
 

Index: common.scm
==================================================================
--- common.scm
+++ common.scm
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
      (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:)
      pkts (prefix dbi dbi:)
      )
 
 (declare (unit common))
+(declare (uses mtconfigf))
+(import (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
 
 (include "common_records.scm")
 
 
 ;; (require-library margs)

Index: utils/mk_wrapper
==================================================================
--- utils/mk_wrapper
+++ utils/mk_wrapper
@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@
 cfgfile="$prefix/bin/.$(lsb_release -sr)/cfg.sh"
 
 if [ "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" != "" ];then
   echo "INFO: Using LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >&2
 ( cat << __EOF
-if [ "\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" != "" ];then
+if [[ -z \$LD_LIBRARY_PATH ]];then
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 else
   export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
+if [[ -z \$CHICKEN_REPOSITORY ]];then
+  export CHICKEN_REPOSITORY=$prefix/eggs/chicken/lib/7
+fi
 __EOF
 ) > $cfgfile
   echo 
 else
   echo "INFO: LD_LIBRARY_PATH not set" >&2