Megatest

	 ;; nb// if itempath is not "" then it is prefixed with "/"
	 (toptest-path (conc disk-path "/" target "/" runname "/" testname))
	 (test-path    (conc toptest-path (if (equal? item-path "") "" "/") item-path))
	 ;; ensure this exists first as links to subtests must be created there
	 (linktree  (let ((rd (config-lookup *configdat* "setup" "linktree")))
		     (if rd rd (conc *toppath* "/runs"))))
	 (lnkbase  (conc linktree "/" target "/" runname))
	 (lnkpath  (conc lnkbase "/" testname)) ;; item-path)))
	 (lnkpathf (conc lnkpath (if (equal? item-path "") "" "/") item-path)))
    (debug:print 2 "INFO:\n       lnkbase=" lnkbase "\n       lnkpath=" lnkpath "\n  toptest-path=" toptest-path "\n     test-path=" test-path)
    (if (not (file-exists? linktree))
	(begin
	  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: linktree did not exist! Creating it now at " linktree)
	  (create-directory linktree #t))) ;; (system (conc "mkdir -p " linktree))))
    ;; create the directory for the tests dir links, this is needed no matter what...
    (if (not (directory-exists? lnkbase))

    (if (not (equal? item-path "")) ;; this is an iterated test
	(let ((lnktarget (conc lnkpath "/" item-path)))
	  (debug:print 2 "Setting up sub test run area")
	  (debug:print 2 " - creating run area in " test-path)
	  (create-directory test-path #t) ;; (system  (conc "mkdir -p " test-path))
	  (debug:print 2 " - creating link from " test-path " to " lnktarget)
	  ;; (create-directory lnkpath #t) ;; (system  (conc "mkdir -p " lnkpath))
	  (if (not (file-exists? lnktarget))
	      (create-symbolic-link test-path lnktarget))))

    ;; I suspect this section was deleting test directories under some 
    ;; wierd sitations? This doesn't make sense - reenabling the rm -f 
    ;; I honestly don't remember *why* this chunk was needed...
    ;; (let ((testlink (conc lnkpath "/" testname)))
    ;;   (if (and (file-exists? testlink)
    ;;            (or (regular-file? testlink)
    ;;     	   (symbolic-link? testlink)))
    ;;       (system (conc "rm -f " testlink)))
    ;;   (system  (conc "ln -sf " test-path " " testlink)))
    (if (directory? test-path)
	(begin
	  (let* ((cmd    (conc "rsync -av" (if (> *verbosity* 1) "" "q") " " test-src-path "/ " test-path "/"))
		 (status (system cmd)))
	    (if (not (eq? status 0))
		(debug:print 2 "ERROR: problem with running \"" cmd "\"")))
	  (list lnkpathf lnkpath))
	(list #f #f))))

;; 1. look though disks list for disk with most space
;; 2. create run dir on disk, path name is meaningful
;; 3. create link from run dir to megatest runs area 
;; 4. remotely run the test on allocated host
;;    - could be ssh to host from hosts table (update regularly with load)