Index: Makefile
==================================================================
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -29,12 +29,16 @@
    client.scm mt.scm \
    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
 
+OPENSRC_DIR=../opensrc
+MTUTILS_DIR=$(OPENSRC_DIR)/mtutils
+
 # module source files
-MSRCFILES = ftail.scm
+MSRCFILES = ftail.scm mtconfigf.scm
+#  mtcommon.scm mtdb.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 \
@@ -45,11 +49,11 @@
 OFILES   = $(SRCFILES:%.scm=%.o)
 GOFILES  = $(GUISRCF:%.scm=%.o)
 
 MOFILES = $(addprefix mofiles/,$(MSRCFILES:%.scm=%.o))
 
-mofiles/%.o : %.scm
+mofiles/%.o : %.scm ../adat.scm
 	mkdir -p mofiles
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) -J -c $< -o mofiles/$*.o
 
 ADTLSCR=mt_laststep mt_runstep mt_ezstep
 HELPERS=$(addprefix $(PREFIX)/bin/,$(ADTLSCR))
@@ -85,10 +89,23 @@
 ndboard : newdashboard.scm $(OFILES) $(GOFILES)
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) $(GOFILES) newdashboard.scm -o ndboard
 
 mtut: $(OFILES) megatest-fossil-hash.scm mtut.scm
 	csc $(CSCOPTS) $(OFILES) mtut.scm -o mtut
+
+# # stuff for handling external files from opensrc package
+# mtcommon.scm : $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtcommon/mtcommon.scm
+# 	ln -sf $< $@
+# 
+# mtdb.scm : $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtdb/mtdb.scm
+# 	ln -sf $< $@
+# 
+# mtconfigf.scm : $(MTUTILS_DIR)/mtconfigf/mtconfigf.scm 
+# 	ln -sf $< $@
+# 
+../adat.scm :  $(MTUTILS_DIR)/adat.scm
+	ln -sf $(PWD)/$< $@
 
 TCMTOBJS = \
 	api.o \
 	archive.o \
 	cgisetup/models/pgdb.o \

Index: TODO
==================================================================
--- TODO
+++ TODO
@@ -18,15 +18,51 @@
 TODO
 ====
 
 . Dashboard should resist running from non-homehost
 
-
-
 Migration to inmem db plus per run db
 -------------------------------------
 
 . Re-work the dbstruct data structure?
 .. Move main.db to global?
 .. [ run-id.db inmemdb last-mod last-read last-sync inuse ]
 . Re-work all queries to use run-id to dereference server
 . Open main.db directly in calls to -runtests etc. No need to talk remote?
+
+archive.scm:(declare (uses common))
+client.scm:(declare (uses common))
+dashboard-context-menu.scm:(declare (uses common))
+dashboard-guimonitor.scm:(declare (uses common))
+dashboard-tests.scm:(declare (uses common))
+dashboard.scm:(declare (uses common))
+db.scm:(declare (uses common))
+diff-report.scm:(declare (uses common))
+ezsteps.scm:(declare (uses common))
+fs-transport.scm:(declare (uses common))
+http-transport.scm:(declare (uses common))
+index-tree.scm:(declare (uses common))
+items.scm:(declare (uses common))
+keys.scm:(declare (uses common))
+launch.scm:(declare (uses common))
+lock-queue.scm:(declare (uses common))
+margs.scm:;; (declare (uses common))
+megatest.scm:(declare (uses common))
+mlaunch.scm:(declare (uses common))
+monitor.scm:(declare (uses common))
+mt.scm:(declare (uses common))
+mtut-dunno.scm:(declare (uses common))
+mtut.scm:(declare (uses common))
+newdashboard.scm:(declare (uses common))
+ods.scm:(declare (uses common))
+old-tcmt.scm:(declare (uses common))
+rpc-transport.scm:(declare (uses common))
+runconfig.scm:(declare (uses common))
+runs.scm:(declare (uses common))
+sauthorize.scm:;(declare (uses common))
+server.scm:(declare (uses common))
+sretrieve.scm:;(declare (uses common))
+subrun.scm:(declare (uses common))
+tasks.scm:(declare (uses common))
+tcmt.scm:(declare (uses common))
+tdb.scm:(declare (uses common))
+tests.scm:(declare (uses common))

Index: ftail.scm
==================================================================
--- ftail.scm
+++ ftail.scm
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
 ;;     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (declare (unit ftail))
+
 
 (module ftail
     (
      open-tail-db
      tail-write

Index: launch.scm
==================================================================
--- launch.scm
+++ launch.scm
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 ;;
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (use regex regex-case base64 sqlite3 srfi-18 directory-utils posix-extras z3 call-with-environment-variables csv)
 (use typed-records pathname-expand matchable)
-(use (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
+;; (use (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
 
 (import (prefix base64 base64:))
 (import (prefix sqlite3 sqlite3:))
 
 (declare (unit launch))
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@
 (declare (uses subrun))
 (declare (uses common))
 ;; (declare (uses configf))
 (declare (uses db))
 
+(declare (uses mtconfigf))
+(import (prefix mtconfigf configf:))
+
 (include "common_records.scm")
 (include "key_records.scm")
 (include "db_records.scm")
 
 ;;======================================================================

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -1888,11 +1888,16 @@
 	     (run-id    (assoc/default 'run-id    cmdinfo))
 	     (test-id   (assoc/default 'test-id   cmdinfo))
 	     (itemdat   (assoc/default 'itemdat   cmdinfo))
 	     (work-area (assoc/default 'work-area cmdinfo))
 	     (db        #f))
-	(change-directory testpath)
+	(handle-exceptions
+	 exn
+	 (begin
+	   (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: the work directory " testpath " has disappeared or become unreadable! Cannot proceed, exiting now.")
+	   (exit 1))
+	 (change-directory testpath))
 	(if (not (launch:setup))
 	    (begin
 	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Failed to setup, exiting")
 	      (exit 1)))
 	(if (and state status)