Index: configf.scm
==================================================================
--- configf.scm
+++ configf.scm
@@ -219,18 +219,20 @@
     (let ((configdat  (if configfile (read-config configfile #f #t environ-patt: environ-patt) #f))) ;; (make-hash-table))))
       (if toppath (change-directory curr-dir))
       (list configdat toppath configfile fname))))
 
 (define (config-lookup cfgdat section var)
-  (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
-    (if (null? sectdat)
-	#f
-	(let ((match (assoc var sectdat)))
-	  (if match ;; (and match (list? match)(> (length match) 1))
-	      (cadr match)
-	      #f))
-	)))
+  (if (hash-table? cfgdat)
+      (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
+	(if (null? sectdat)
+	    #f
+	    (let ((match (assoc var sectdat)))
+	      (if match ;; (and match (list? match)(> (length match) 1))
+		  (cadr match)
+		  #f))
+	    ))
+      #f))
 
 (define (configf:section-vars cfgdat section)
   (let ((sectdat (hash-table-ref/default cfgdat section '())))
     (if (null? sectdat)
 	'()

Index: megatest-version.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest-version.scm
+++ megatest-version.scm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;; Always use two digit decimal
 ;; 1.01, 1.02...1.10,1.11 ... 1.99,2.00..
 
 (declare (unit megatest-version))
 
-(define megatest-version 1.43)
+(define megatest-version 1.44)
 

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -209,12 +209,15 @@
     ;; now add non-directly referenced dependencies (i.e. waiton)
     (if (not (null? test-names))
 	(let loop ((hed (car test-names))
 		   (tal (cdr test-names)))         ;; 'return-procs tells the config reader to prep running system but return a proc
 	  (let* ((config  (tests:get-testconfig hed 'return-procs))
-		 (waitons (string-split (let ((w (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")))
-					  (if w w "")))))
+		 (waitons (if config (string-split (let ((w (config-lookup config "requirements" "waiton")))
+						     (if w w "")))
+			      (begin
+				(debug:print 0 "ERROR: non-existant required test \"" hed "\"")
+				(exit 1)))))
 	    ;; check for hed in waitons => this would be circular, remove it and issue an
 	    ;; error
 	    (if (member hed waitons)
 		(begin
 		  (debug:print 0 "ERROR: test " hed " has listed itself as a waiton, please correct this!")

ADDED   tests/fullrun/ez_pass_linked/testconfig
Index: tests/fullrun/ez_pass_linked/testconfig
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ tests/fullrun/ez_pass_linked/testconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+[setup]
+
+[ezsteps]
+lookittmp   ls /tmp
+lookithome  ls /home
+
+[test_meta]
+author matt
+owner  bob
+description This test runs a single ezstep which is expected to pass, no logpro file.
+
+tags first,single
+reviewed 09/10/2011, by Matt

ADDED   tests/fullrun/tests/ez_pass_linked
Index: tests/fullrun/tests/ez_pass_linked
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ tests/fullrun/tests/ez_pass_linked
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+../ez_pass_linked/