Index: common.scm
==================================================================
--- common.scm
+++ common.scm
@@ -2190,11 +2190,11 @@
 
 	      
 (define (save-environment-as-files fname #!key (ignorevars (list "USER" "HOME" "DISPLAY" "LS_COLORS" "XKEYSYMDB" "EDITOR" "MAKEFLAGS" "MAKEF" "MAKEOVERRIDES")))
   ;;(bb-check-path msg: "save-environment-as-files entry")
   (let ((envvars (get-environment-variables))
-        (whitesp (regexp "[^a-zA-Z0-9_\\-:,.\\/%$]"))
+        (whitesp (regexp "[^a-zA-Z0-9_\\-:,\\.\\/%$]"))
 	(mungeval (lambda (val)
 		    (cond
 		     ((eq? val #t) "") ;; convert #t to empty string
 		     ((eq? val #f) #f) ;; convert #f to itself (still thinking about this one
 		     (else val)))))

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -1899,10 +1899,13 @@
 		 
 		 (if skip-test
 		     (begin
 		       (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id run-id test-id "COMPLETED" "SKIP" skip-test)
 		       (debug:print-info 1 *default-log-port* "SKIPPING Test " full-test-name " due to " skip-test))
+		     ;;
+		     ;; Here the test is handed off to launch.scm for launch-test to complete the launch process
+		     ;;
 		     (if (not (launch-test test-id run-id run-info keyvals runname test-conf test-name test-path itemdat flags))
 			 (begin
 			   (print "ERROR: Failed to launch the test. Exiting as soon as possible")
 			   (set! *globalexitstatus* 1) ;; 
 			   (process-signal (current-process-id) signal/kill))))))))