Index: utils/Makefile.installall
==================================================================
--- utils/Makefile.installall
+++ utils/Makefile.installall
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
 
 CSCLIBS=$(shell echo $(LD_LIBRARY_PATH) | sed 's/:/ -L/g')
 CSC_OPTIONS="-I$(PREFIX)/include -L$(CSCLIBS) -C \"-fPIC\""
 # CSC_OPTIONS=-I$(PREFIX)/include -L$(CSCLIBS)
 
-all : chkn eggs libiup logprobin $(PREFIX)/lib/sqlite3.so $(PREFIX)/bin/hs
+all : chkn eggs libiup logprobin $(PREFIX)/lib/sqlite3.so $(PREFIX)/bin/hs $(PREFIX)/lib/chicken/7/mutils.so
 
 chkn : $(CHICKEN_INSTALL)
 
 eggs : $(EGGSOFILES)
 
@@ -178,10 +178,13 @@
 	fossil clone http://www.kiatoa.com/fossils/opensrc opensrc.fossil
 
 opensrc/histstore/histstore.scm : opensrc.fossil
 	mkdir -p opensrc
 	cd opensrc;fossil open ../opensrc.fossil
+
+$(PREFIX)/lib/chicken/7/mutils.so : opensrc/histstore/histstore.scm
+	cd opensrc/mutils;chicken-install
 
 opensrc/histstore/hs : opensrc/histstore/histstore.scm chkn eggs $(PREFIX)/lib/sqlite3.so 
 	cd opensrc/histstore;$(PREFIX)/bin/csc histstore.scm -o hs
 
 $(PREFIX)/bin/hs : opensrc/histstore/hs 

Index: utils/mt_ezstep
==================================================================
--- utils/mt_ezstep
+++ utils/mt_ezstep
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 usage="mt_ezstep stepname prevstepname command [args ...]"
 
-if [ "$MT_CMDINFO" == "" ];then
-  if [ -e megatest.sh ];then
+if [[ "$MT_CMDINFO" == "" ]];then
+  if [[ -e megatest.sh ]];then
     source megatest.sh
   else
     echo "ERROR: $0 should be run within a megatest test environment"
     echo "Usage: $usage"
     exit
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #   DO NOT USE IN YOUR SCRIPTS!
 #
 # Call like this:
 # mt_ezstep stepname prevstepname command ....
 # 
-if [ "x$1" == "x" ];then
+if [[ "x$1" == "x" ]];then
   echo "Usage: $usage"
   exit
 fi
 
 # Since the user may not have . on the path and since we are likely to want to 
@@ -34,19 +34,19 @@
 
 allstatus=99
 runstatus=99
 logpropstatus=99
 
-prev_env=.ezsteps/${prevstepname}.sh
-if [ -e $prev_env ];then
+prev_env=".ezsteps/${prevstepname}.sh"
+if [[ -e $prev_env ]];then
     source $prev_env
 fi
 
 # source the environment from the previous step if it exists
 
 # if a logpro file exists then use it otherwise just run the command, nb// was using 2>&1
-if [ -e ${stepname}.logpro ];then
+if [[ -e ${stepname}.logpro ]];then
    # could do:
    $command 2>&1| tee ${stepname}.log | logpro ${stepname}.logpro ${stepname}.html &> /dev/null
    logprostatus=$?
    # $command 2>&1| logpro ${stepname}.logpro ${stepname}.html &> ${stepname}.log 
    # allstatus=(${PIPESTATUS[0]} ${PIPESTATUS[1]}) 
@@ -60,19 +60,19 @@
 fi
 
 # If the test exits with non-zero, we will record FAIL even if logpro
 # says it is a PASS
 
-if [ $runstatus -ne 0 ]; then
+if [[ $runstatus -ne 0 ]]; then
     exitstatus=$runstatus
-elif [ $logprostatus -eq 0 ]; then
+elif [[ $logprostatus -eq 0 ]]; then
     exitstatus=$logprostatus
-elif [ $logprostatus -eq 2 ]; then
+elif [[ $logprostatus -eq 2 ]]; then
     exitstatus=2
-elif [ $logprostatus -eq 1 ]; then
+elif [[ $logprostatus -eq 1 ]]; then
     exitstatus=1
 else 
     exitstatus=0
 fi
 
 # $MT_MEGATEST -env2file .ezsteps/${stepname}
 exit $exitstatus