Megatest

      (let* ((test-record (hash-table-ref test-records hed))
	     (tconfig     (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record))
	     (waitons     (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))
	     (priority    (tests:testqueue-get-priority   test-record))
	     (itemdat     (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record))
	     (items       (tests:testqueue-get-items      test-record))
	     (item-path   (item-list->path itemdat)))
	(debug:print 0 "WHERE TO DO: (items:get-items-from-config config)")
	(debug:print 6
		     "itemdat:     " itemdat
		     "\n  items:     " items
		     "\n  item-path: " item-path)
	(cond
	 ((not items) ;; when false the test is ok to be handed off to launch (but not before)
	  (let ((have-resources  (runs:can-run-more-tests db test-record)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running

  (let* ((test-name    (tests:testqueue-get-testname   test-record))
	 (test-waitons (tests:testqueue-get-waitons    test-record))
	 (test-conf    (tests:testqueue-get-testconfig test-record))
	 (itemdat      (tests:testqueue-get-itemdat    test-record))
	 (test-path    (conc *toppath* "/tests/" test-name)) ;; could use test:get-testconfig here ...
	 (force        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-force" #f))
	 (rerun        (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
	 (keepgoing    (hash-table-ref/default flags "-keepgoing" #f)))
    (debug:print 1 "Launching test " test-name)
	 (keepgoing    (hash-table-ref/default flags "-keepgoing" #f))
	 (item-path     ""))
    (debug:print 5
		 "test-config: " (hash-table->alist test-conf)
		 "\n   itemdat: " itemdat
		 )
    ;; setting itemdat to a list if it is #f
    (if (not itemdat)(set! itemdat '()))
    (set! item-path (item-list->path itemdat))
    (debug:print 1 "Attempting to launch test " test-name "/" item-path)
    (setenv "MT_TEST_NAME" test-name) ;; 
    (setenv "MT_RUNNAME"   runname)
    (set-megatest-env-vars db run-id) ;; these may be needed by the launching process
    (change-directory *toppath*)

    ;; Here is where the test_meta table is best updated
    (runs:update-test_meta db test-name test-conf)
    
    ;; (lambda (itemdat) ;;; ((ripeness "overripe") (temperature "cool") (season "summer"))
    (let* ((item-path     (item-list->path itemdat)) ;; (string-intersperse (map cadr itemdat) "/"))
	   (new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))
    (let* ((new-test-path (string-intersperse (cons test-path (map cadr itemdat)) "/"))
	   (new-test-name (if (equal? item-path "") test-name (conc test-name "/" item-path))) ;; just need it to be unique
	   (testdat       (db:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path)))
      (if (not testdat)
	  (begin
	    (register-test db run-id test-name item-path)
	    (set! testdat (db:get-test-info db run-id test-name item-path))))
      (change-directory test-path)