Megatest

		 ((not (tests:match test-patts (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) item-path)) ;; This test/itempath is not to be run
		  ;; else the run is stuck, temporarily or permanently
		  ;; but should check if it is due to lack of resources vs. prerequisites
		  (debug:print-info 1 "Skipping " (tests:testqueue-get-testname test-record) " " item-path " as it doesn't match " test-patts)
		  (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		  (if (not (null? tal))
		      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reruns)))
		 ( ;; (and
		 ((and (not (hash-table-ref/default test-registery (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) #f))
		       (and max-concurrent-jobs (> (- max-concurrent-jobs num-running) 5)))
		  (not (hash-table-ref/default test-registery (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) #f))
		      ;; (and max-concurrent-jobs (> (- max-concurrent-jobs num-running) 5)))
		  (debug:print-info 4 "Pre-registering test " test-name "/" item-path " to create placeholder" )
		  (open-run-close db:tests-register-test #f run-id test-name item-path)
		  (hash-table-set! test-registery (runs:make-full-test-name test-name item-path) #t)
		  (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
		  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))
		 ((not have-resources) ;; simply try again after waiting a second
		  (debug:print-info 1 "no resources to run new tests, waiting ...")
		  (thread-sleep! (+ 0.01 *global-delta*))
		  (thread-sleep! (+ 2 *global-delta*))
		  ;; could have done hed tal here but doing car/cdr of newtal to rotate tests
		  (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))
		 ((and have-resources
		       (or (null? prereqs-not-met)
			   (and (eq? testmode 'toplevel)
				(null? non-completed))))
		  (run:test run-id runname keyvallst test-record flags #f)

		    (thread-sleep! (+ 0.01 *global-delta*))
		    (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reruns))))

	     ;; if items is a proc then need to run items:get-items-from-config, get the list and loop 
	     ;;    - but only do that if resources exist to kick off the job
	     ((or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
	      (let ((can-run-more    (runs:can-run-more-tests test-record)))
		(if (and (list? can-run-more)
		(if can-run-more
			 (car can-run-more))
		    (let* ((prereqs-not-met (open-run-close db:get-prereqs-not-met #f run-id waitons item-path mode: testmode))
			   (fails           (runs:calc-fails prereqs-not-met))
			   (non-completed   (runs:calc-not-completed prereqs-not-met)))
		      (debug:print-info 8 "can-run-more: " can-run-more
				   "\n testname:        " hed
				   "\n prereqs-not-met: " (runs:pretty-string prereqs-not-met)
				   "\n non-completed:   " (runs:pretty-string non-completed) 

			(debug:print 8 "ERROR: No handler for this condition.")
			(thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
			(loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns)))) ;; END OF IF CAN RUN MORE

		    ;; if can't run more just loop with next possible test
		    (begin
		      (debug:print-info 4 "processing the case with a lambda for items or 'have-procedure. Moving through the queue without dropping " hed)
		      (thread-sleep! (+ 1 *global-delta*))
		      (thread-sleep! (+ 2 *global-delta*))
		      (loop (car newtal)(cdr newtal) reruns))))) ;; END OF (or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
	     
	     ;; this case should not happen, added to help catch any bugs
	     ((and (list? items) itemdat)
	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should not have a list of items in a test and the itemspath set - please report this")
	      (exit 1))
	     ((not (null? reruns))