Index: launch.scm
==================================================================
--- launch.scm
+++ launch.scm
@@ -1433,11 +1433,11 @@
 				      itemdat)))
 	     (testprevvals   (alist->env-vars
 			      (hash-table-ref/default tconfig "pre-launch-env-overrides" '())))
 	     ;; Launchwait defaults to true, must override it to turn off wait
 	     (launchwait     (if (equal? (configf:lookup *configdat* "setup" "launchwait") "no") #f #t))
-	     (launch-results (apply (if launchwait
+	     (launch-results (apply (if launchwait ;; BB: TODO: refactor this to examine return code of launcher, if nonzero, set state to launch failed.
 					process:cmd-run-with-stderr->list
 					process-run)
 				    (if useshell
 					(let ((cmdstr (string-intersperse fullcmd " ")))
 					  (if launchwait

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -1455,11 +1455,12 @@
 				  items)))
 
           (let* ((items-in-testpatt
                   (filter
                    (lambda (my-itemdat)
-                     (tests:match test-patts hed (item-list->path my-itemdat) required: required-tests))
+                     (tests:match test-patts hed (item-list->path my-itemdat) ))
+                   ;; was: (tests:match test-patts hed (item-list->path my-itemdat) required: required-tests))
                    items) ))
             (if (null? items-in-testpatt)
                 (let ((test-id   (rmt:get-test-id run-id test-name "")))
                   (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Test " (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) " is itemized but has no items matching test pattern -- marking status ZERO_ITEMS")
                   (if test-id