Index: commonmod.scm
==================================================================
--- commonmod.scm
+++ commonmod.scm
@@ -146,10 +146,11 @@
 	 common:low-noise-print
 	 common:make-tmpdir-name
 	 common:max
 	 common:min-max
 	 common:nice-path
+         nice-path
 	 common:pkts-spec
 	 common:raw-get-remote-host-load
 	 common:read-encoded-string
 	 common:real-path
 	 common:send-thunk-to-background-thread

Index: mtbody.scm
==================================================================
--- mtbody.scm
+++ mtbody.scm
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@
 
 (define (main)
   ;; remove when configf fully modularized
   (read-config-set! configf:read-file)
 
-  (define *usage-log-file* #f)    ;; put path to file for logging usage in this var in the ~/.megatestrc file
+  (define *usage-log-file* "")    ;; put path to file for logging usage in this var in the ~/.megatestrc file
   (define *usage-use-seconds* #t) ;; for Epoc seconds in usage logging change this to #t in ~/.megatestrc file
 
   ;; set some parameters here - these need to be put in something that can be loaded from other
   ;; executables such as dashboard and mtutil
   ;;
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@
     (if (common:file-exists? debugcontrolf)
 	(load debugcontrolf)))
 
   ;; usage logging, careful with this, it is not designed to deal with all real world challenges!
   ;;
-  (if (and (string? *usage-log-file*)
-           (file-write-access? *usage-log-file*))
+  (if (not (string=? *usage-log-file* ""))
+    (if (file-write-access? *usage-log-file*)
       (with-output-to-file
           *usage-log-file*
 	(lambda ()
           (print (if *usage-use-seconds*
 		     (current-seconds)
@@ -341,11 +341,11 @@
 		      "%Yww%V.%w %H:%M:%S"))
 		 " "
 		 (current-user-name) " "
 		 (current-directory) " "
 		 "\"" (string-intersperse (argv) " ") "\""))
-	#:append))
+	#:append)))
 
   ;; Disabled help items
   ;;  -rollup                 : (currently disabled) fill run (set by :runname)  with latest test(s)
   ;;                            from prior runs with same keys
   ;;  -daemonize              : fork into background and disconnect from stdin/out